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Dr Claire Davies

Lecturer (E&S) in Physics & Astronomy

 C.Davies3@exeter.ac.uk

 (Streatham) 2245

 01392 722245

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Overview

I am a Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy, with a background in star and planetary system formation.

Further details of my work can be found on my personal home page.

Current Departmental Roles and Responsibilities

2022/23 - : PHY2022 module convenor

2022/23 - : PHY2026 lead demonstrator for Astronomy experiments

2022/23 - : PHY1027 lead demonstrator for Astronomy experiments

2022/23 - : MTH0005 guest lecturer

2021/22 - : Academic and Pastoral Tutor for Stage 1 Physics

2022 -      : Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (DoEDI) for Physics, Astronomy and Natural Sciences

2022 -      : Teaching Telescope Director

2023 -      : Teaching Quality Officer

2023 -      : Department Academic Lead for Student Transition and Induction

Current External Roles and Responsibilities

2018 -   : PRISM Exeter (founder and chair)

2023 -   : Director (STEMM lead) of Interwoven Productions CIC

Former roles and responsibilities

2023      : RAS Working Group on Bully and Harassment in Astronomy & Geophysics

2022-23 : Institute of Physics Inclusion And Diversity Advocate Pilot (South West representative)

2018-23 : Institute of Physics South West Branch Committee (Ordinary Member)

2021/22 : PHY1028 lead demonstrator (Electronics)

2021/22 : PHY2026 demonstrator for Physics experiments

2022      : Juno Lead for the Physics Inclusion Group

2021/22 : Research and ED&I Working Group member

2016-22 : College of EMPS co-lead for the LGBTQ+ Staff Network

2019-21 : ExIST Steering Group (member)

Education and Employment

2022 - 2023: Distinction, PGCERT Academic Practice PCAP (Apprenticeship PT), University of Exeter

2022 -         : Lecturer (E&S) in Physics & Astronomy, University of Exeter

2020 - 2022: CEMPS Research Fellow, University of Exeter

2017 - 2020: ERC Research Fellow, University of Exeter

2015 - 2017: ERC Associate Research Fellow, University of Exeter

2015           : STFC STEP Fellow, University of St Andrews

2011 - 2015: PhD in Astronomy, University of St Andrews

2007 - 2011: First class (hons), M.Sci Physics and Astrophysics, University of Birmingham

Prizes and Awards

2023: Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority

2023: 2022: West Country Women Awards nominee (Women in STEM category)

2023: Exeter Guild Teaching Awards nominee (Undergraduate Personal Tutor of the Year x 2) (Accessible Education Award x 1)

2022: West Country Women Awards nominee (Women in STEM category)

2021: Institute of Physics Phillips Award winner

2021: Tech South West Awards nominee (Committment to Diversity category)

2020: Royal Astronomical Society Annie Maunder Medal nominee

2019: University of Exeter CEMPS Award winner (Diversity and Outreach)

 

Professional Associations

Member of the Institute of Physics

Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

Member of the European Astronomical Society

Junior Member of the International Astronomical Union

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Publications

Copyright Notice: Any articles made available for download are for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the copyright holder.

| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 |

2023

  • Korolik M, Roettenbacher RM, Fischer DA, Kane SR, Perkins JM, Monnier JD, Davies CL, Kraus S, Le Bouquin J-B, Anugu N. (2023) Refining the Stellar Parameters of τ Ceti: a Pole-on Solar Analog, The Astronomical Journal, volume 166, no. 3, pages 123-123, DOI:10.3847/1538-3881/ace906. [PDF]
  • Anugu N, Baron F, Gies DR, Lanthermann C, Schaefer GH, Shepard KA, Brummelaar TT, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Le Bouquin J-B. (2023) The Great Dimming of the Hypergiant Star RW Cephei: CHARA Array Images and Spectral Analysis, The Astronomical Journal, volume 166, no. 2, pages 78-78, DOI:10.3847/1538-3881/ace59d. [PDF]
  • Labdon A, Kraus S, Davies CL, Kreplin A, Zarrilli S, Monnier JD, Le Bouquin J-B, Anugu N, Setterholm B, Gardner T. (2023) Imaging the warped dusty disk wind environment of SU Aurigae with MIRC-X★, Astronomy & Astrophysics, volume 678, DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202245813.
  • Korolik M, Roettenbacher RM, Fischer DA, Kane SR, Perkins JM, Monnier JD, Davies CL, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL, Anugu N. (2023) Refining the Stellar Parameters of $τ$ Ceti: a Pole-on Solar Analog. [PDF]
  • Mobeen MZ, Kamiński T, Matter A, Wittkowski M, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL, Anugu N, Brummelaar TT, Davies CL. (2023) Reconstructing the mid-infrared environment in the stellar merger remnant V838 Monocerotis. [PDF]
  • Anugu N, Baron F, Gies DR, Lanthermann C, Schaefer GH, Shepard KA, Brummelaar TT, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL. (2023) The Great Dimming of the hypergiant star RW Cephei: CHARA Array images and spectral analysis. [PDF]
  • Lam R, Sandquist EL, Schaefer GH, Farrington CD, Monnier JD, Anugu N, Lanthermann C, Klement R, Ennis J, Setterholm BR. (2023) Precise Age for the Binary Star System 12 Com in the Coma Berenices Cluster, ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, volume 166, no. 1, article no. ARTN 29, DOI:10.3847/1538-3881/accddb. [PDF]
  • Anugu N, Kluska J, Gardner T, Monnier JD, Van Winckel H, Schaefer GH, Kraus S, Le Bouquin J-B, Ertel S, Mérand A. (2023) Three-dimensional Orbit of AC Her Determined: Binary-induced Truncation Cannot Explain the Large Cavity in This Post-AGB Transition Disk, The Astrophysical Journal, volume 950, no. 2, pages 149-149, DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/acd1e6. [PDF]
  • Labdon A, Kraus S, Davies CL, Kreplin A, Zarrilli S, Monnier JD, Bouquin J-BL, Anugu N, Setterholm B, Gardner T. (2023) Imaging the warped dusty disk wind environment of SU Aurigae with MIRC-X, A, volume 678. [PDF]
  • Anugu N, Kluska J, Gardner T, Monnier JD, Winckel HV, Schaefer GH, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL, Ertel S, Mérand A. (2023) Three-dimensional orbit of AC Her determined: Binary-induced truncation cannot explain the large cavity in this post-AGB transition disk. [PDF]
  • Lam R, Sandquist EL, Schaefer GH, Farrington CD, Monnier JD, Anugu N, Lanthermann C, Klement R, Ennis J, Setterholm BR. (2023) Precise Age for the Binary Star System 12 Com in the Coma Berenices Cluster. [PDF]
  • Ibrahim N, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL, Anugu N, Baron F, Brummelaar TT, Davies CL, Ennis J, Gardner T. (2023) Imaging the inner astronomical unit of Herbig Be star HD 190073. [PDF]
  • Lanthermann C, Le Bouquin J-B, Sana H, Mérand A, Monnier JD, Perraut K, Frost AJ, Mahy L, Gosset E, De Becker M. (2023) Multiplicity of northern bright O-type stars with optical long baseline interferometry, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, volume 672, DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/202245364.
  • Lanthermann C, Bouquin J-BL, Sana H, Mérand A, Monnier JD, Perraut K, Frost AJ, Mahy L, Gosset E, Becker MD. (2023) Multiplicity of northern bright O-type stars with optical long baseline interferometry, A, volume 672. [PDF]

2022

  • De Furio M, Gardner T, Monnier J, Meyer MR, Kratter K, Schaefer G, Anugu N, Davies CL, Kraus S, Lanthermann C. (2022) The Small Separation A-star Companion Population: First Results with CHARA/MIRC-X, The Astrophysical Journal, volume 941, no. 2, pages 118-118, DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/aca1ad. [PDF]
  • Torres G, Schaefer GH, Monnier JD, Anugu N, Davies CL, Ennis J, Farrington CD, Gardner T, Klement R, Kraus S. (2022) The Orbits and Dynamical Masses of the Castor System, The Astrophysical Journal, volume 941, no. 1, pages 8-8, DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ac9d8d. [PDF]
  • Klement R, Baade D, Rivinius T, Gies DR, Wang L, Labadie-Bartz J, dos Santos PT, Monnier JD, Carciofi AC, Mérand A. (2022) Dynamical Masses of the Primary Be Star and Secondary sdB Star in the Single-lined Binary κ Dra (B6 IIIe), Astrophysical Journal, volume 940, no. 1, DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ac98b8.
  • De Furio M, Gardner T, Monnier J, Meyer MR, Kratter K, Schaefer G, Anugu N, Davies CL, Kraus S, Lanthermann C. (2022) The Small Separation A-Star Companion Population: First Results with CHARA/MIRC-X, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2211.01465.
  • Torres G, Schaefer GH, Monnier JD, Anugu N, Davies CL, Ennis J, Farrington CD, Gardner T, Klement R, Kraus S. (2022) The Orbits and Dynamical Masses of the Castor System. [PDF]
  • Lester KV, Schaefer GH, Fekel FC, Gies DR, Henry TJ, Jao W-C, Paredes LA, Hubbard-James H-S, Farrington CD, Gordon KD. (2022) Visual Orbits of Spectroscopic Binaries with the CHARA Array. IV. HD 61859, HD 89822, HD 109510, and HD 191692, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2209.09993.
  • Klement R, Baade D, Rivinius T, Gies DR, Wang L, Labadie-Bartz J, Santos PTD, Monnier JD, Carciofi AC, Mérand A. (2022) Dynamical masses of the primary Be star and the secondary sdB star in the single-lined binary kappa Dra (B6 IIIe). [PDF]
  • Lester KV, Schaefer GH, Fekel FC, Gies DR, Henry TJ, Jao W-C, Paredes LA, Hubbard-James H-S, Farrington CD, Gordon KD. (2022) Visual Orbits of Spectroscopic Binaries with the CHARA Array. IV. HD 61859, HD 89822, HD 109510, and HD 191692. [PDF]
  • Gardner T, Monnier JD, Fekel FC, Le Bouquin J-B, Scovera A, Schaefer G, Kraus S, Adams FC, Anugu N, Beltz H. (2022) A thesis to probe unique exoplanet regimes with micro-arcsecond astrometry and precision closure phases at CHARA and VLTI, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VIII, Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering, volume 12183, DOI:10.1117/12.2630035.
  • Gardner T, Monnier JD, Fekel FC, Bouquin J-BL, Scovera A, Schaefer G, Kraus S, Adams FC, Anugu N, Berger J-P. (2022) ARMADA II: Further Detections of Inner Companions to Intermediate Mass Binaries with Micro-Arcsecond Astrometry at CHARA and VLTI. [PDF]
  • Zarrilli SA, Kraus S, Kreplin A, Monnier JD, Gardner T, Mérand A, Morrell S, Davies CL, Labdon A, Ennis J. (2022) Characterising the orbit and circumstellar environment of the high-mass binary MWC 166 A, Astronomy & Astrophysics. [PDF]
  • Zarrilli SA, Kraus S, Kreplin A, Monnier JD, Gardner T, Mérand A, Morrell S, Davies CL, Labdon A, Ennis J. (2022) Characterising the orbit and circumstellar environment of the high-mass binary MWC 166 A, A, volume 665. [PDF]
  • Caballero J, Kraus S. (2022) A detailed analysis of the Gl 486 planetary system, Astronomy & Astrophysics.
  • Rich EA, Monnier JD, Aarnio A, Laws ASE, Setterholm BR, Wilner DJ, Calvet N, Harries T, Miller C, Davies CL. (2022) Gemini-LIGHTS: Herbig Ae/Be and massive T-Tauri protoplanetary disks imaged with Gemini Planet Imager. [PDF]
  • Morales LM, Sandquist EL, Schaefer GH, Farrington CD, Klement R, Bedin LR, Libralato M, Malavolta L, Nardiello D, Orosz JA. (2022) The Interferometric Binary Epsilon Cancri in Praesepe: Precise Masses and Age, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2205.10690.
  • Klement R, Schaefer GH, Gies DR, Wang L, Baade D, Rivinius T, Gallenne A, Carciofi AC, Monnier JD, Merand A. (2022) Interferometric Detections of sdO Companions Orbiting Three Classical Be Stars, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, volume 926, no. 2, article no. ARTN 213, DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ac4266. [PDF]
  • Davies CL, Rich EA, Harries TJ, Monnier JD, Laws ASE, Andrews SM, Bae J, Wilner DJ, Anugu N, Ennis J. (2022) Scattering and sublimation: a multi-scale view of $μ$m-sized dust in the inclined disc of HD 145718. [PDF]
  • Roettenbacher RM, Cabot SHC, Fischer DA, Monnier JD, Henry GW, Harmon RO, Korhonen H, Brewer JM, Llama J, Petersburg RR. (2022) EXPRES. III. Revealing the Stellar Activity Radial Velocity Signature of ε Eridani with Photometry and Interferometry, ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, volume 163, no. 1, article no. ARTN 19, DOI:10.3847/1538-3881/ac3235. [PDF]

2021

2020

  • Davies CL, Kraus S, Harries TJ, Monnier JD, Kloppenborg B, Aarnio A, Baron F, Lopez RG, Millan-Gabet R, Parks R. (2020) The inner disk of RY Tau: evidence of stellar occultation by the disk atmosphere at the sublimation rim from K-band continuum interferometry, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2005.06932.
  • Chiavassa A, Kravchenko K, Millour F, Schaefer G, Schultheis M, Freytag B, Creevey O, Hocdé V, Morand F, Ligi R. (2020) Optical interferometry and Gaia measurement uncertainties reveal the physics of asymptotic giant branch stars, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2006.07318.
  • Kraus S, LeBouquin J-B, Kreplin A, Davies CL, Hone E, Monnier JD, Gardner T, Kennedy G, Hinkley S. (2020) Spin-orbit alignment of the $\beta$ Pictoris planetary system, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2006.10784.
  • Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Setterholm BR, Labdon A, Davies CL, Lanthermann C, Gardner T, Ennis J. (2020) MIRC-X: a highly-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager at the CHARA Array, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2007.12320.
  • Labdon A, Kraus S, Davies CL, Kreplin A, Monnier JD, Bouquin J-BL, Anugu N, Brummelaar T, Setterholm B, Gardener T. (2020) Viscous Heating and Boundary Layer Accretion in the Disk of Outbursting Star FU Orionis, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2011.07865.
  • Gardner T, Monnier JD, Fekel FC, Schaefer G, Johnson KJC, Bouquin J-BL, Kraus S, Anugu N, Setterholm BR, Labdon A. (2020) ARMADA I: Triple Companions Detected in B-Type Binaries alpha Del and nu Gem, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2012.00778.
  • Labdon A, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL, Setterholm BR, Anugu N, Brummelaar TT, Lanthermann C, Davies CL, Ennis J. (2020) A New Frontier for J-band Interferometry: Dual-band NIRInterferometry with MIRC-X, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2012.01835.
  • Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Schaefer G, Setterholm BR, Davies CL, Gardner T, Labdon A, Lanthermann C. (2020) CHARA/MIRC-X -- a high-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager concept, commissioning, and early science, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2012.11666.
  • Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Schaefer G, Setterholm BR, Davies CL, Gardner T, Labdon A, Lanthermann C. (2020) CHARA/MIRC-X -- a high-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager concept, commissioning, and early science, Proceedings, volume 11446. [PDF]
  • Labdon A, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Bouquin J-BL, Setterholm BR, Anugu N, Brummelaar TT, Lanthermann C, Davies CL, Ennis J. (2020) A New Frontier for J-band Interferometry: Dual-band NIRInterferometry with MIRC-X. [PDF]
  • Gardner T, Monnier JD, Fekel FC, Schaefer G, Johnson KJC, Bouquin J-BL, Kraus S, Anugu N, Setterholm BR, Labdon A. (2020) ARMADA I: Triple Companions Detected in B-Type Binaries alpha Del and nu Gem. [PDF]
  • Labdon A, Kraus S, Davies CL, Kreplin A, Monnier JD, Bouquin J-BL, Anugu N, Brummelaar T, Setterholm B, Gardener T. (2020) Viscous Heating in the Disk of Outbursting Star FU Orionis.
  • Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Setterholm BR, Labdon A, Davies CL, Lanthermann C, Gardner T, Ennis J. (2020) MIRC-X: a highly-sensitive six telescope interferometric imager at the CHARA Array. [PDF]
  • Kraus S, Kreplin A, Young AK, Bate MR, Monnier JD, Harries TJ, Avenhaus H, Kluska J, Laws ASE, Rich EA. (2020) A triple star system with a misaligned and warped circumstellar disk shaped by disk tearing. [PDF]
  • Kraus S, LeBouquin J-B, Kreplin A, Davies CL, Hone E, Monnier JD, Gardner T, Kennedy G, Hinkley S. (2020) Spin-orbit alignment of the $β$ Pictoris planetary system. [PDF]
  • Chiavassa A, Kravchenko K, Millour F, Schaefer G, Schultheis M, Freytag B, Creevey O, Hocdé V, Morand F, Ligi R. (2020) Optical interferometry and Gaia measurement uncertainties reveal the physics of asymptotic giant branch stars, A, volume 640. [PDF]
  • Davies CL, Kraus S, Harries TJ, Monnier JD, Kloppenborg B, Aarnio A, Baron F, Lopez RG, Millan-Gabet R, Parks R. (2020) The inner disk of RY Tau: evidence of stellar occultation by the disk atmosphere at the sublimation rim from K-band continuum interferometry. [PDF]

2019

2018

  • Kluska J, Kraus S, Davies CL, Harries T, Willson M, Monnier JD, Aarnio A, Baron F, Millan-Gabet R, Brummelaar TT. (2018) A multi-instrument and multi-wavelength high angular resolution study of MWC614: quantum heated particles inside the disk cavity, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1803.02419.
  • Setterholm BR, Monnier JD, Davies CL, Kreplin A, Kraus S, Baron F, Aarnio A, Berger J-P, Calvet N, Curé M. (2018) Probing the Inner Disk Emission of the Herbig Ae Stars HD 163296 and HD 190073, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1811.03778.
  • Davies CL, Kraus S, Harries TJ, Kreplin A, Monnier JD, Labdon A, Kloppenborg B, Acreman DM, Baron F, Millan-Gabet R. (2018) Simultaneous spectral energy distribution and near-infrared interferometry modeling of HD 142666, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1808.10762.
  • Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Ennis J, Lanthermann C, Setterholm BR, Davies CL, Brummelaar TT, Haidar M. (2018) MIRC-X/CHARA: sensitivity improvements with an ultra-low noise SAPHIRA detector, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1807.03809.
  • Kraus S, Monnier JD, Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Davies CL, Ennis J, Labdon A, Lanthermann C, Setterholm B, Brummelaar TT. (2018) The MIRC-X 6-telescope imager: Key science drivers, instrument design and operation, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1807.03794.
  • Setterholm BR, Monnier JD, Davies CL, Kreplin A, Kraus S, Baron F, Aarnio A, Berger J-P, Calvet N, Curé M. (2018) Probing the Inner Disk Emission of the Herbig Ae Stars HD 163296 and HD 190073. [PDF]
  • Davies CL, Kraus S, Harries TJ, Kreplin A, Monnier JD, Labdon A, Kloppenborg B, Acreman DM, Baron F, Millan-Gabet R. (2018) Simultaneous spectral energy distribution and near-infrared interferometry modeling of HD 142666. [PDF]
  • Kraus S, Monnier JD, Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Davies CL, Ennis J, Labdon A, Lanthermann C, Setterholm B, Brummelaar TT. (2018) The MIRC-X 6-telescope imager: Key science drivers, instrument design and operation. [PDF]
  • Anugu N, Bouquin J-BL, Monnier JD, Kraus S, Ennis J, Lanthermann C, Setterholm BR, Davies CL, Brummelaar TT, Haidar M. (2018) MIRC-X/CHARA: sensitivity improvements with an ultra-low noise SAPHIRA detector, SPIE Proceedings Volume 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI, 1070124 (2018). [PDF]
  • Kluska J, Kraus S, Davies CL, Harries T, Willson M, Monnier JD, Aarnio A, Baron F, Millan-Gabet R, Brummelaar TT. (2018) A multi-instrument and multi-wavelength high angular resolution study of MWC614: quantum heated particles inside the disk cavity, The Astrophysical Journal, 2018, Volume 855, Number 1. [PDF]

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