Recent research

My work focuses on hot and ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet atmospheres, and specifically how clouds can impact both the atmospheric structure and our observations of those planets. I'm interested in the coupling between the complex dynamics of these tidally-locked gas giants and their radiatively active clouds. What kinds of clouds form on hot Jupiters? Where are they, and can we see them? In what ways do they affect the climate of these planets? These are all questions I'm curious about!

I work with my thesis advisor Dr. Thaddeus Komacek (University of Oxford) to develop a framework of coupled dynamical, microphysical, and radiative transfer models that will help us better understand how circulation patterns and cloud behavior in hot Jupiter atmospheres affect each other and the observable properties of these planets in the era of JWST. 

After obtaining my BS in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University (go Tartans? they didn't really do sports), I spent one year as a post-baccalaureate researcher at NASA Goddard validating planets from Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey (TESS) data and modeling atmospheric escape on small rocky exoplanets. Check out my Research & Projects > Astro research page if you want to learn more about my research in general!

When I'm not wrangling code and making pretty plots, I'm usually either baking, hiking, working on various crafts, or exploring local and not-so-local places.

Other involvements

MITgcm documentation: I'm in the process of revamping the documentation for MITgcm, one of the models I use in my work. Since being adapted to model hot Jupiter atmospheres, there have been no accessible instructions on how to use it, besides directly asking someone who already knows it. So I'm immortalizing this arcane knowledge passed down from advisor to advisor onto a meager Google Doc.

If you're interested in using MITgcm, you can find the in-progress documentation in the Research & Projects > Code Documentation tab and reach out to me if you have any questions!

PS: Big shoutout to my dad, Bruno Fromont, for the beautiful pictures you see in the headers!