Publications, Professional Talks, and Poster Presentations

Publications

See this list on arXiv, ADS, and ORCID.

  1. W. Misener, H. Schlichting, and E. Young 2023. “Atmospheres as windows into sub-Neptune interiors: coupled chemistry and structure of hydrogen-silane-water envelopes”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 524:981.   DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad1910   arXiv: 2303.09653   ADS: 2023MNRAS.524..981M
  2. W. Misener and H. Schlichting, 2022. “The importance of silicate vapor in determining the structure, radii, and envelope mass fractions of sub-Neptunes”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 514:6025.   DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac1732   arXiv: 2201.04299   ADS: 2022MNRAS.514.6025M
  3. W. Misener and H. Schlichting, 2021. "To cool is to keep: residual H/He atmospheres of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 503:5658.   DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab895   arXiv: 2103.09212   ADS: 2021MNRAS.503.5658M
  4. W. Misener, S. Krijt, and F. Ciesla, 2019. "Tracking Dust Grains During Transport and Growth in Protoplanetary Disks", The Astrophysical Journal 885:118. DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab4a13   arXiv: 1910.00609  ADS: 2019ApJ...885..118M

Professional Talks

Video recordings of my conference presentations are available for some conferences which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are linked to at the end of each listing.

  1. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", Exoplanet Journal Club, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, October 30, 2023
  2. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", Exoplanet Pizza Lunch, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA, October 25, 2023
  3. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", Monday Afternoon Talk, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, October 23, 2023
  4. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", Exoplanets Journal Club, University of Maryland, Collge Park, MD, USA, September 19, 2023
  5. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", Astrophysics Coffee Seminar, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA, September 15, 2023
  6. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", Yale Exoplanets and Stars Seminar, New Haven, CT, USA, September 11, 2023
  7. Invited Talk "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", ExoSS II, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, USA, August 30, 2023
  8. Invited Talk “A Theorist’s Quest for EXCALIBUR”, EXCALIBUR Workshop, Pasadena, CA, USA, July 29, 2023
  9. Seminar "Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes", OWL Exoplanets Summer Program, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, July 19, 2023
  10. Contributed Talk “Magma-atmopshere interactions in sub-Neptunes”, ExoClimes VI, Exeter, UK, June 28, 2023
  11. Seminar “A window into sub-Neptune interiors: coupled chemistry and structure of hydrogen-silane-water atmospheres”, School of Mathematics Statistics and Physics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, June 23, 2023
  12. Contributed Talk “A window into sub-Neptune interiors: coupled chemistry and structure of hydrogen-silane-water atmospheres”, ERES Symposium, New Haven, CT, USA, June 20, 2023
  13. Seminar “Effects of silicate vapor on sub-Neptune atmospheres”, Planetary Science Seminar, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 8, 2023
  14. Flash Talk “Chemical equilibrium between magma oceans and hydrogen atmospheres”, AEThER Collaboration Workshop, Washington, DC, USA January 18, 2023.
  15. Seminar “Effects of silicate vapour on sub-Neptune atmospheres”, Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK, October 13, 2022.
  16. Contributed Talk “Effects of silicate vapor on sub-Neptune atmospheres”, Bay Area Exoplanet Meeting #41, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, July 15, 2022.
  17. Research Talk “Formation and Evolution of Super-Earth and Sub-Neptune Atmospheres”, MIAPbP Planet Formation Workshop, Garching bei München, Germany, June 29, 2022.
  18. Contributed Talk “To Cool is to Keep: Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Exoplanets IV Atmospheric Escape Splinter Session, Las Vegas, NV, USA, May 4, 2022.
  19. Planetary Science Seminar “The consequences of silicate vapor in determining the structure, radii, and evolution of sub-Neptunes”, Planetary Science Seminar, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, February 24, 2022
  20. Contributed Talk “To Cool is to Keep: Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Bay Area Exoplanet Meeting #38 [virtual due to COVID-19], September 17, 2021.
  21. Lightning Talk “Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, EPSS 12th Student Research Symposium, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, May 14, 2021.
  22. Planetary Science Seminar “To Cool is to Keep: Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, April 23, 2021.
  23. Open Engagement Session Contribution “To Cool is to Keep: Residual H/HeAtmospheres of Super-Earths”, Habitable Worlds 2021, [virtual due to COVID-19], March 22, 2021 Video presentation
  24. Contributed Talk “To Cool is to Keep: Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Exoplanet Demographics, Pasadena, CA, USA [virtual due to COVID-19], November 13, 2020. Video recording
  25. Contributed Talk “Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Exoplanets in Southern California, Riverside, CA, USA [virtual due to COVID-19], September 15, 2020. Video recording
  26. Planetary Science Seminar “Dust Grain Growth and Transport in Protoplanetary Disks”, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, April 26, 2019.
  27. Honors Bachelor's Thesis Defense “Modeling Dust Grain Growth and Transport in the Protoplanetary Disk”, Physics Department, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, May 24, 2018.

Poster Presentations

  1. “Coupled chemistry and structure of hydrogen-silane-water sub-Neptune atmospheres”, STScI Spring Symposium, Baltimore, MD, USA, May 18, 2023
    2. Poster
  2. “Silicate vapor in sub-Neptune atmospheres”, Exoplanets in our Backyard 2, Albuquerque, NM, USA, November 2, 2022
    3. Poster
  3. “Silicate vapor in sub-Neptune atmospheres”, Exoplanets IV, Las Vegas, NV, USA, May 2, 2022.
    4. Poster
  4. “Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, TESS Science Conference II [virtual due to COVID-19], August 2, 2021.
    5. Poster and video summary
  5. “Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Sagan Summer Workshop [virtual due to COVID-19], July 19, 2021.
  6. “Residual H/He Atmospheres of Super-Earths”, Exoplanets III, Heidelberg, Germany [virtual due to COVID-19], July 27, 2020.
    7. Poster and short video explaining poster