Dr. Antranik Sefilian

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsAstrophysics and Astronomy
Keywordsplanetary dynamics and evolution, planetary systems, circumstellar matter, planet-disc interactions, celestial mechanics
Honours and awards

2024: 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, Heising-Simons Foundation

2022: PhD in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge

2017: Gates Cambridge Scholarship, University of Cambridge

2017: M.Sc. in Physics, American University of Beirut

2014: Award of Excellence, Lebanese University

2014: B.Sc. in Physics, Lebanese University

2014: Graduate Fellowship, American University of Beirut

2013: Award of Excellence, Lebanese University

2012: Award of Excellence, Lebanese University

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityTucson
InstitutionUniversity of Arizona
InstituteDept. of Astronomy; Steward Observatory

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Alexander V. KrivovAstrophysikalisches Institut und Universitätssternwarte, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2023

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024Chai Y., Chen C. H., Worthen K., Li A., Sefilian A. A., et al., A JWST MIRI MRS view of the η Tel debris disk and its brown dwarf companion. In: The Astrophysical Journal, 2024,
2024Sefilian, Antranik A.: Massive Debris Disks May Hinder Secular Stirring by Planetary Companions: An Analytic Proof of Concept. In: The Astrophysical Journal, 966, 2024, 140
2024Marcy Best, Antranik A. Sefilian, and Cristobal Petrovich: The Influence of Cold Jupiters in the Formation of Close-in Planets. I. Planetesimal Transport. In: The Astrophysical Journal, 960, 2024, 89
2024Glauser, A. M., Quanz, S. P., Hansen, J., and 147 others including Sefilian, A. A.: The Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): a space mission for mid-infrared nulling interferometry. In: SPIE Proceedings, 13095, 2024,
2024Pearce, Tim D., Krivov, Alexander V., Sefilian, Antranik A., et al.: The effect of sculpting planets on the steepness of debris-disc inner edges. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527, 2024, 3876-3899
2024Lynch, Elliot M., Lovell, Joshua B., & Sefilian, Antranik A.: Why dust pressure matters in debris discs. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 529, 2024, L147–L151
2023Sefilian, Antranik A., Rafikov, Roman R., & Wyatt, Mark C.: Formation of Gaps in Self-gravitating Debris Disks by Secular Resonance in a Single-planet System. II. Toward a Self-consistent Model. In: The Astrophysical Journal, 954, 2023, 100
2023Poblete, Pedro P., Löhne, Torsten, Pearce, Tim D., & Sefilian, Antranik A.: Self-gravity of debris discs can strongly change the outcomes of interactions with inclined planets. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526, 2023, 2017-2031
2023Farhat, Mohammad A., Sefilian, Antranik A., & Touma, Jihad R.: The case of HD 106906 debris disc: a binary's revenge. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521, 2023, 2067-2086