Hello There
My name is Lucas Teinturier. I am a PhD student at the Laboratoire d'Études Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique (LESIA) at the Observatoire de Paris, and at the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD). I am supervised by Dr. Benjamin Charnay, Prof. Aymeric Spiga and Dr. Bruno Bézard.
My research focuses on the atmosphere of exoplanets, especially on the warm gas giant planets known as Hot Jupiters. I also have a strong interest in Brown Dwarfs and in terrestrial (exo-)planets.
Before my PhD, I was trained as an engineer at Ecole Centrale de Lyon and CentraleSupelec, with a specialisation in photonics. I also received a Master degree in Applied Physics from the Université de Lorraine.
My other interests include cinema, tech, coding (badly, you can judge by this website) and reading (on almost every topic). I also sadly have a keen interest in Global Warming and Climate Change, both as a civilian and as a (exo-)climate scientist.
RESEARCH
My main research interest is the study of the atmosphere of exoplanets, i.e., planets orbiting another star than our Sun. Specifically, I use a Global Climate Model, the Generic PCM to investigate the atmosphere of Hot Jupiters, a class of giant gaseous planets orbiting very close to their stars. In particular, I am interested in the formation and radiative effects of clouds in these atmosphere. I also study the atmosphere of Brown Dwarfs, a class of objects that bridge the gap between stars and exoplanets. These badly known objects are a great laboratory to test our theories about atmospheric dynamics in an exotic environment.
Before starting my PhD, I worked on trying to map the surface of cloudy terrestrial exoplanets using reflected light (click here to learn more about it !). I also fiddled a bit with our Solar System, especially with the Martian atmosphere. In all my atmospheric research, clouds play a major role and are a great source of interest for me.
As part of my research, I developped a few python scrcipts and packages to help me understand what's going on inside my GCM. You can find my GitHub here. Don't hesitate to use what's in there for your own projects, and feedbacks are always appreciated.