Field(s) of expertise:

Degree(s):

• Ph.D., UCLA
• M.S., Astronomy, UCLA
• B.S. Astronomy and Physics, University of Arizona

Department:

Title(s):

• Associate Professor

Achievements:

• planet discovery
• NASA Space Grant

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Email:

Topics:

Links:

• department faculty page
• Tanner Research Group

Bio:

Dr. Angelle Tanner is an associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Mississippi State University. She has been interested in finding habitable planets outside our solar system since she was young. Her research is focused on multiple methods of extrasolar planet detection including using radial velocities, astrometry and direct imaging. She is also involved in research programs devoted to understanding the properties of the stars around which we are looking for planets.