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Dr S Littlefair No more applications being accepted Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Sheffield United Kingdom Astronomy Astrophysics

About the Project

Brown dwarfs are objects in the mass gap between stars and planets. Lacking the contaminating light from a host star, observations of brown dwarfs can provide insight into what to expect from future observations of massive, Jupiter-like exoplanets. One curious feature of brown dwarfs is their changing brightness, which is thought to be caused by changing patterns of clouds in their atmospheres or - in some instances - the presence of powerful analogs of Jupiter's aurorae. In this PhD you will use data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study the variability of a nearby brown dwarf, providing our best look yet at this puzzling phenomenon.

For more information on this project please contact [Email Address Removed]. Information on the Sheffield Astrophysics Group can be found at https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics .

Funding Notes

For full consideration for an STFC funded PhD studentship please apply before 31st January 2023. Full details on how to apply can be found at https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/phd
For further information on departmental scholarships, please take a look at the information here https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/physics/postgraduate/phd/funding

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