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Megan E. Schwamb (born 1984) is an American astronomer and planetary scientist, and lecturer at Queen's University, Belfast. Schwamb has discovered and co-discovered several trans-Neptunian objects , and is involved with Citizen science projects such as Planet Four and Planet Hunters .
Dr. Schwamb's research focuses on how planets and their building blocks form and evolve. With ground-based surveys, she studies our Solar System's small body reservoirs, in particular focusing on the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune.
Welcome. Hi! I’m Meg Schwamb (preferred pronouns: she/her). I am currently a Senior Lecturer (equivalent of an Associate Professor in US system) in the Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC) and the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) in the UK. I am interested in the fundamental questions of how our Solar System ...
Observing Experience: 70+ nights observing experience with both small (24-inch, 48-inch, and 60-inch) telescopes and large meter class telescopes, including 3.4-m NTT, 3.5-m WIYN, Hale 5-m, 8-m Subaru, 8-m Gemini North, 10-m Keck, 10-m Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, and 15-m James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
Contact Information: Astrophysics Research Centre. Queen's University Belfast. Belfast BT7 1NN. UK. Email: m.schwamb 'at' qub.ac.uk / mschwamb.astro 'at' gmail.com. Phone: +44 2890 975046. Education. December 2021 – Postgraduate Certification in Higher Education Teaching - Queen’s University Belfast.
Meg Schwamb (she/her) Lecturer in the Astrophysics Research Centre. Meg joined Queen's University Belfast in August 2019. Meg's research focuses on how planets and their building blocks form and evolve, by applying ground-based surveys to probe our Solar System's small body reservoirs and utilizing citizen science techniques to mine large planetary datasets. eg is involved in the Planet Four online citizen science projects, which enlists the public to help study the seasonal processes of the ...
May 8, 2010 · Meg Schwamb. @megschwamb. Planetary scientist & astronomer at Queen’s University Belfast: KBOs, Planet Four (Mars), MBCs (Comet Hunters),LSST SSSC co-chair. Opinions tweeted are my own. Belfast, UK megschwamb.com Joined May 2010.
