Publications
See all also on ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2565-7909
SEE ALSO AT THE ASTROPHYSICS DATA SYSTEM (ADS): Peer Reviewed Articles
TOI 122b and 237b: Two Small Warm Planets Orbiting Inactive M Dwarfs Found by TESS
William C. Waalkes, Zachory K. Berta-Thompson, Karen A. Collins, …, Michele L. Silverstein, …, 2021, AJ, 161, 13W, 2021AJ….161…13W
The First Habitable Zone Earth-sized Planet from TESS. I: Validation of the TOI-700 System
Emily A. Gilbert, Thomas Barclay, Joshua E. Schlieder, …, Michele L. Silverstein, …, 2020, AJ, 160, 116G, 2020AJ….160..116G
The Solar Neighborhood. XLV. The Stellar Multiplicity Rate of M Dwarfs within 25 pc
Jennifer G. Winters, Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, John P. Subasavage, Joseph P. Chatelain, Ken Slatten, Adric R. Riedel, Michele L. Silverstein, and Matthew J. Payne, 2019, AJ, 157, 216W, 2019AJ….157..216W, RECONS link
The TESS Search for Exoplanets in the Solar Neighborhood: An Ultra-Short-Period Super-Earth Orbiting LHS 3844
Roland Vanderspek, Chelsea X. Huang, Andrew Vanderburg, …, Michele L. Silverstein, …, 2019, ApJL, 871, L24, 2019ApJ…871L..24V
The Solar Neighborhood. XLIV. RECONS Discoveries within 10 Parsecs
Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, Jennifer G. Winters, Sergio B. Dieterich, Charlie T. Finch, Philip A. Ianna, Adric R. Riedel, Michele L. Silverstein, John P. Subasavage, Eliot Halley Vrijmoet, 2018, AJ, 155 265, 2018AJ….155..265H, RECONS link
The Solar Neighborhood. XLIII. Discovery of New Nearby Stars with pm < 0.18 arcsec yr-1 (TINYMO sample)
Adric R. Riedel, Michele L. Silverstein , Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, Jennifer G. Winters, John P. Subasavage, Lison Malo, Nigel C. Hambly, 2018, AJ, 156 49, 2018AJ….156…49R, RECONS link
The Solar Neighborhood. XLII. Parallax Results from the CTIOPI 0.9 m Program—Identifying New Nearby Subdwarfs Using Tangential Velocities and Locations on the H-R Diagram
Wei-Chun Jao, Todd J. Henry, Jennifer G. Winters, John P. Subasavage, Adric R. Riedel, Michele L. Silverstein, Philip A. Ianna, 2017, AJ, 154 191, 2017AJ….154..191J, RECONS link, NEWS ARTICLE
The Solar Neighborhood. XLI. A Study of the Wide Main Sequence for M Dwarfs — Long-Term Photometric Variability
Tiffany D. Clements, Todd J. Henry, Altonio D. Hosey, Wei-Chun Jao, Michele L. Silverstein, Jennifer G. Winters, Sergio B. Dieterich, and Adric R. Riedel, 2017, AJ, 154 124, 2017AJ….154..124C, RECONS link
WISE Detection of the Circumstellar Disk Associated with 2MASS J0820-8003 in the η Cha Cluster
M. Simon, Joshua E. Schlieder, Ana-Maria Constantin, and Michele Silverstein, 2012, ApJ, 751 114, 2012ApJ…751..114S
Talks, Seminars, and Colloquia
LHS 1678: A Humble Exoplanet System in Peculiar Circumstances (and assorted titles)
Contributed Talk – 237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Virtual, Jan. 2021, Presentation #239.05 (10 min)
Contributed Talk – Early Career Scientist Forum 2020 at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Virtual, Nov. 2020 (15 min)
Invited Talk – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sciences and Exploration Directorate Director’s Seminar, Virtual, Jun. 2020 (12 min)
Small Stars, the LHS 1678 Exoplanet System, and My Astronomy Career Path
Invited Talk and Discussion – University of Maryland AstroTerps Astronomy Club, Virtual, Nov. 2020 (60 min)
Sizing Up Red Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood
Contributed Talk – SEEC Symposium, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Nov. 2019 (Video) (5 min)
Invited Talk – Weekly Seminar Series, Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Oct. 2019 (45 min)
Contributed Talk – Chesapeake Bay Area Exoplanet Meeting, University of Delaware, Sep. 2019 (15 min)
Invited Talk – Exoplanets Seminar Series, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Jun. 2019 (45 min)
Dissertation Talk – 233rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Seattle, WA, Jan. 2019, Presentation 420.04D (20 min)
Hints of Planet Formation in Nearby Young Moving Groups
Michele Silverstein, Ana-Maria Constantin, Michal Simon, 2011, Stony Brook University REU Physics & Astronomy Research Symposium, 2
Posters
Discovery and Characterization of Two Earth-Sized TESS Planets Orbiting a Bright, Nearby M2 Dwarf
Michele L. Silverstein, Joshua E. Schlieder, Thomas Barclay, … 2020, 235th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Poster Session, Poster #174.25
Sizing Up Red Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood
Michele L. Silverstein, Todd J. Henry, Sergio B. Dieterich, Wei-Chun Jao, Jennifer G. Winters, Tiffany D. Clements, Adric R. Riedel, Kenneth J. Slatten, 2019,
(1) SEEC Symposium at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
(2) Early Career Scientist Forum at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Poster P-25
Sizing Up Southern Red Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood: First Results
Michele L. Silverstein, Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, Sergio B. Dieterich, Jennifer G. Winters, Adric R. Riedel, Kenneth J. Slatten, 2018, Cool Stars 20 Poster Session, Poster #286
Sizing Up Southern Red Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood
Michele L. Silverstein, Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, Adric R. Riedel, Sergio B. Dieterich, Jennifer G. Winters, Kenneth J. Slatten, Tiffany D. Clements, R. Andrew Sevrinsky, 2017, 229th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Poster Session, Poster #154.12
Fundamental Parameters of Nearby Southern Red Dwarfs: Stellar Radius as an Indicator of Age
Michele L. Silverstein, Todd J. Henry, Jennifer, G. Winters, Wei-Chun Jao, Adric R. Riedel, Sergio B. Dieterich, R. Andrew Sevrinsky, 2016, 227th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Poster Session, Poster #145.05, Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award Winner
SIRENS: The Search for InfraRed Excesses around Nearby Stars
Michele L. Silverstein, Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, Jennifer G. Winters, 2015, IAU Symposium 314: Young Stars & Planets Near the Sun, Poster P1.16
Circumstellar Environments of Southern M Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood
Michele L. Silverstein, Todd J. Henry, Wei-Chun Jao, and Jennifer G. Winters, 2015, 225th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Poster Session, Poster #138.03
Completion of a Martin-Puplett Interferometer for Terahertz Frequency Characterization of Materials and Passive Components
Michele Silverstein, Negar Ehsan, 2012, Goddard Space Flight Center Summer Intern Poster Session
Dissertation (Summer 2019)
Title: Sizing Up Red Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood
Dissertation Defense Talk — Livestream on YouTube
Last update 2020.1216