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Dr Megan Schwamb

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Meg Schwamb

Dr Megan Schwamb

School of Mathematics and Physics
  1. Probing the Solar System’s Small Body Populations in particular focusing on the Kuiper belt and Inner Oort Cloud
  2. Utilizing crowdsourcing/citizen science to tackle big data challenges in planetary astronomy
  3. Studying the seasonal winds and atmosphere/surface interactions of Mars’ South Pole
  4. Extrasolar planet detection and population statistics

Contact info

  • M.Schwamb@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5046

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Small body Solar System observational research
  • Ground-based photometry of Solar System bodies
  • Exploring seasonal processes on Mars’ polar regions
  • Mining large observational datasets for Solar System Science
  • Exploring cometary activity in the Solar System’s small body populations
  • Crowdsourced exoplanet detection using data from transit surveys

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Into the Rubinverse: Exploring the Solar System with the First Data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Public outreach & key achievements

  • 2019 AURA Science Award
  • 2017 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science

Research students

PhD Title Exploring the Outer Solar System's Relics of Planet Formations
Name Laura Buchanan
Country United Kingdom
Year of Study  2019-2022
   

 


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