Bio

I am a research scientist studying extra-solar planets in the Astronomy & Astrophysics department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). I have been developing statistical and instrumentation techniques to push the frontiers of planet detection and characterization with the largest telescopes in the world, both on the ground and in space.

I originally grew up in France and my journey toward astronomy started during my master’s degree at the French leading Aerospace engineering school (ISAE-Supaero), where I oriented my studies toward astronomy and applied mathematics. I moved to California in 2014 to do my Ph.D. in the Physics department at Stanford University. I was then awarded the David & Ellen Lee Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019-2022) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop high spectral resolution techniques to study the atmospheres of exoplanets.

CV & Bibliography (Nov. 2024)

20241125_Ruffio_CV_and_biblio_for_website.pdf

 Thank you to Ludwig Schubert for the photos!