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Profile
| Academic position | Post Doc |
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| Research fields | Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| Keywords | planetary 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
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Tucson |
| Institution | University of Arizona |
| Institute | Dept. of Astronomy; Steward Observatory |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Alexander V. Krivov | Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitätssternwarte, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/01/2023 |
Programme(s)
| 2022 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2024 | Chai 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, |
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| 2024 | Sefilian, Antranik A.: Massive Debris Disks May Hinder Secular Stirring by Planetary Companions: An Analytic Proof of Concept. In: The Astrophysical Journal, 966, 2024, 140 |
| 2024 | Marcy 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 |
| 2024 | Glauser, 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, |
| 2024 | Pearce, 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 |
| 2024 | Lynch, 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 |
| 2023 | Sefilian, 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 |
| 2023 | Poblete, 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 |
| 2023 | Farhat, 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 |