Martyn J. Fogg. BDS, LDSRCS, BA, MSc, Cert Geol, FRAS, FBIS.

Curriculum Vitae.

Date of birth: 3rd July 1960.

Residence: 44, Hogarth Court, Fountain Drive, London SE19 1UY. United Kingdom.

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Email: mfogg at globalnet.co.uk

Biography: Martyn Fogg qualified as a dental surgeon from Guy's Hospital, University of London in 1982 and later also qualified with a mixed physics/geology degree from the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of London and the Open University, Milton Keynes. Since that time he has devoted part of his time to a career in academic scientific research and science writing and has published widely on diverse aspects of astronomy and planetary science, including planetary evolution, exobiology and planetary engineering. He has written numerous popular articles for astronomy and general science magazines and has appeared on Radio and Television in his former capacity as the Editor of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society special series on terraforming. He has been a consultant to the BBC, NASA, the BIS, Time/Life and the Yazawa Science Office (Japan).

Fogg is an internationally recognised research worker in the subject of terraforming and is known to all those working in the field. He has published twelve papers on terraforming and the first technical-level book to cover the field of planetary engineering in general. One of his current projects is the Terraforming Information Pages, a web resource for those interested in terraforming and planetary engineering in general.

More recently, Fogg completed an MSc in Astrophysics at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London and is continuing to take a PhD in planetary formation. His current project involves modeling the formation of terrestrial planets in the presence of giant planet migration.

Society Affiliations: Royal Astronomical Society, British Interplanetary Society, UK Astrobiology Network.

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Technical Publications.

1. "Extra-Solar Planetary Systems: A Microcomputer Simulation," JBIS, 38, 501-514 (1985).

2. "Extra-Solar Planetary Systems II: Habitable Planets in the Galaxy," JBIS, 39, 99-109 (1986).

3. "Extra-Solar Planetary Systems III: Potential Sites for the Origin and Evolution of Technical Civilisations," JBIS, 39, 317-324 (1986).

4. "Temporal Aspects of the Interaction of the First Galactic Civilisations: The Interdict Hypothesis," Icarus, 69, 370-384 (1987). Scanned paper.

5. "The Terraforming of Venus," JBIS, 40, 551-564 (1987).

6. "The Feasibility of Intergalactic Colonisation and its Relevance to SETI," JBIS, 41, 491-496 (1988).

7. "Unbound Planets," Earth, Moon, and Planets, 43, 123-130 (1988). Scanned paper.

8. "The Relevance of the Background Impact Flux to Cyclic Impact/Mass Extinction Hypotheses," Icarus, 79, 382-395 (1989). Scanned paper.

9. "Solar Exchange as a Means of Ensuring the Long-Term Habitability of the Earth," Specul. Sci. Technol., 12, 153-157 (1989).

10. "The Creation of an Artificial Dense Martian Atmosphere: A Major Obstacle to the Terraforming of Mars," JBIS, 42, 577-582 (1989).

11. "Stellifying Jupiter: A First Step to Terraforming the Galilean Satellites," JBIS, 42, 587-592 (1989).

12. "Accretion Powered Blue Stragglers," Specul. Sci. Technol., 13, 20-25 (1990).

13. "Interstellar Planets," Comments Astrophys., 14, 357-375 (1990). Scanned paper.

14. "Terraforming as Part of a Strategy for Interstellar Colonisation," JBIS, 44, 183-192 (1991).

15. "An Estimate of the Prevalence of Biocompatible and Habitable Planets," JBIS, 45, 3-12 (1992). Scanned paper.

16. "A Synergic Approach to Terraforming Mars," JBIS, 45, 315-329 (1992).

17. "Terraforming: A Review for Environmentalists," The Environmentalist, 13, 7-17 (1993).

18. "Dynamics of a Terraformed Martian Biosphere," JBIS, 46, 293-304 (1993).

19. Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments, SAE International, Warrendale, PA (1995).

20. "Exploration of the Future Habitability of Mars," JBIS, 48, 301-310 (1995).

21. "Terraforming Mars: Conceptual Solutions to the Problem of Plant Growth in Low Concentrations of Oxygen," JBIS, 48, 427-434 (1995).

22. "The Utility of Geothermal Energy on Mars," JBIS, 49, 403-422 (1996). Scanned paper.

23. "Terraforming Mars: A Review of Current Research," Adv. Space Res., 22(3), 415-420, (1998). Scanned paper.

24. "Artesian Basins on Mars: Implications for Life-Search, Settlement and Terraforming," in J.A. Hiscox (Ed.), The Search for Life on Mars, pp. 66-72, British Interplanetary Society, London (1999).

25. "The Ethical Dimensions of Space Settlement," IAA-99-IAA.7.1.07 presented at the 50th International Astronautical Congress, Amsterdam (1999); Space Policy, 16, 205-211 (2000) Preprint.

26. "On the Possibility of Terraforming Mars," Architectural Design, 70(2), 66-71, (2000). (Reprint of Ref. 23).

27. "A Mathematical Model of Terraforming Mars," (co-authored with C.P. McKay), unpublished MS (2001).

28. "Free-Floating Planets: Their Origin and Distribution," Astrophysics MSc Thesis, Queen Mary College, University of London (2002). Link

29. "Oligarchic and Giant Impact Growth of Terrestrial Planets in the Presence of Gas Giant Planet Migration," Astron. Astrophys., 441, 791-806 (2005). Paper.

30. "On the Possibility of Terrestrial Planet Formation in Hot-Jupiter Systems," Intnl. J. Astrobiol., 5(3), 199-209 (2006). Paper.

31. "On the Formation of Terrestrial Planets in Hot-Jupiter Systems," Astron. Astrophys., 461, 1195-1208 (2007). Paper.

32. "The Effect of Type I Migration on the Formation of Terrestrial Planets in Hot-Jupiter Systems," Astron. Astrophys., 472, 1003-1015 (2007). Paper.

33. "Can Terrestrial Planets Form in Hot-Jupiter Systems?" in D. Fischer et al., "Extreme Solar Systems, " ASP Conference Series, in press (2008). Preprint.