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Presented as part of the 2026 Sagan Summer Workshop (July 20-24, 2026): Exoplanets with Roman Surveys: Microlensing and Transits. For more information and the complete agenda, visit https://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2026/.
Presented as part of the 2026 Sagan Summer Workshop (July 20-24, 2026): Exoplanets with Roman Surveys: Microlensing and Transits. For more information and the complete agenda, visit https://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2026/.


![Exoplanet Detection & Characterization in the UV Using a Starshade Complement - Z. Ahmed (Stanford)
Full Title: Exoplanet Detection & Characterization in the Ultraviolet Using a Starshade Complement for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Zahra Ahmed is part of the 2024 NASA ExoExplorers cohort (https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/exoexplorers/exoexplorers-welcome/), a program that aims to enable the professional development of a cohort of graduate students and/or postdocs in exoplanet research (“ExoExplorers”).
The ExoExplorers program, sponsored by NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program Office and the ExoPAG Executive Committee, will focus on the professional development of ~12 graduate student and/or postdoc researchers (“ExoExplorers”) at US and international[1] institutions. Each member of the cohort will be featured in a webinar that will be live-streamed to the exoplanet community, helping to increase their visibility within the field and build internal and external research networks. The cohort will also learn from the experiences of established exoplanet researchers and engineers in the field (“ExoGuides”) via a combination of tailored presentations and small group discussions. Exoplanet Detection & Characterization in the UV Using a Starshade Complement - Z. Ahmed (Stanford)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d1OvkmPN1ls/mqdefault.jpg)







