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Dr. Tina Harriott

 

Email: tina.harriott@msvu.ca
Phone: 902-457-6345
Office: EV 363

RESEARCH AREA

General Relativity (Einstein’s gravitational theory) and Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs)

SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS

  1. Solution for the 3+1 null-surface formulation with a power-law spacetime: Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 57, 10, (2025). Tina A. Harriott, J. G. Williams. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-025-03483-1
  2. Potential vibrational modes tied to diffuse interstellar bands. MNRAS, 539, 4, (2025). D. Majaess, Halis Seuret, Tina A. Harriott, Ailish Sullivan, Cercis Morera-Boado, L. Massa and C. F. Matta. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf722
  3. Strengthening the Link Between Fullerenes and a Subset of Diffuse Interstellar Bands. MNRAS, 538, 4, (2025). D. Majaess, Tina A. Harriott, Halis Seuret, Cercis Morera-Boado, L. Massa and C. F. Matta. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf425
  4. Vetting Molecular Candidates Posited to the First Diffuse Interstellar Bands (5780 and 5797 Å): a quantum mechanical study. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 27, 12666-12674, (2025). Halis Seuret, Ailish D. Sullivan, Cercis Morera-Boado, Tina A. Harriott, D. Majaess, L. Massa and C. F. Matta. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CP04023F
  5. Light-cone cuts and metricity conditions for a power-law spacetime in 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions. Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 56, 98, (2024). Tina A. Harriott, J. G. Williams. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-024-03286-w
  6. Solution for the null-surface formulation in 2+1 dimensions with radiation source. Can. J. Phys 102(6), 344-351 (2024). Tina A. Harriott, J. G. Williams. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2023-0256
  7. Extinction along sightlines sampled by the APO Catalog of DIBs. Res. Notes AAS, 6 82, (2024). Yan Xing, Ailish Sullivan, Halis Seuret, Cercis Morera-Boado, Tina A. Harriott, D. Majaess, L. Massa, C. F. Matta. https://doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ad380d

CREDENTIALS

  • 1991: Ph.D. Mathematics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Thesis Title: Kinks in General Relativity.
  • 1979: M.Sc. Astronomy, Sussex University, Brighton, England.
    Thesis Title: A Study of Solar Differential Rotation.
  • 1977: B.A.(Cantab.) Mathematics, Cambridge University, England

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1984 – PRESENT:
Full time faculty Mathematics and Statistics Department
Mount Saint Vincent University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Current Rank: Professor.

COURSES TAUGHT

In Mathematics

Complex Analysis
Intermediate Calculus
Introduction to General Relativity and Tensor Analysis
Ordinary Differential Equations
Partial Differential Equations

In Physics

General Physics
Introductory Astronomy
Introductory Astrophysics
Special Relativity
Waves and Optics

RECENT UNIVERSITY SERVICE

2026 – 2029: University Senate
2024 – 2027: Student Judicial Committee
2015 – 2023: Department of Mathematics, Department Chair.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Elected member of the International Astronomical Union (2018).
Life Member of International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. (2003)
Elected Fellow the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain. (1980).
Board member and past president of Truro Flying Club.