Martyn John Fogg (born 3 July 1960) is a British
physicist and geologist, an expert on
terraforming.
Biography
After becoming a dental surgeon, Fogg graduated in
physics and
geology and a master in
astrophysics. He obtained his M.S. in astrophysics at
Queen Mary College of the
University of London with a thesis on origin and distribution of
free-floating planets in 2002, and a Ph.D in
planetary science with work on the dynamics of planetary formation involving the modelling of the formation of terrestrial planets in the presence of giant planet migration in 2008. Fogg lives in
London.
Research
Contributions to global engineering
Fogg's scientific work started in 1985, with work on simulating extrasolar planetary systems.[1] Starting in 1987, Fogg began research on
terraforming,[2][3] and published a series of articles on the subject, primarily in the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. He served as guest editor for a special issue on the subject in 1991. In 1995 this work culminated in the book Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments,[4] the first textbook on the subject of terraforming.
Since the 2000s, his research has focused on dynamics of planet formation, and the effects of the
migration of planets such as
hot Jupiters on early solar system formation.[5][6][7]
^Fogg, Martyn J. (1987). "The Terraforming of Venus," Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 40, pp. 551-564.
^Fogg, Martyn J. (1989). "The Creation of an Artificial Dense Martian Atmosphere: A Major Obstacle to the Terraforming of Mars", Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 42, p. 577.
^Fogg, Martyn J., and Nelson, Richard P. (2005). "Oligarchic and giant impact growth of terrestrial planets in the presence of gas giant planet migration." Astronomy & Astrophysics 441.2, pp. 791-806.
^Fogg, Martyn J., and Nelson, Richard P. (2007). "The effect of type I migration on the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems." Astronomy & Astrophysics 472.3, pp. 1003-1015.
^Fogg, Martyn J., and Nelson, Richard P. (2009). "Terrestrial planet formation in low-eccentricity warm-Jupiter systems." Astronomy & Astrophysics 498.2, pp. 575-589.
Bibliography
Book
M. J. Fogg, Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments, SAE Press,
ISBN1-56091-609-5, 1995.