The next RED School will be March 15-21, 2026
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RED 26
Here’s the team of teachers in charge of this year’s courses, with whom you’ll have the opportunity to interact
Exoplanets, Atmospheres, Early Earth
Benjamin Charnay is a CNRS Research Scientist at LAB (Bordeaux) and LIRA (Meudon). He is specialized in the modeling of (exo-)planetary atmospheres, with as main research topics exoplanets, the early Earth, and Titan. His goal is to understand the dynamics, physics, and chemistry of planetary atmospheres, as well as their evolution, including the emergence of life on Earth and the search for life on other planets. To achieve this, he develops 1D and 3D atmospheric models to interpret observations from ground-based and space telescopes, such as the VLT and JWST. He is involved in the ESA’s Ariel mission and the ELT’s PCS exoplanet imager project.