National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS
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Matthews Elisabeth, Dr.

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Please give us a personal quote or a quote of a famous person (e.g. of Albert Einstein) that describes you and your life/work.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” by Carl Sagan.
Please describe your job in only one sentence and tell us what the most important goal of this work is.
I take high contrast, high resolution images of nearby stars to search for exoplanets and debris disks.
How did you get into this research/work field?
I’ve always been interested in physics, and in understanding how things work. For my undergrad I studied physics, and spent two summers doing astronomy internships. I really enjoyed both learning more astronomy and also the process of research, and I’ve been doing it ever since!
What would be the greatest discovery you would like to see in your life time?
I’m very excited for the first direct image of an Earth-like planet, which will allow a detailed characterization of “Earth-twin” planets and possibly even hint towards the presence of alien life.
You work for the NCCR PlanetS. What do you think will the NCCR enable you to do you couldn’t do without it?
The community and the possibilities for collaboration are really important to me.

 

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