Jamie Tayar

Jamie Tayar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida, where they joined in 2022. Their research focuses on stellar structure, evolution, and asteroseismology, bridging theoretical models with observational data from photometry, spectroscopy, and space-based instruments.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2018
• M.Sc., The Ohio State University, 2014
• B.Sc., California Institute of Technology (Caltech), 2012

Research Interests:

Tayar investigates how stars grow, evolve, and reveal internal physics through oscillations (asteroseismology). They challenge existing theories of stellar rotation, convection, and mixing, aiming to refine models for applications in exoplanet demographics, galactic formation, and stellar population studies. Their work leverages large datasets from ground and space telescopes, emphasizing precise stellar characterization.

Awards/Grants: No specific awards listed, though they held a Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa prior to their current position.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida, contributing to research groups focused on stars, stellar populations, and instrumentation.