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Margaret Campbell-Brown - University of Western Ontario. London, ON, CA

Margaret Campbell-Brown

Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy | University of Western Ontario

London, ON, CANADA

Professor and researcher in meteor physics

Biography

Margaret is a professor and active researcher in the field of meteor physics. She has been faculty at Western University since 2005. She works with the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office on assessing risks to spacecraft from meteoroids.
Scientifically, she is interested in the links between comets, asteroids and meteors, and what small solar system bodies can tell us about the origin of our planet.
When she is not doing research, Margaret enjoys teaching undergraduate and graduate Physics and Astronomy courses.

Industry Expertise (1)

Research

Areas of Expertise (6)

Meteors

Meteor showers

Fireballs

Comets

Shooting stars

Asteroids

Education (2)

Mount Allison University: BSc, Physics 1998

Western University: PhD, Physics 2002

Languages (1)

  • English