Evaluating non-equilibrium chemistry and aerosol effects in exoplanet retrievals

[James.D]

I'm an astrophysics graduate student working on modeling exoplanet atmospheres, and I'm trying to interpret some puzzling JWST transmission spectroscopy data for a hot Jupiter. The observed spectra suggest potential chemical disequilibrium or clouds/hazes, but disentangling these effects is proving incredibly complex. For researchers in the field, what are the current leading models or computational frameworks for handling non-equilibrium chemistry and aerosol effects in atmospheric retrievals, and how are you validating them against the new influx of high-precision data?