
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
WEBSITE
Research Interests
- Exoplanet orbital stability and evolution
- Formation and orbital evolution of the Kuiper Belt
- Dynamical interactions between planets and planetesimal disks
Representative Publications
- “How space exploration became a wake up call on climatechange.” America Magazine, vol. 221. LINK
- “OSSOS. XIII. Fossilized Resonant Dropouts Tentatively ConfirmNeptune’s Migration was Grainy and Slow.” Lawler et al. 2019, TheAstronomical Journal, vol. 157. LINK
- “Observational Signatures of a Massive Distant Planet on theScattering Disk.” Lawler, Shankman, Kaib, Bannister, Gladman &Kavelaars, 2017. The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 153. LINK
- “Fomalhaut b as a Dust Cloud: Frequent Collisions within theFomalhaut Disk.” Lawler, Greenstreet & Gladman, 2015. TheAstrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 802. LINK
Current Scholarly Projects
- Dynamical studies of known exoplanet-disk systems like Fomalhaut and tau Ceti
- Member of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey LINK