Hi there! I am a 4th year graduate student in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, working with Prof. Marta Bryan and Prof. Hanno Rein. 

I am interested in measuring exoplanet obliquities, which is the angle between an exoplanet's spin axis and orbit normal, and exploring what mechanisms (e.g. collisions, spin-orbit resonance, gravitational instability) can explain the various misalignments we observe. To measure these obliquities, I work with high resolution spectra (R ~ 25, 000 - 45, 000) from the Gemini and Keck Observatories, and direct imaging data from the Very Large Telescope.

Previously, I finished my undergraduate degree in Astronomy, Physics and Math at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus and completed my Senior Thesis with Dr. J. J. Zanazzi.

Email: michael.poon (at) astro.utoronto.ca

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