Interests

• Planet Formation

• Planetesimal Formation

• N-body Simulations

Lucas studies the formation of planetary systems. He uses computer simulations to explore how planetesimal formation conditions shape the final properties of planets.

Selected Papers

• Fernandes, R.B. et al. (2025). "Are We There Yet? Challenges in Quantifying the Frequency of Earth Analogs in the Habitable Zone." (co-author)

Additional first-author papers in preparation.