Rate Professor Rebecca Oppenheimer

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Rebecca Oppenheimer earned her BA from Columbia University and her PhD from Caltech in 1999.

Research Interests: Her work focuses on exoplanet atmospheres and astronomical instrumentation.

Appointments: Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University.

Publications: Co-discoverer of the first brown dwarf; papers in The Astrophysical Journal.

Additional Contributions: Develops advanced spectrographs for exoplanet research.