Insights on the prevalence of Earth-like planets

Insights on the prevalence of Earth-like planets  
 
Estimating how common Earth-like planets are, currently requires extrapolation from a population of larger and warmer planets – the warm super-Earths. An outstanding issue with this approach is 
that the mechanisms responsible for shaping the population of warm super-Earths are not wellunderstood. My research will change this by studying the process of evaporation that is expected to 
be dominant in sculpting the warm super-Earths. The grant will fund the recipient, one postdoc and one PhD student.