Laura Affer

Laura Affer is a researcher astronomer at INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo (Italy). Her activity is focused on: the search for extra-solar planets around M dwarfs and the impact of stellar activity in the detection of these planets; high-resolution optical spectroscopy of stars with planets; determination of stellar chemical composition, photospheric parameters (effective temperature, surface gravity, microturbulence), rotation period, and rotational age (gyro-chronological age.