Diana Powell
NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Diana Powell is a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Center for Astrophysics. She will be starting as a Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago in 2023. Dr. Powell studies the nature of extrasolar planets, how they form, and how they evolve. Dr. Powell's work spans a variety of topics, including protoplanetary disks, planet formation, and planetary atmospheres. Dr. Powell is particularly interested in using the detailed evolution of small particles to interpret observational data and understand planetary evolution.