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Matthew Leung

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Harvard Astrophysics PhD Student.

ABOUT
 

Hi there! I'm an Astrophysics PhD student and NSERC Canada Postgraduate Scholar at Harvard University who is interested in astronomical instrumentation and the applications of AI. I'm currently leading the development of a near-infrared high-resolution spectrograph called VIPER, which will study exoplanet atmospheres. I'm also involved with G-CLEF, the first light instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope which will look for an "Earth 2.0". At Harvard, I'm jointly advised by David Charbonneau and Andrew Szentgyorgyi.

Previously, I completed a BASc in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto (UofT), where I specialized in Engineering Physics and minored in Artificial Intelligence Engineering. At UofT, I did research on DMD-based multi-object spectroscopy and a young Type IIn supernova.

In my spare time, you can find me biking, learning acoustic guitar, and doing photography. Check out my research and side projects, and feel free to reach out if you want to chat!

Contact

E-mail: matthew.leung [at] cfa.harvard.edu
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthewchleung
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OcZ5AokAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-6851
GitHub: https://github.com/mattleung10

Office Mailing Address:
Matthew Leung
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University
60 Garden Street, MS-10, Cambridge, MA 02138
United States of America

Publications

11 total publications: 6 first author, 1 second author
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OcZ5AokAAAAJ&hl=en

  1. Leung, M. C. H., Szentgyorgyi, A., Jurgenson, C., Charbonneau, D., "Coupling loss and transmission in a multimode fiber-fed virtually imaged phased array (VIPA)," Optics Express 34, 19, 35089-35114 (2026),
    DOI: 10.1364/OE.608392
  2. Leung, M. C. H., Charbonneau, D., Szentgyorgyi, A., Jurgenson, C., "Optical design of VIPER: a high-resolution multimode fiber-fed VIPA spectrograph for characterizing exoplanet atmospheric escape", in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Proc. SPIE 14149, 141490V (2026),
    DOI (publisher): 10.1117/12.3102463, arXiv (free): 10.48550/arXiv.2607.22454
  3. Rukdee, S., Sablowski, D. P., Sithajan, S., [and 9 others, including Leung, M.], "Preliminary design of VIOLA prototype: vipa instrument for oxygen loaded atmospheres", in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Proc. SPIE 14149, 14149BB (2026),
    DOI: 10.1117/12.3104480
  4. Chang, E., Moon, D.-S., Sandoval, P., Leung, M. C. H., [and 6 others], "Infant Core-collapse Supernova with Circumstellar Interactions from KMTNet. II. Luminous, Long-lasting Case of KSP-SN-2020f," The Astrophysical Journal 1001, 103 (2026),
    DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae5494
  5. Leung, M. C. H., Charbonneau, D., Szentgyorgyi, A., [and 7 others], "VIPER: A high-resolution multimode fiber-fed VIPA spectrograph concept for characterizing exoplanet atmospheric escape," in Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets XII, Proc. SPIE 13627 (2025),
    DOI (publisher): 10.1117/12.3062307, arXiv (free): 10.48550/arXiv.2508.20169 
  6. Leung, M. C. H., Jurgenson, C., Szentgyorgyi, A., [and 7 others], "Crank-rocker optical fiber mode scrambler prototype for the GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF)," in Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets XII, Proc. SPIE 13627 (2025)
    DOI (publisher): 10.1117/12.3063478, arXiv (free): 10.48550/arXiv.2509.18306
  7. Leung, M. C. H., Jurgenson, C. A., Szentgyorgyi, A., [and 10 others], "Off-axis Hartmann wavefront sensing for the GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) red camera optics," in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Proc. SPIE 13096, 130964M (2024),
    DOI (publisher): 10.1117/12.3018467, arXiv (free): 10.48550/arXiv.2407.20344
  8. Szentgyorgyi, A., Ben-Ami S., Oh, J. S., [and 49 others, including Leung, M.], "Innovations in the design and construction of the GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF), a first-light instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)," in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Proc. SPIE 13096, 130960Z (2024),
    DOI: 10.1117/12.3018439
  9. Jurgenson, C., Szentgyorgyi, A., Mueller, M. [and 7 others, including Leung, M.], "Assembly, integration, and verification of the GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) red channel camera optics," in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Proc. SPIE 13096, 130964P (2024),
    DOI: 10.1117/12.3020389
  10. Leung, M. C. H., Chen, S., and Jurgenson, C., "Accurately measuring hyperspectral imaging distortion in grating spectrographs using a clustering algorithm," in Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V, Proc. SPIE 12188, 121883W (2022),
    DOI (publisher): 10.1117/12.2630442, arXiv (free): 10.48550/arXiv.2208.10610 
  11. Chen, S., Leung, M. C. H., Yao, X., Sivanandam, S., Sanders, I., and Liang, R., “Optical design and wavelength calibration of a DMD-based multi-object spectrograph,” in Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V, Proc. SPIE 12188, 1218856 (2022),
    DOI (publisher): 10.1117/12.2630372, arXiv (free): 10.48550/arXiv.2209.15077

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