Dr. Lincowski has a dual-title Ph.D. in Astronomy & Astrobiology, working with Dr. Victoria Meadows, now a SETI Senior Research Scientist, on simulating and characterizing terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres. Dr. Lincowski is the current developer of the Virtual Planetary Laboratory 1D climate model (initially developed by Dr. David Crisp and Prof. Tyler Robinson). With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, Dr. Lincowski is focusing on planets around M dwarf stars, particularly a system named TRAPPIST-1. Since these planets are likely to be synchronously rotating, he is working on algorithms for the VPL climate model to include a two-column, day/night mode, coupled with a layer-by-layer heat transport scheme. The advanced, line-by-line radiative transfer capabilities of the VPL climate model allow it to be used for a wide variety of terrestrial atmospheres, which could be very different on the planets around M dwarf stars. This powerful and flexible climate model is coupled to an equally versatile photochemical model, to self-consistently predict planetary atmospheric compositions, including photochemically-mediated trace gases, taking into account the stellar spectral energy distribution and any specified outgassing from the planetary surface. Dr. Lincowski validates this model suite with Solar System data and is applying these models to the latest exoplanet observations in collaboration with other scientists around the world.

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