Amy Steele

About

I study circumstellar material using observational data and computational science. My research focuses on polluted white dwarfs — stars that bear chemical signatures of planetary material — using high-resolution spectroscopy, radiative transfer modeling, and photometric time series analyses.

Alongside research, I build tools (Python pipelines, scientific databases, and public-facing interfaces) to make data more usable and accessible. I also create graphics to communicate scientific concepts in an alternative medium.