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Jacob Weglarz
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2026-Spring 2027)
Ph.D. Advisor: Zhanqing Li (current)
I am an incoming Ph.D. student who will be working with Professor Zhanqing Li starting Summer 2027. Coming from a background in exoplanet atmospheres, I am highly interested in the physics and chemistry of aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, especially as they pertain to anthropogenic effects on our non-exo-homeworld. Most recently, I've been working with Eliza Kempton (UChicago) to model equilibrium cloud condensation under non-solar conditions, investigating how elemental carbon-to-oxygen ratio impacts cloud formation in exoplanets.

 
Papers and Posters:
  • J. Weglarz, E. Kempton, C. Wirth, R. Somers. “Exoplanet Condensation Curves: Updated rainout-informed parameterizations as a function of C/O ratio and metallicity.”  (Manuscript, in preparation.)
  • J. Weglarz, E. Kempton. “Exoplanetary condensation curves with rainout as a function of C/O ratio and metallicity.”  American Astronomical Society; January 2026; Phoenix, AZ. (Poster presentation.)
  • J. Weglarz, A. Egert, J. Eccles. "Quantitatively Characterizing D-Region HF Radio Wave Absorption from Multi-Hop Ionogram Profiles using the Multi-Hop Ionogram Absorption Algorithm (MHIAA)." American Geophysical Union; December 2024; Washington, D.C. (Poster presentation.)