I am currently a Submillimeter Array (SMA) Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard-Smithsonian, having just graduated from my PhD in September 2022 (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Supervisor: Prof. Mark Wyatt).
In my Fellowship, I am advancing work on observational aspects of planetesimal disc formation and evolution, primarily working at millimetre/submillimetre wavelengths.
My research forms two main tranches; i) studying the evolution of young discs and disc populations to understand how planetesimal belts form, and ii) investigations of debris disc morphologies to understand how planetesimal belts evolve. I am also a working group lead for the far-infrared NASA probe proposal concept, SPICE, the Space Interferometer for Cosmic Evolution, which you can read more about here.
You can read more about the focus of my research, my publications, ongoing work, and contact me using the links above. Below I have included links to various highlights of my research over the course of my career.RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Aug 2022
Dec 2021
The morphology of face-on eccentric debris discs: the origins of apocentre and pericentre glows. Credit: Lynch and Lovell, 2022
July 2021
The asymmetric debris disc of q1 Eri, revealed by ALMA. Credit: Lovell J. B. et al, 2021c
March 2021
ALMA regional centre featured science highlight. Credit: Lovell J. B. et al, 2021b
December 2020
Rapidly outflowing gas from class III star NO Lup, revealed by ALMA. Credit: Lovell J. B. et al, 2021b
Full research article available here, press release here and EarthSky article here