Dr Marek J. Kukula
Institute for Astronomy
University of Edinburgh
Royal Observatory
Planets and moons throughout the Solar System are covered with craters caused by the violent impact of comets and asteroids. But can such objects ever strike the Earth, and what happens when they do? This talk summarizes the evidence for past impacts on Earth and looks at how we might try to prevent them in the future.
Dr Marek Kukula is currently an Advanced Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, based at Edinburgh's Royal Observatory. After completing his PhD at Jodrell Bank Observatory in 1993 he carried out research at Liverpool John Moores University, followed by two years at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore working with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. His main research interests are in the field of quasars, supermassive black holes and the study of distant galaxies.
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