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Public Talk - November: Cosmic Dust
From fragments of asteroids to cometary tails, the plumes of outer solar system moons and even debris from our own activities in space, this talk will introduce the subject of dust in space
Speaker: Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz
Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz is based at the University of Kent as Senior Lecturer in Space Science.
Dr Wozniakiewicz's research interests include:
Studying hypervelocity impacts in the laboratory
Studying surfaces returned from low Earth orbit
Investigating early solar system formation and evolution through the study of samples from comets and asteroids
Investigating new methods for collecting extraterrestrial dust on Earth.
Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz studied for an MSci in Planetary Sciences at University College London before moving to Imperial College London to complete her PhD. Between 2009 and 2013 she was a postdoctoral research associate, firstly at the Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, USA and then in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kent. Penny went on to hold the Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London and remains a Visiting Research Associate there. Since 2015 she has been a Lecturer in Space Science at the University of Kent.
Dr Wozniakiewicz is an expert on extraterrestrial space dust, and how it can impact astronomy and wider human endeavours in space.
Our next public talk is on the 12th of December! If you want to join please visit ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/Public-Lectures-and-Events for more information.
Public Talk - November: Cosmic Dust
From fragments of asteroids to cometary tails, the plumes of outer solar system moons and even debris from our own activities in space, this talk will introduce the subject of dust in space
Speaker: Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz
Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz is based at the University of Kent as Senior Lecturer in Space Science.
Dr Wozniakiewicz's research interests include:
Studying hypervelocity impacts in the laboratory
Studying surfaces returned from low Earth orbit
Investigating early solar system formation and evolution through the study of samples from comets and asteroids
Investigating new methods for collecting extraterrestrial dust on Earth.
Dr Penny Wozniakiewicz studied for an MSci in Planetary Sciences at University College London before moving to Imperial College London to complete her PhD. Between 2009 and 2013 she was a postdoctoral research associate, firstly at the Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, USA and then in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kent. Penny went on to hold the Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London and remains a Visiting Research Associate there. Since 2015 she has been a Lecturer in Space Science at the University of Kent.
Dr Wozniakiewicz is an expert on extraterrestrial space dust, and how it can impact astronomy and wider human endeavours in space.
Our next public talk is on the 12th of December! If you want to join please visit ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/Public-Lectures-and-Events for more information.
