Lisa Dang

Lisa Dang is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Montreal, affiliated with the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx). She holds a PhD from McGill University, where her research focused on characterizing exoplanet climates using Spitzer Space Telescope data. Her work includes groundbreaking studies of hot Jupiters like CoRoT-2b and XO-3b, as well as lava planets such as 55 Cnc e and K2-141b.

Her research interests span exoplanet atmospheres, climate modeling, and geological interactions. She leads a JWST project to map the atmospheric structure of K2-141b and investigates multi-dimensional hot Jupiter dynamics. Dang also contributed to the Spitzer Microlensing Campaign at Caltech/IPAC, studying galactic bulge planet distributions.

Key achievements include detecting unexpected atmospheric offsets in CoRoT-2b and revising phase curve interpretations of 55 Cnc e. She mentors undergraduate researchers and actively engages in public outreach through the McGill Physics Outreach Group.

Her recent work emphasizes JWST's capabilities for studying extreme exoplanets, focusing on transmission spectroscopy and phase curve analysis. Despite no listed awards, her contributions to exoplanet science are recognized through prominent observational programs and peer-reviewed publications.