Research Group

Overview

Our group studies the formation and dynamical evolution of planetary systems, combining analytical theory, numerical simulations, and connections to observations.

We focus on how planetary systems acquire their observed architectures, from their origin in protoplanetary disks to their long-term dynamical evolution.

Current Members

Postdoctoral Researchers

Hareesh Bhaskar (Postdoctoral Associate, IU, 2025–)
Research: secular dynamics, Kozai–Lidov evolution, chaotic systems

Carolina Charalambous (Postdoc, 2023–)
Research: planet–disk interactions, resonance breaking

PhD Students

Ryan LoRusso (PhD, IU, 2024–)

Agustin Heron (PhD, IU, 2024–)

Undergraduate Researchers

• Nick Michaels (IU, senior thesis)
• Matthew Doty (Notre Dame → Rice PhD)
• Yurou Liu (Yale, visiting IU)

Alumni

PhD Students

• Juan Espinoza-Retamal → Postdoc at Princeton
• Marcy Best → Postdoc at YEMS

Undergraduate / Masters

• Mila Winter → Princeton PhD
• Fernanda Correa → Chicago PhD
• Valentín Peña-Donaire → MSc PUC
• Ignacio Narea → MSc PUC
• Fabian Soto → Industry