Solar Eclipse Webinar Series

An assistant professor at Queen’s University, Dr. Sarah Sadavoy studies the formation of stars and planets in the Milky Way. Originally coming from Hamilton, Ontario, Prof. Sadavoy did her PhD at University of Victoria before being a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany and Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, USA. At Queen University, Prof. Sadavoy also serves as the director of the Queen’s observatory and is very actively involved in solar eclipse outreach!

Dr. Robert Knobel, an associate professor and a head of the physics department at Queen’s University, is an expert in nanomechanical and nanoelectronic systems. After completing his PhD at Penn State University in Pennsylvania, Prof. Knobel worked as a researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara. Serving as the chair for the Outreach committee for total solar eclipse, Prof. Knobel is also an avid amateur astronomer!

Hailing from Halifax, NS, Dr. Mark Richardson is the Manager for Education and Public Outreach at the McDonald Institute at Queen’s University. Mark develops education and outreach programs for the Queen’s, Kingston, and Canadian Communities. Mark partners with this community to bring the scientists and the public together to highlight the science happening across the McDonald Institute. Mark previously had research and education roles at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and Oxford University.

Dr. Laura Fissel, an assistant professor at Queen’s University, spends her time building balloon-borne telescopes to study the physical processes which dictate formation of stars and planets. After completing her PhD at University of Toronto, Prof. Fissel worked as a scientist at Northwestern University in Illinios and National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Virginia.