Research
I am a final-year PhD student researching exoplanet interiors, atmospheres and habitability, supervised by Prof. Nikku Madhusudhan. My main focus concerns the interiors of sub-Neptune exoplanets, including Hycean worlds.
Selected papers
Toward a self-consistent evaluation of gas dwarf scenarios for temperate sub-Neptunes - F. E. Rigby et al., 2024, ApJ, 975, 101. Link
On the ocean conditions of Hycean worlds - F. E. Rigby & N. Madhusudhan, 2024, MNRAS, 529, 409. Link
Chemical conditions on Hycean worlds - N. Madhusudhan, J.I. Moses, F. Rigby & E. Barrier, 2023, Faraday Discussions, 245, 80. Link
Qualifications
2021- PhD in Astronomy, University of Cambridge
2017-2021 MPhys Physics & Astronomy, Durham University
Awards and Prizes
2023-2024 Bye-Fellow of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
Observations
JWST Cycle 2 Program 3557, co-investigator
