Department of Physics and Astronomy · Western University

Denis Vida

Adjunct Research Professor · Research Scientist

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Contact

Prospective students

The group is currently at capacity, but I am glad to hear from strong students whose interests match our work. See the group page.

Partners and supporters

Our work depends on partnerships with industry, agencies, foundations and individuals. If you would like to collaborate, use our data, or support my work over the long term, please get in touch.

Media

I am happy to talk to journalists about meteors, fireballs and meteorites, satellites and the night sky, and aircraft contrails. For a quick response, email me directly or contact Western Media Relations.

Short bio and photo

For event programs and articles, please use this bio:

Denis Vida is an Adjunct Research Professor and Research Scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University in London, Ontario. He founded and leads the Global Meteor Network, an open-source network of more than 1,600 cameras in 45 countries, and the Western Contrail Research Project. Trained as a computer engineer, he uses low-cost cameras, large data sets and machine learning to study meteors and planetary defence, track satellites, and measure aircraft contrails. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers, and asteroid (30304) Denisvida is named after him.

A portrait photo is available here; a high-resolution version is available on request.

Global Meteor Network

For questions about joining the network, station operation or GMN data, the best place to start is the GMN website and its community forum.