Truth in the Data: a chat with Angèle Syty

Join hosts Jeni and Lorenzo as they chat with Angèle Syty, a PhD student at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris working on data processing for the Ariel mission. Angèle takes us behind the scenes of exoplanet atmosphere observations, focusing on the importance of understanding systematics. Angèle shares how her work models the real-life behaviour of Ariel’s detectors, ensuring that panoramic spectra truly reflect distant worlds and not instrumental artefacts. Listen to Angèle’s story in the field, from admiring the night sky as a child to her current passion for the Ariel mission.  Learn about the collaborative nature of her work with engineers, and her excitement about contributing to groundbreaking exoplanet science.