Citation

Awarded for developing techniques for obtaining spectra of exoplanets and for the first detection of methane in an exoplanet atmosphere, leading to improved understanding of exoplanet atmosphere composition and dynamics.

Outstanding Research Publication

M. R. Swain, G. Vasisht and G. Tinetti "The Presence of Methane in the Atmosphere of an Extrasolar Planet", Nature Nov. 452/20, doi:101038, March 2008.