Research Faculty

Planetary Science

Professor Peter Brown Dr. Peter Brown
Research Areas: I am interested in answering basic questions about the origin and evolution of small bodies in the solar system. These include the origin of metoroids,the origin of meteorites, the physical structure of meteoroids and the flux and interaction of larger meteoroids at Earth.
Research web site: http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/~pbrown/research.htm
Email: pbrown [at] uwo.ca
Professor Margaret Campbell-Brown Dr. Margaret Campbell-Brown
Research Areas: Millions of meteoroids, which are fragments of comets and asteroids, hit the Earth each day. These objects provide an opportunity to study the distribution and composition of many comets and asteroids. High-resolution images of meteoroids ablating in the atmosphere can be used to determine their composition, and continuous radar observations have a wealth of information about the history and current state of small bodies in our solar system.
Research web site: http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/~mcampbell/research.htm
Email: margaret.campbell [at] uwo.ca
Professor Wayne Hocking Dr. Wayne Hocking
Research Areas: The Atmospheric Dynamics Group studies dynamical motions in the atmosphere at heights from ground level to 100 km altitude. We use a variety of instruments, including radar, radiosonde balloons, high resolution turbulence probes and theoretical modeling. We are especially interested in motions at small scales, such as turbulence and internal buoyancy (gravity) waves, but also study longer term motions like atmospheric tides and planetary waves.
Research web site: http://www.physics.uwo.ca/~whocking/
Email: whocking [at] uwo.ca
Professor Gordon Osinski Dr. Gordon Osinski
Research Areas: My research interests are diverse and interdisciplinary in nature. My work synthesizes field, remote sensing, and laboratory observations with a range of geochemical data.
Research web site: http://www.uwo.ca/earth/people/faculty/osinski.html
Email: gosinski [at] uwo.ca
Professor Robert Sica Dr. Robert Sica
Research Areas: My primary research tool is the Purple Crow Lidar (PCL), which measures temperature, composition and dynamics of Earth's atmosphere from the surface to 110 km altitude. Students in my group also have opportunities to work with the Canadian Network for Atmospheric Changes PEARL observatory in Eureka, Nunavut, using lidar systems to measure polar ozone, temperature and dynamics.
Research web site: http://pcl.physics.uwo.ca/rjshp/Research.html
Email: sica [at] uwo.ca
Professor David W. Tarasick Dr. David W. Tarasick
Research Areas: Experimental Ozone and Ultraviolet Research and Monitoring using both ground-based techniques and airborne ozonesondes.
Research web site: http://exp-studies.tor.ec.gc.ca/e/index.htm
Email: David.Tarasick [at] ec.gc.ca
Professor Paul Wiegert Dr. Paul Wiegert
Research Areas: I'm interested in the dynamics of the Solar System, particularly its smaller bodies, asteroids, comets and meteoroid streams. I'm also interested in the dynamics of planets around other stars, and in celestial mechanics in general.
Research web site: http://www.astro.uwo.ca/~wiegert/
Email: pwiegert [at] uwo.ca