Dr. Samantha Lawler
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
B.S. Astrophysics (California Institute of Technology), M.A. Astronomy (Wesleyan University), Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
samantha.lawler@uregina.ca
Phone: 306.359.1217 | Fax: 306.359.1200 | Office: CM 404
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Research Interests
Representative Publications
- Soon, 1 out of every 15 points of light in the sky will be a satellite [link: https://theconversation.com/soon-1-out-of-every-15-points-of-light-in-the-sky-will-be-a-satellite-170427] Lawler (The Conversation 2022)
- OSSOS. XXV: Large Populations and Scattering-Sticking in the Distant Trans-Neptunian Resonances [link: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ac67e0] Crompvoets, Lawler, Volk, Chen, Gladman, Peltier, Alexandersen, Bannister, Gwyn, Kavelaars, & Petit (The Planetary Science Journal, 2022)
- Visibility Predictions for Near-future Satellite Megaconstellations: Latitudes near 50° Will Experience the Worst Light Pollution [link: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ac341b] Lawler, Boley, & Rein (The Astronomical Journal, 2022)
- Previously thought to be science fiction, a planet in a triple-star system has been discovered
Lawler (The Conversation 2021) - SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are about to ruin stargazing for everyone
Lawler (The Conversation 2020) - OSSOS. XIII: Fossilized Resonant Dropouts Tentatively Confirm Neptune’s Migration was Grainy and Slow
Lawler, Pike, Kaib, Alexandersen, Bannister, Chen, Gladman, Gwyn, Kavelaars, Petit, & Volk (The Astronomical Journal 2019) - OSSOS. X: How to use a Survey Simulator: Statistical Testing of Dynamical Models Against the Real Kuiper Belt
Lawler, Kavelaars, Alexandersen, Bannister, Gladman, Petit,& Shankman (Frontiers in Astronomy & Space Sciences 2018)
Current Scholarly Projects