Astronomy Research Faculty
Astronomical Instrumentation
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
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
Dr. Martin Houde
Research Areas:
My research is focused
on understanding the physical
processes that lead to the formation of stars. A substantial part of
my efforts is concerned with characterizing the magnetic fields and
turbulence that are believed to be important agents that determine the
physical conditions in molecular clouds, sites of star formation. My
research group also develops and tests instruments within the
Submillimetre Astronomical Laboratory, which are then deployed at
premier millimetre/submillimetre astronomical observatories.
Research web site:
http://www.astro.uwo.ca/~houde/research.html
Email:
mhoude2 [at] uwo.ca
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
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