Paul Wiegert, Professor

Contact Information
Office: PAB 238
Tel: (519) 661-2111 x81327
E-mail: pwiegert@uwo.ca
Personal web page
Meteor Physics
Western Institute for Earth & Space Exploration
Research Areas
AsteroidsComets
Planetary Dynamics
Research Interests
I'm interested in the dynamics of the Solar System, particularly its smaller bodies, asteroids, comets and meteoroid streams. I'm also interested in the dynamics of planets around other stars, and in celestial mechanics in general.
Publications
- Weryk, R. J.; Campbell-Brown, M. D.; Wiegert, P. A.; Brown, P. G.; Krzeminski, Z.; Musci, R., "The Canadian Automated Meteor Observatory (CAMO): System overview", Icarus, 2013.
- August, Tyler M.; Wiegert, Paul A.,"Color Dependence in the Size Distribution of Main Belt Asteroids Revisited", The Astronomical Journal, 2013.
- Jones, C. E.; Wiegert, P. A.; Tycner, C.; Henry, G. W.; Cyr, R. P.; Halonen, R. J.; Muterspaugh, M. W., "Using Photometry to Probe the Circumstellar Environment of δ Scorpii", The Astronomical Journal, 2013.
Teaching
Undergraduate:
Astronomy 2022
Astronomy 2201
Graduate:
Astronomy 9601