Veni grant for Quentin Changeat

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant of up to €320,000 to dr. Quentin Changeat of the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute of the Faculty of Science and Engineering for his project

Exoplanet Atmospheres with Next-generation Space Telescopes.

A Veni grant is designed for outstanding researchers who have recently gained a PhD.


Exoplanet Atmospheres with Next-generation Space Telescopes

Next-generation Space Telescopes like JWST and the upcoming Ariel can help us uncover the secrets of distant planets (exoplanets) by studying their atmospheres. This project will develop new techniques to handle large amount of telescope data and uncover patterns across 100s to 1000s of planets. By carefully studying the light of a wide variety of exoplanets, we will learn about their chemical makeup, weather, and understand how worlds beyond our solar system formed and evolved.

NWO selects researchers based on the academic quality and the innovative character of the research proposal, the scientific and/or societal impact of the proposed project, and the quality of the researcher. The Veni grants, together with the Vidi and Vici grants, are part of the NWO Talent Programme. In total, the NWO has provided Veni funding to 200 researchers nationwide.

Apart from Quentin, ten other researchers of the University of Groningen and the UMCG were awarded a Veni grant as well.