
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
- OSSOS. XXII: The Large Populations and Orbital Distributions of the Distant Resonant TNOs
Crompvoets, Lawler, Volk, Chen, Gladman, Peltier, Alexandersen, Bannister, Gwyn, Kavelaars, & Petit (in review, the Planetary Science Journal, 2021) - Visibility Predictions for Near-Future Satellite Megaconstellations
Lawler, Boley, & Rein (in review, the Astrophysical Journal,2021) - 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