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About
Jon de Vera is an observational astronomer specializing in exoplanet detection and precision radial velocity instrumentation. His key research areas include the design and deployment of robotic telescope arrays for exoplanet characterization, high-resolution spectroscopy, and the development of cost-effective observational facilities. De Vera made major contributions to two flagship projects: the Miniature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array (MINERVA), a U.S.-based facility using four robotic 0.7-meter telescopes for high-resolution spectroscopy and photometry to discover and characterize exoplanets around bright stars (37 citations), and the Network of Robotic Echelle Spectrographs (NRES), part of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, which deployed four identical high-resolution optical spectrographs fiber-fed by 1-meter telescopes across multiple sites (51 citations). His work on NRES enabled simultaneous calibration and multi-site observations, significantly advancing the precision and scalability of radial velocity measurements. De Vera’s contributions have helped democratize exoplanet science by creating robust, automated systems that maximize observing efficiency and data quality, making him a key figure in the next generation of ground-based exoplanet discovery.
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Top Papers
- 1NRES: the network of robotic echelle spectrographs51 citations · 2018
- 2Miniature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array I: design, commissioning, and early photometric results37 citations · 2015