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  Christopher Evan Davis

Christopher Evan Davis

Graduate Student - PhD Candidate

 

Graduate Studies Division

Astronomy & Astrophysics Department

Graduate Student - PhD Candidate

Graduate

UCO / Lick Observatory

I model the evolution of low-mass stars (M dwarfs), and the atmospheric chemistry and climate of rocky exoplanets that orbit them. I am particularly interested in understanding how stellar evolution impacts planetary habitabilty and the search for life on other worlds (astrobiology).

Astrobiology

Stellar Evolution

Exoplanets

Star-Planet Interactions

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

C. Evan Davis et al. 2026 : The Effects of M Star Age-dependent Ultraviolet Emission on Detecting and Interpreting Exoplanet Biosignatures

C. Evan Davis et al. 2025 : The Sonora Substellar Atmosphere Models. VI. Red Diamondback: Extending Diamondback with SPHINX for Brown Dwarf Early Evolution

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