Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Western Ontario
$200,000.00
planetary small bodies
FY 2017-18
Summary
Meteoroids are debris from the most primitive small bodies in the solar system, comets and asteroids. By studying the physical structure and composition of meteoroids we gain insight into the early formation stages of the solar system. The bombardment of the early Earth by meteoroids is widely believed to have delivered a substantial portion of our planet's volatile inventory and may also have played a significant role in the emergence of life through delivery and generation of complex organic compounds. Meteoroid impacts are also a major hazard to spacecraft; the proposed research program will study the number, type and origin of meteoroids to gain insight into all of these issues.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000221865-2010
Name nom
Brown, Peter
Department département
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Organization id
36
Institution établissement
University of Western Ontario
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à 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
3200
Research subject group en
Astronomy and astrophysics
Research subject group fr
Astronomie et astrophysique
Research subject en
Astronomy and astrophysics
Research subject fr
Astronomie et astrophysique
Partie
0
Application title
planetary small bodies
Keyword
CRC
Application summary
Meteoroids are debris from the most primitive small bodies in the solar system, comets and asteroids. By studying the physical structure and composition of meteoroids we gain insight into the early formation stages of the solar system. The bombardment of the early Earth by meteoroids is widely believed to have delivered a substantial portion of our planet's volatile inventory and may also have played a significant role in the emergence of life through delivery and generation of complex organic compounds. Meteoroid impacts are also a major hazard to spacecraft; the proposed research program will study the number, type and origin of meteoroids to gain insight into all of these issues.
