Dr Edward Gillen

Edward Gillen

Reader in Astrophysics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/egillen.html
Centre for Fundamental Physics

Research

Exoplanets, Stars, Planetary system evolution, Origin and prevalence of life, Astrophysics

Interests

My primary research interests focus on understanding the evolution, diversity and habitability of planetary systems, which I pursue using a variety of ground- and space-based observatories. Within these overarching themes, some areas of particular interest include:
- Detecting and characterising transiting exoplanet systems at different evolutionary stages (from young to mature).
- Observationally calibrating stellar (and hence planetary) evolution using stellar rotation, activity and eclipsing binaries.
- Assessing the potential habitability of exoplanets by characterising their stellar environments to probe origin of life scenarios and exploring the possibility of detecting biosignatures.

I completed my PhD at the University of Oxford in 2015 and then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge. In 2018, I was awarded a Winton Exoplanet Fellowship, which I held initially at Cambridge before moving it to Queen Mary in 2020 to take up a lectureship position.

I am a member various international research and space mission consortia, such as the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS), Atmospheric Remote-sensing Exoplanet Large-survey (ARIEL) and PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO).

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics

2024

Relevant PublicationNGTS-31b and NGTS-32b: two inflated hot jupiters orbiting subgiant stars
Vines JI, Jenkins JS, Anderson DR, Alves DR, Moyano M, Acton JS, Apergis I, Barkaoui K, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Christiansen JL, Collins KA, Eigmüller P, Falk B, Gill S, Gillen E, Goad MR, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 536 (3), 2011-2024.  
28-11-2024
Relevant PublicationOptimizing photosynthetic light-harvesting under stars: simple and general antenna models
Chitnavis S, Gray C, Rousouli I, Gillen E, Mullineaux CW, Haworth TJ and Duffy CDP
Photosynthesis Research, Springer Nature vol. 162 (1), 75-92.  
10-09-2024
Relevant PublicationOscillatory-Quality of sleep spindles links brain state with sleep regulation and function
Blanco-Duque C, Bond SA, Krone LB, Dufour J-P, Gillen ECP, Purple RJ, Kahn MC, Bannerman DM, Mann EO, Achermann P, Olbrich E and Vyazovskiy VV
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 10 (36) 
06-09-2024
Relevant PublicationTOI-2490b – the most eccentric brown dwarf transiting in the brown dwarf desert
Henderson BA, Casewell SL, Jordán A, Brahm R, Henning T, Gill S, Mayorga LC, Ziegler C, Stassun KG, Goad MR, Acton J, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Apergis I, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Burleigh MR, Dragomir D, Gillen E, Günther MN, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 533 (3), 2823-2842.  
20-08-2024
Relevant PublicationPhoto-dynamical characterisation of the TOI-178 resonant chain
Leleu A, Delisle J-B, Delrez L, Bryant EM, Brandeker A, Osborn HP, Hara N, Wilson TG, Billot N, Lendl M, Ehrenreich D, Chakraborty H, Günther MN, Hooton MJ, Alibert Y, Alonso R, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Apergis I, Armstrong D, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 688 
01-08-2024
Relevant PublicationTOI-2447 b / NGTS-29 b: a 69-day Saturn around a Solar analogue
Gill S, Bayliss D, Ulmer-Moll S, Wheatley PJ, Brahm R, Anderson DR, Armstrong D, Apergis I, Alves DR, Burleigh MR, Butler RP, Bouchy F, Battley MP, Bryant EM, Bieryla A, Crane JD, Collins KA, Casewell SL, Carleo I, Claringbold AB, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 532 (2), 1444-1458.  
05-07-2024
Relevant PublicationNGTS-30b/TOI-4862b: An ~1 Gyr old 98-day transiting warm Jupiter★★★
Battley MP, Collins KA, Ulmer-Moll S, Quinn SN, Lendl M, Gill S, Brahm R, Hobson MJ, Osborn HP, Deline A, Faria JP, Claringbold AB, Chakraborty H, Stassun KG, Hellier C, Alves DR, Ziegler C, Anderson DR, Apergis I, Armstrong DJ, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 686 
01-06-2024
Relevant PublicationTOI-837 b is a young Saturn-sized exoplanet with a massive 70 M⊕ core
Barragán O, Yu H, Freckelton AV, Meech A, Cretignier M, Mortier A, Aigrain S, Klein B, O’Sullivan NK, Gillen E, Nielsen LD, Mallorquín M and Zicher N
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 531 (4), 4275-4292.  
24-05-2024
Relevant PublicationPlanet Hunters NGTS: New Planet Candidates from a Citizen Science Search of the Next Generation Transit Survey Public Data
O’Brien SM, Schwamb ME, Gill S, Watson CA, Burleigh MR, Kendall A, Casewell SL, Anderson DR, Vines JI, Jenkins JS, Alves DR, Trouille L, Ulmer-Moll S, Bryant EM, Apergis I, Battley M, Bayliss D, Eisner NL, Gillen E, Goad MR, et al.
The Astronomical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 167 (5) 
24-04-2024
Relevant PublicationNGTS discovery of a highly inflated Saturn-mass planet and a highly irradiated hot Jupiter
Bouchy F, Gillen E, Turner O, Gill S, Nielsen LD, Lendl M, Vines JI, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Jenkins JS, Acton JS, Belardi C, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Costes JC, Chaushev A, Cooke BF, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 684 
01-04-2024
Relevant PublicationNGTS-28Ab: a short period transiting brown dwarf
Henderson BA, Casewell SL, Goad MR, Acton JS, Günther MN, Nielsen LD, Burleigh MR, Belardi C, Tilbrook RH, Turner O, Howell SB, Clark CA, Littlefield C, Barkaoui K, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Dransfield G, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 530 (1), 318-339.  
21-02-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationPhotosynthesis under a red Sun: predicting the absorption characteristics of an extraterrestrial light-harvesting antenna
Duffy CDP, Canchon G, Haworth TJ, Gillen E, Chitnavis S and Mullineaux CW
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press vol. 526 (2), 2265-2277.  
18-09-2023
Relevant PublicationTwo mini-Neptunes transiting the adolescent K-star HIP 113103 confirmed with TESS and CHEOPS
Lowson N, Zhou G, Huang CX, Wright DJ, Edwards B, Nabbie E, Venner A, Quinn SN, Collins KA, Gillen E, Battley M, Triaud A, Hellier C, Seager S, Winn JN, Jenkins JM, Wohler B, Shporer A, Schwarz RP, Murgas F, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 527 (1), 1146-1162.  
12-09-2023
Relevant PublicationNGTS clusters survey – V. Rotation in the Orion star-forming complex
Smith GD, Gillen E, Hodgkin ST, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Battley MP, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Gill S, Goad MR, Henderson BA, Jenkins JS, Kendall A, Moyano M, Ramsay G, Tilbrook RH, Vines JI, West RG and Wheatley PJ
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 523 (1), 169-188.  
15-05-2023
Relevant PublicationS-ACF: a selective estimator for the autocorrelation function of irregularly sampled time series
Kreutzer LT, Gillen E, Briegal JT and Queloz D
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 522 (4), 5049-5061.  
27-04-2023
Relevant PublicationRevisiting K2-233 spectroscopic time-series with multidimensional Gaussian processes
Barragán O, Gillen E, Aigrain S, Meech A, Klein B, Nielsen LD, Yu H, O’Sullivan NK, Nicholson BA and Lillo-Box J
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 522 (3), 3458-3471.  
18-04-2023
Relevant PublicationNGTS clusters survey – IV. Search for Dipper stars in the Orion Nebular Cluster
Moulton T, Hodgkin ST, Smith GD, Briegal JT, Gillen E, Acton JS, Battley MP, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Gill S, Goad MR, Henderson BA, Kendall A, Ramsay G, Tilbrook RH and Wheatley PJ
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 521 (2), 1700-1726.  
10-03-2023
Relevant PublicationTOI-4562b: A Highly Eccentric Temperate Jupiter Analog Orbiting a Young Field Star
Heitzmann A, Zhou G, Quinn SN, Huang CX, Dong J, Bouma LG, Dawson RI, Marsden SC, Wright D, Petit P, Collins KA, Barkaoui K, Wittenmyer RA, Gillen E, Brahm R, Hobson M, Hellier C, Ziegler C, Briceño C, Law N, et al.
The Astronomical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 165 (3) 
22-02-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationThe discovery of three hot Jupiters, NGTS-23b, 24b, and 25b, and updated parameters for HATS-54b from the Next Generation Transit Survey
Jackson DG, Watson CA, de Mooij EJW, Acton JS, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Belardi C, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Costes JC, Eigmüller P, Goad MR, Gill S, Gillen E, Günther MN, Hawthorn F, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 518 (4), 4845-4860.  
09-11-2022
Relevant PublicationNGTS-21b: an inflated Super-Jupiter orbiting a metal-poor K dwarf
Alves DR, Jenkins JS, Vines JI, Nielsen LD, Gill S, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Breytenbach H, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Eigmüller P, Gillen E, Goad MR, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Kendall A, Lendl M, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 517 (3), 4447-4457.  
07-10-2022
bullet iconTwo long-period transiting exoplanets on eccentric orbits: NGTS-20 b (TOI-5152 b) and TOI-5153 b★
Ulmer-Moll S, Lendl M, Gill S, Villanueva S, Hobson MJ, Bouchy F, Brahm R, Dragomir D, Grieves N, Mordasini C, Anderson DR, Acton JS, Bayliss D, Bieryla A, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Chaverot G, Eigmüller P, Feliz D, Gaudi BS, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 666 
01-10-2022
Relevant PublicationHigh precision ground-based CCD photometry from the Next Generation Transit Survey
Bayliss D, O'Brien SM, Bryant E, Wheatley P, West R, McCormac J, Chote P, Gill S, Anderson DR, Wise A, Juvan-Beaulieu I, Coates C, Gillen E, Smith AMS, Jenkins JS, Moyano M, Alves DR, Burleigh MR, Goad MR, Casewell SL, et al.
X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X. vol. 12191 
29-08-2022
Relevant PublicationA Mini-Neptune from TESS and CHEOPS Around the 120 Myr Old AB Dor Member HIP 94235
Zhou G, Wirth CP, Huang CX, Venner A, Franson K, Quinn SN, Bouma LG, Kraus AL, Mann AW, Newton ER, Dragomir D, Heitzmann A, Lowson N, Douglas ST, Battley M, Gillen E, Triaud A, Latham DW, Howell SB, Hartman JD, et al.
The Astronomical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 163 (6) 
24-05-2022
Relevant PublicationPeriodic stellar variability from almost a million NGTS light curves
Briegal JT, Gillen E, Queloz D, Hodgkin S, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Battley MP, Bayliss D, Burleigh MR, Bryant EM, Casewell SL, Costes JC, Eigmüller P, Gill S, Goad MR, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Jackman JAG, Jenkins JS, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 513 (1), 420-438.  
05-04-2022
Relevant PublicationTIC-320687387 B: a long-period eclipsing M-dwarf close to the hydrogen burning limit
Gill S, Ulmer-Moll S, Wheatley PJ, Bayliss D, Burleigh MR, Acton JS, Casewell SL, Watson CA, Lendl M, Worters HL, Sefako RR, Anderson DR, Alves DR, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Eigmüller P, Gillen E, Goad MR, Grieves N, Günther MN, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 513 (2), 1785-1793.  
29-03-2022
Relevant PublicationComplex Modulation of Rapidly Rotating Young M Dwarfs: Adding Pieces to the Puzzle
Günther MN, Berardo DA, Ducrot E, Murray CA, Stassun KG, Olah K, Bouma LG, Rappaport S, Winn JN, Feinstein AD, Matthews EC, Sebastian D, Rackham BV, Seli B, Triaud AHMJ, Gillen E, Levine AM, Demory B-O, Gillon M, Queloz D, et al.
The Astronomical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 163 (4) 
02-03-2022

2021

bullet iconNGTS clusters survey – III. A low-mass eclipsing binary in the Blanco 1 open cluster spanning the fully convective boundary
Smith GD, Gillen E, Queloz D, Hillenbrand LA, Acton JS, Alves DR, Anderson DR, Bayliss D, Briegal JT, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Delrez L, Dransfield G, Ducrot E, Gill S, Gillon M, Goad MR, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Jenkins JS, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 507 (4), 5991-6011.  
07-09-2021
Relevant PublicationNGTS-19b: A high mass transiting brown dwarf in a 17-day eccentric orbit
Acton JS, Goad MR, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Breytenbach H, Nielsen LD, Smith G, Anderson DR, Battley MP, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Csizmadia S, Eigmüller P, Gill S, Gillen E, Grieves N, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Hodgkin ST, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society 
22-05-2021
bullet iconSix transiting planets and a chain of Laplace resonances in TOI-178
Leleu A, Alibert Y, Hara NC, Hooton MJ, Wilson TG, Robutel P, Delisle J-B, Laskar J, Hoyer S, Lovis C, Bryant EM, Ducrot E, Cabrera J, Delrez L, Acton JS, Adibekyan V, Allart R, Prieto CA, Alonso R, Alves D, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 649 
01-05-2021
bullet iconStellar flares detected with the Next Generation Transit Survey
Jackman JAG, Wheatley PJ, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Bayliss D, Briegal JT, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Gänsicke BT, Gill S, Gillen E, Goad MR, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Hodgkin ST, Jenkins JS, Pugh C, Queloz D, Raynard L, Tilbrook RH, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 504 (3), 3246-3264.  
14-04-2021
bullet iconNGTS 15b, 16b, 17b, and 18b: four hot Jupiters from the Next-Generation Transit Survey
Tilbrook RH, Burleigh MR, Costes JC, Gill S, Nielsen LD, Vines JI, Queloz D, Hodgkin ST, Worters HL, Goad MR, Acton JS, Henderson BA, Armstrong DJ, Anderson DR, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Briegal JT, Bryant EM, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 504 (4), 6018-6032.  
30-03-2021
bullet iconTESS Re-observes the Young Multi-planet System TOI-451: Refined Ephemeris and Activity Evolution
Barragán O, Aigrain S, Gillen E and Gutiérrez-Canales F
Research Notes of The Aas vol. 5 (3), 51-51.  
01-03-2021
bullet iconNGTS-13b: A hot 4.8 Jupiter-mass planet transiting a subgiant star
Grieves N, Nielsen LD, Vines JI, Bryant EM, Gill S, Bouchy F, Lendl M, Bayliss D, Eigmueller P, Segransan D, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, Cooke BF, Gillen E, Goad MR, Günther MN, Henderson BA, et al.
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 647 
01-03-2021
bullet iconNGTS-14Ab: A Neptune-sized transiting planet in the desert
Smith AMS, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Belardi C, Bouchy F, Brahm R, Briegal JT, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Cabrera J, Chaushev A, Cooke BF, Costes JC, Csizmadia S, Eigmüller P, Erikson A, Gill S, Gillen E, et al.
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 646 
01-02-2021

2020

bullet iconNGTS-12b: A sub-Saturn mass transiting exoplanet in a 7.53 day orbit
Bryant EM, Bayliss D, Nielsen LD, Veras D, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Bouchy F, Briegal JT, Burleigh MR, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, Cooke BF, Csizmadia S, Eigmüller P, Erikson A, Gill S, Gillen E, Goad MR, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 499 (3), 3139-3148.  
01-12-2020
bullet iconAuthor Correction: An ultrahot Neptune in the Neptune desert
Jenkins JS, Díaz MR, Kurtovic NT, Espinoza N, Vines JI, Rojas PAP, Brahm R, Torres P, Cortés-Zuleta P, Soto MG, Lopez ED, King GW, Wheatley PJ, Winn JN, Ciardi DR, Ricker G, Vanderspek R, Latham DW, Seager S, Jenkins JM, et al.
Nature Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 4 (12), 1202-1202.  
13-10-2020
bullet iconAn ultrahot Neptune in the Neptune desert
Jenkins JS, Díaz MR, Kurtovic NT, Espinoza N, Vines JI, Rojas PAP, Brahm R, Torres P, Cortés-Zuleta P, Soto MG, Lopez ED, King GW, Wheatley PJ, Winn JN, Ciardi DR, Ricker G, Vanderspek R, Latham DW, Seager S, Jenkins JM, et al.
Nature Astronomy 
21-09-2020
bullet iconNGTS clusters survey – II. White-light flares from the youngest stars in Orion
Jackman JAG, Wheatley PJ, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Belardi C, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Eigmüller P, Gill S, Gillen E, Goad MR, Grange A, Hodgkin ST, Jenkins JS, McCormac J, Moyano M, Queloz D, Raynard L, Tilbrook RH, Watson CA, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 497 (1), 809-817.  
01-09-2020
bullet iconGlobal analysis of the TRAPPIST Ultra-Cool Dwarf Transit Survey
Lienhard F, Queloz D, Gillon M, Burdanov A, Delrez L, Ducrot E, Handley W, Jehin E, Murray CA, Triaud AHMJ, Gillen E, Mortier A and Rackham BV
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 497 (3), 3790-3808.  
01-09-2020
bullet iconAn eclipsing M-dwarf close to the hydrogen burning limit from NGTS
Acton JS, Goad MR, Casewell SL, Vines JI, Burleigh MR, Eigmüller P, Nielsen LD, Gänsicke BT, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Gill S, Gillen E, Günther MN, Jenkins JS, McCormac J, Moyano M, Raynard LR, Tilbrook RH, Udry S, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society 
20-08-2020
bullet iconNGTS-11 b (TOI-1847 b): A Transiting Warm Saturn Recovered from a TESS Single-transit Event
Gill S, Wheatley PJ, Cooke BF, Jordán A, Nielsen LD, Bayliss D, Anderson DR, Vines JI, Lendl M, Acton JS, Armstrong DJ, Bouchy F, Brahm R, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Eigmüller P, Espinoza N, Gillen E, R. Goad M, et al.
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 898 (1) 
20-07-2020
bullet iconMon-735: a new low-mass pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary in NGC 2264
Gillen E, Hillenbrand LA, Stauffer J, Aigrain S, Rebull L and Cody AM
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 495 (2), 1531-1548.  
21-06-2020
bullet iconNGTS-10b: the shortest period hot Jupiter yet discovered
McCormac J, Gillen E, Jackman JAG, Brown DJA, Bayliss D, Wheatley PJ, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Bouchy F, Briegal JT, Burleigh MR, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, Chazelas B, Chote P, Cooke BF, Costes JC, Csizmadia S, Eigmueller P, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 493 (1), 126-140.  
01-03-2020
bullet iconNGTS clusters survey - I. Rotation in the young benchmark open cluster Blanco 1
Gillen E, Briegal JT, Hodgkin ST, Foreman-Mackey D, Van Leeuwen F, Jackman JAG, McCormac J, West RG, Queloz D, Bayliss D, Goad MR, Watson CA, Wheatley PJ, Belardi C, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Jenkins JS, Raynard L, Smith AMS, Tilbrook RH, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 492 (1), 1008-1024.  
01-02-2020
bullet iconTOI-222: A single-transit TESS candidate revealed to be a 34-d eclipsing binary with CORALIE, EulerCam, and NGTS
Lendl M, Bouchy F, Gill S, Nielsen LD, Turner O, Stassun K, Acton JS, Anderson DR, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Belardi C, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Chaushev A, Casewell SL, Cooke BF, Eigmüller P, Gillen E, Goad MR, Günther MN, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 492 (2), 1761-1769.  
01-02-2020
bullet iconStellar Flares from the First TESS Data Release: Exploring a New Sample of M Dwarfs
Guenther MN, Zhan Z, Seager S, Rimmer PB, Ranjan S, Stassun KG, Oelkers RJ, Daylan T, Newton E, Kristiansen MH, Olah K, Gillen E, Rappaport S, Ricker GR, Vanderspek RK, Latham DW, Winn JN, Jenkins JM, Glidden A, Fausnaugh M, et al.
The Astronomical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 159 (2) 
20-01-2020
bullet iconStatistical analysis of Curiosity data shows no evidence for a strong seasonal cycle of Martian methane
Gillen E, Rimmer PB and Catling DC
Icarus vol. 336 
15-01-2020

2019

bullet iconNGTS-8b and NGTS-9b: Two non-inflated hot Jupiters
Costes JC, Watson CA, Belardi C, Braker IP, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Eigmüller P, Günther MN, Jackman JAG, Nielsen LD, Soto MG, Turner O, Anderson DR, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Briegal JT, Bryant EM, Cabrera J, Chaushev A, Csizmadia S, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 491 (2), 2834-2844.  
20-11-2019
bullet iconNGTS-7Ab: An ultrashort-period brown dwarf transiting a tidally locked and active M dwarf
Jackman JAG, Wheatley PJ, Bayliss D, Gill S, Hodgkin ST, Burleigh MR, Braker IP, Günther MN, Louden T, Turner O, Anderson DR, Belardi C, Bouchy F, Briegal JT, Bryant EM, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, Costes JC, Csizmadia S, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 489 (4), 5146-5164.  
01-11-2019
bullet iconNGTS-6b: An ultrashort period hot-Jupiter orbiting an old K dwarf
Vines JI, Jenkins JS, Acton JS, Briegal J, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Belardi C, Bryant EM, Burleigh MR, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, Cooke BF, Csizmadia S, Eigmüller P, Erikson A, Foxell E, Gill S, Gillen E, Goad MR, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 489 (3), 4125-4134.  
27-08-2019
bullet iconNGTS-4b: A sub-Neptune transiting in the desert
West RG, Gillen E, Bayliss D, Burleigh MR, Delrez L, Günther MN, Hodgkin ST, Jackman JAG, Jenkins JS, King G, McCormac J, Nielsen LD, Raynard L, Smith AMS, Soto M, Turner O, Wheatley PJ, Almleaky Y, Armstrong DJ, Belardi C, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 486 (4), 5094-5103.  
01-07-2019
bullet iconNGTS-5b: a highly inflated planet offering insights into the sub-Jovian desert
Eigmueller P, Chaushev A, Gillen E, Smith A, Nielsen LD, Turner O, Csizmadia S, Smalley B, Bayliss D, Belardi C, Bouchy F, Burleigh MR, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chazelas B, Cooke BF, Erikson A, Gansicke BT, Guenther MN, Goad MR, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 625 
28-05-2019
bullet iconAge Determination in Upper Scorpius with Eclipsing Binaries
David TJ, Hillenbrand LA, Gillen E, Cody AM, Howell SB, Isaacson HT and Livingston JH
Astrophysical Journal vol. 872 (2) 
01-02-2019
bullet iconDetection of a giant flare displaying quasi-periodic pulsations from a pre-main-sequence M star by the Next Generation Transit Survey
Jackman JAG, Wheatley PJ, Pugh CE, Kolotkov DY, Broomhall AM, Kennedy GM, Murphy SJ, Raddi R, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Eigmüller P, Gillen E, Günther MN, Jenkins JS, Louden T, McCormac J, Raynard L, Poppenhaeger K, Udry S, Watson CA, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 482 (4), 5553-5566.  
01-02-2019

2018

bullet iconNGTS-2b: An inflated hot-Jupiter transiting a bright F-dwarf
Raynard L, Goad MR, Gillen E, Nielsen LD, Watson CA, Thompson APG, McCormac J, Bayliss D, Soto M, Csizmadia S, Chaushev A, Burleigh MR, Alexander R, Armstrong DJ, Bouchy F, Briegal JT, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chazelas B, Cooke BF, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 481 (4), 4960-4970.  
01-12-2018
bullet iconA low-mass eclipsing binary within the fully convective zone from the Next Generation Transit Survey
Casewell SL, Raynard L, Watson CA, Gillen E, de Mooij E, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Thompson A, Jackman JAG, Burleigh MR, Chaushev A, Belardi C, Louden T, Goad MR, Nielsen LD, Poppenhaeger K, Eigmüller P, Günther MN, Jenkins JS, McCormac J, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 481 (2), 1897-1907.  
01-12-2018
bullet iconUnmasking the hidden NGTS-3Ab: A hot Jupiter in an unresolved binary system
Günther MN, Queloz D, Gillen E, Delrez L, Bouchy F, McCormac J, Smalley B, Almleaky Y, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Burdanov A, Burleigh M, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Cooke BF, Csizmadia S, Ducrot E, Eigmüller P, Erikson A, Gänsicke BT, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 478 (4), 4720-4737.  
21-08-2018
bullet iconThe origin of RNA precursors on exoplanets.
Rimmer PB, Xu J, Thompson SJ, Gillen E, Sutherland JD and Queloz D
Sci Adv vol. 4 (8) 
01-08-2018
bullet iconAutomatic vetting of planet candidates from ground-based surveys: Machine learning with NGTS
Armstrong DJ, Günther MN, McCormac J, Smith AMS, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Burleigh MR, Casewell S, Eigmüller P, Gillen E, Goad MR, Hodgkin ST, Jenkins JS, Louden T, Metrailler L, Pollacco D, Poppenhaeger K, Queloz D, Raynard L, Rauer H, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 478 (3), 4225-4237.  
01-08-2018
bullet iconThe Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)
Wheatley PJ, West RG, Goad MR, Jenkins JS, Pollacco DL, Queloz D, Rauer H, Udry S, Watson CA, Chazelas B, Eigmüller P, Lambert G, Genolet L, McCormac J, Walker S, Armstrong DJ, Bayliss D, Bento J, Bouchy F, Burleigh MR, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 475 (4), 4476-4493.  
21-04-2018
bullet iconNGTS-1b: A hot Jupiter transiting an M-dwarf
Bayliss D, Gillen E, Eigmüller P, McCormac J, Alexander RD, Armstrong DJ, Booth RS, Bouchy F, Burleigh MR, Cabrera J, Casewell SL, Chaushev A, Chazelas B, Csizmadia S, Erikson A, Faedi F, Foxell E, Gänsicke BT, Goad MR, Grange A, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 475 (4), 4467-4475.  
21-04-2018
bullet iconGround-based detection of G star superflares with NGTS
Jackman JAG, Wheatley PJ, Pugh CE, Gansicke BT, Gillen E, Broomhall A-M, Armstrong DJ, Burleigh MR, Chaushev A, Eigmueller P, Erikson A, Goad MR, Grange A, Gunther MN, Jenkins JS, McCormac J, Raynard L, Thompson APG, Udry S, Walker S, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 477 (4), 4655-4664.  
10-04-2018

2017

bullet iconCentroid vetting of transiting planet candidates from the Next Generation transit Survey
Günther MN, Queloz D, Gillen E, McCormac J, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Walker SR, West RG, Eigmüller P, Smith AMS, Armstrong DJ, Burleigh M, Casewell SL, Chaushev AP, Goad MR, Grange A, Jackman J, Jenkins JS, Louden T, Moyano M, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 472 (1), 295-307.  
01-11-2017
bullet iconNew Low-mass Eclipsing Binary Systems in Praesepe Discovered by K2
Gillen E, Hillenbrand LA, David TJ, Aigrain S, Rebull L, Stauffer J, Cody AM and Queloz D
Astrophysical Journal vol. 849 (1) 
01-11-2017
bullet iconA Low-mass Exoplanet Candidate Detected by K2 Transiting the Praesepe M Dwarf JS 183
Pepper J, Gillen E, Parviainen H, Hillenbrand LA, Cody AM, Aigrain S, Stauffer J, Vrba FJ, David T, Lillo-Box J, Stassun KG, Conroy KE, Pope BJS and Barrado D
Astronomical Journal vol. 153 (4) 
01-04-2017
bullet iconCoRoT 223992193: Investigating the variability in a low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary with evidence of a circumbinary disk
Gillen E, Aigrain S, Terquem C, Bouvier J, Alencar SHP, Gandolfi D, Stauffer J, Cody A, Venuti L, Almeida PV, Micela G, Favata F and Deeg HJ
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 599 
01-03-2017

2016

bullet iconROTATION in the PLEIADES with K2. I. DATA and FIRST RESULTS
Rebull LM, Stauffer JR, Bouvier J, Cody AM, Hillenbrand LA, Soderblom DR, Valenti J, Barrado D, Bouy H, Ciardi D, Pinsonneault M, Stassun K, Micela G, Aigrain S, Vrba F, Somers G, Christiansen J, Gillen E and Cameron AC
Astronomical Journal vol. 152 (5) 
01-11-2016
bullet iconROTATION in the PLEIADES with K2. II. MULTIPERIOD STARS
Rebull LM, Stauffer JR, Bouvier J, Cody AM, Hillenbrand LA, Soderblom DR, Valenti J, Barrado D, Bouy H, Ciardi D, Pinsonneault M, Stassun K, Micela G, Aigrain S, Vrba F, Somers G, Gillen E and Cameron AC
Astronomical Journal vol. 152 (5) 
01-11-2016
bullet iconProbing trappist-1-like systems with K2
Demory BO, Queloz D, Alibert Y, Gillen E and Gillon M
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 825 (2) 
10-07-2016
bullet iconCSI 2264: CHARACTERIZING YOUNG STARS in NGC 2264 with STOCHASTICALLY VARYING LIGHT CURVES
Stauffer J, Cody AM, Rebull L, Hillenbrand LA, Turner NJ, Carpenter J, Carey S, Terebey S, Morales-Calderón M, Alencar SHP, McGinnis P, Sousa A, Bouvier J, Venuti L, Hartmann L, Calvet N, Micela G, Flaccomio E, Song I, Gutermuth R, et al.
Astronomical Journal vol. 151 (3) 
01-03-2016

2015

bullet iconHII 2407: An eclipsing binary revealed by K2 observations of the Pleiades
David TJ, Stauffer J, Hillenbrand LA, Cody AM, Conroy K, Stassun KG, Pope B, Aigrain S, Gillen E, Cameron AC, Barrado D, Rebull LM, Isaacson H, Marcy GW, Zhang C, Riddle RL, Ziegler C, Law NM and Baranec C
Astrophysical Journal vol. 814 (1) 
20-11-2015
bullet iconThe doubly eclipsing quintuple low-mass star system 1SWASP J093010.78+533859.5
Lohr ME, Norton AJ, Gillen E, Busuttil R, Kolb UC, Aigrain S, McQuillan A, Hodgkin ST and González E
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 578 
01-06-2015
bullet iconCSI 2264: Characterizing young stars in NGC 2264 with short-duration periodic flux dips in their light curves
Stauffer J, Cody AM, McGinnis P, Rebull L, Hillenbrand LA, Turner NJ, Carpenter J, Plavchan P, Carey S, Terebey S, Morales-Calderón M, Alencar SHP, Bouvier J, Venuti L, Hartmann L, Calvet N, Micela G, Flaccomio E, Song I, Gutermuth R, et al.
Astronomical Journal vol. 149 (4) 
01-04-2015

2014

bullet iconCSI 2264: Simultaneous optical and infrared light curves of young disk-bearing stars in NGC 2264 with CoRoT and Spitzer - Evidence for multiple origins of variability
Cody AM, Stauffer J, Baglin A, Micela G, Rebull LM, Flaccomio E, Morales-Calderón M, Aigrain S, Bouvier J, Hillenbrand LA, Gutermuth R, Song I, Turner N, Alencar SHP, Zwintz K, Plavchan P, Carpenter J, Findeisen K, Carey S, Terebey S, et al.
Astronomical Journal vol. 147 (4) 
01-04-2014
bullet iconCoRoT* 223992193: A new, low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary with evidence of a circumbinary disk
Gillen E, Aigrain S, McQuillan A, Bouvier J, Hodgkin S, Alencar SHP, Terquem C, Southworth J, Gibson NP, Cody A, Lendl M, Morales-Calderón M, Favata F, Stauffer J and Micela G
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 562 
01-02-2014

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics
solid heart icon(AENEAS) Age-enabled Exoplanet Science ERC-STG-2023-Gillen
Edward Gillen
£1,304,360 EPSRC - EU Scheme
05-11-2024 - 04-11-2029
solid heart iconPhotosynthesis on Alien Worlds: What might it look like, and can it be detected?
Christopher Duffy, Edward Gillen, Conrad Mullineaux and Thomas Haworth
£161,373 Leverhulme Trust
01-09-2023 - 31-08-2026
solid heart iconAstronomy Research at Queen Mary 2023 - 2026
Chris Clarkson, Richard Nelson, Timothy Clifton, William Sutherland, Edward Gillen, Karim Malik, Thomas Haworth, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper, Theresa Baker, David Mulryne, Philip Bull, Juan A. Valiente Kroon, Charalampos Markakis, Mohammad Mahdi Godazgar, Katy Clough, Pau Figueras and Arick Shao
£1,625,769 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2023 - 30-09-2026
solid heart iconPlanets through time: understanding the evolution and diversity of planetary systems
Edward Gillen
£265,920 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2022 - 31-03-2025
solid heart iconWinton Exoplanet Fellowship - transfer in
Edward Gillen
£106,514 David and Claudia Harding Foundation
01-05-2020 - 30-04-2026