Hi there!

I'm a second-year PhD student at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. My research interests include planet formation and evolution as well as astrophysical dynamics in a broad sense. My current work revolves around dynamical processes that may affect the formation of hot Jupiters in dense stellar environments.

Recent Work

On hot Jupiters and stellar clustering: the role of host star demographics
M. V. Kontiainen, C. J. Clarke, and A. J. Winter (2025) MNRAS

Outreach

I used to be a regular contributor to and the head copy editor of the Edinburgh University Science Magazine.

Get in Touch

  • Address

    Institute of Astronomy
    Madingley Road
    Cambridge
    CB3 0HA
  • Email

    mvk26@cam.ac.uk