Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of Western Ontario
$200,000.00
Planetary Science
FY 2024-25
Summary
The smallest primitive solar system bodies are comets and asteroids. Collectively, these represent relics from the earliest formation stages of our solar system. Through the measurement and modeling of their immediate decay products, meteoroids, the research program aims to better understand these bodies and their place in our solar system's evolution. The meteoroid environment as defined through this program will help protect spacecraft in addition to providing a template to understand the formation of planetary systems in general.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2017-00251
Name nom
Brown, Peter
Department département
Physics and Astronomy - The University of Western Ontario
Organization id
36
Institution établissement
The University of Western Ontario
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10501
Field of research list names en
Atmospheric sciences
Field of research list names fr
Sciences de l'atmosphère
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Planetary Science
Keywords
meteoroids; meteors; meteorites; asteroids; comets; planetary system formation; interstellar dust
Application summary
The smallest primitive solar system bodies are comets and asteroids. Collectively, these represent relics from the earliest formation stages of our solar system. Through the measurement and modeling of their immediate decay products, meteoroids, the research program aims to better understand these bodies and their place in our solar system's evolution. The meteoroid environment as defined through this program will help protect spacecraft in addition to providing a template to understand the formation of planetary systems in general.
