Prof Jonti Horner
Name | Prof Jonti Horner |
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Email Address | jonti.horner@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Professor (Astrophysics) |
Qualifications | MSc Durham, PhD Oxford |
Department | School of Mathematics, Physics and Computing |
Affiliations | Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences |
Centre for Astrophysics | |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1160-7970 |
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Biography
I'm an astronomer and astrobiologist based at the University of Southern Queensland, in Toowoomba, Queensland.
I first became interested in astronomy as a five-year-old, as a result of viewing an accidentally recorded episode of the Sky at Night.
I've always been particularly interested in our Solar system, especially the small objects therein - the comets, asteroids and meteors.
My research also includes astrobiology and the search for, and study of, exoplanets.
Fields of Research
- 510101. Astrobiology
- 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems
- 510905. Solar system planetary science (excl. planetary geology)
MSc
Durham
2000
PhD
Oxford
2004
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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The dynamics of the Neptunian Trojan Asteroids | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
The night sky and outer space as an 'environment'- an exploration into policy, ethics, and practice. | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
The Evolution of Cometary Astronomy In New Zealand: A Chronological Perspective | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |
A search for long period giant planets | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2019 |
On the Evolution and Physical Properties of the Hilda Asteroids, Key Witnesses of Solar System Formation | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2016 |
A magnetic survey of dynamos in solar-type stars | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2016 |
Completed Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
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The Colour Analysis of Meteors Using the Desert Fireball Network | Principal Supervisor | Masters | 2023 |
Dust Grain Dynamics in Debris Discs | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Utilising Galactic Archaeology Surveys for Exoplanetary Science | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Taxonomy and dynamics of small solar system body populations | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
The dynamics of ringed small bodies | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2018 |