Laura Fernandes

Laura Fernandes
Liverpool John Moores University | LJMU · Astrophysics Research Institute

Master of Science
Aiming to be accepted into a PhD programme

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Introduction
Laura is interested in Cosmology, Astrophysics and Astrobiology.
Education
September 2018 - November 2020
Liverpool John Moores University
Field of study
  • Astrophysics
October 2012 - July 2018
Birkbeck, University of London
Field of study
  • Planetary Science with Astronomy

Publications

Publications (2)
Thesis
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The basis of my project was to see what we can learn about the formation of the Milky Way halo by studying its low mass satellites.
Thesis
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Everyday new exoplanets are being discovered; some of which are in the habitable zone around their star and each with a lifespan long enough for the potential of life to develop. The information presented in this paper is on notable main sequence stars and how they evolve through time. I show the evolution of habitable zones, how they grow and s...

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Question
Hi everyone,
I am studying MSc Astrophysics and my supervisor informed me last year that I would need to know Python to create plots in order to analyse data.
So I had started watching Python videos but when it came to using it for Astrophysics it turned out I still had not learnt anything. Being new to Python I had been 'learning' it in the ways of building a website and not for Astrophysics.
It's not applicable to what I am working on.
Long story short, I have been given some code to work with for analyzing chemical abundances in dwarf galaxies in the MW Galaxy. I feel I am learning by trial and error and ideally I would like to replicate scatter plots that I have seen in research papers but using my own data.
Is it possible to 1.) Know what programming software/language a scientist has used in their paper and 2.) Is it possible to get the code (the structure/layout) more than anything else?
I'm teaching myself Python and whilst everyone says it's easy compared to other programming languages, this is my first and therefore no comparison: just a lot of libraries that do many different things. I am finding it rather frustrating and need a "all you need to know" book on Python for Astropysics.
Equally if anyone knows any helpful resources I would be very grateful. Thank you!