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

Curriculum Vitae.

Date of birth: 3rd July 1960.

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

Telephone: email me instead and you might get my number.

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 recognized 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 College, University of London, and then a PhD in planetary formation involving the modeling of  the formation of terrestrial planets in the presence of giant planet migration.

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

XBox Live Gamertag: Oligarch. Gamer card here.

Important notes for three categories of people who often try to contact me:

a) Media people. I do not expect the same remuneration as those who can sing, act, dance, or kick a ball around. However, I don't work for free either. If you want me to appear in your production you must offer a fee up front, or don't waste time contacting me in the first place.

b) Book enquiries. I regularly receive enquiries asking where a copy of my book Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments can be obtained. This book is out of print and second hand copies on Amazon are selling at ten times the original price! However, do not despair. An American colleague, Ron Davis, and I are working to produce a reasonably priced electronic copy. Watch this space for updates.

c) Students. I receive a large number of emails from students with essay assignments requesting that I answer a set of vague terraforming-related questions, usually at short notice. I do not write students' essays for them, or spoon-feed people, and emails of this type will be ignored. However, I welcome emails containing specific and stimulating technical questions which indicate that the correspondent has at least made some effort to read up on the subject beforehand. If all you want is my opinion, then download and read items 23 and 25 below.

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, 398, 525-528 (2008). Preprint.

34. "Terrestrial Planet Formation in Exoplanetary Systems," PhD Thesis (2008). Download. Caution 27 Mb!

35. "Terrestrial Planet Formation in Low Eccentricity Warm Jupiter Systems," Astron. Astrophys., 498, 575-589 (2009). Paper.