Megan E. Schwamb
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Megan E. Schwamb is an astronomer and planetary scientist known for her work on trans-Neptunian objects and citizen science–driven discoveries in the outer Solar System.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
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planetary scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in planetary science
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bachelor’s degree in astrophysics ⓘ |
| affiliation | Astrophysics Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | distant Solar System minor planets and their dynamical properties ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | Queen’s University Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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citizen science in astronomy ⓘ outer Solar System ⓘ planetary science ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Michael E. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
conference proceedings
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peer-reviewed journal articles ⓘ |
| hasResearchMethod |
crowdsourced visual inspection of astronomical images
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large-scale sky survey data analysis ⓘ |
| hasRole |
science team member of Planet Four
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science team member of Planet Hunters ⓘ science team member of Planet Hunters TESS ⓘ |
| knownFor |
citizen science–driven discoveries in the outer Solar System
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research on trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ work on distant Solar System minor planets ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Zooniverse collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Planet Four citizen science project
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Planet Four: Terrains citizen science project NERFINISHED ⓘ Planet Hunters TESS citizen science project NERFINISHED ⓘ Planet Hunters citizen science project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | lecturer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
development of citizen science platforms for exoplanet discovery
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development of citizen science projects for Mars surface features ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Kuiper belt objects
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citizen science methodologies in astronomy ⓘ distant Solar System small bodies ⓘ planet formation in the outer Solar System ⓘ scattered disk objects ⓘ |
| studies |
orbital dynamics of trans-Neptunian objects
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population statistics of distant minor planets ⓘ |
| workLocation | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksOn |
analysis of volunteer-generated classifications in astronomy
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searches for new trans-Neptunian objects in survey data ⓘ |
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