Media
MSSL Scientists are available to talk to the media on planetary and space science and space exploration.
Prof. Andrew Coates (Planetary Science / Space Exploration / Mars / Comets / Titan / Giant Planets)
Head of Planetary Science
Deputy Head of Department
Twitter: PlanetAndrewC
Email: ajc [a t] mssl.ucl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1483 204 145
Personal website
Expertise:
- Earth's magnetosphere.
- Planetary magnetospheres: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter.
- Planetary surface imaging.
- Radiation effects on the surface of Mars and the moons of Saturn and Jupiter.
- Space instrumentation.
- Space missions: Cassini (Saturn), Venus Express (Venus); Mars Express (Mars); Rosetta (comets/asteroids); Cluster (Earth); Beagle 2 (Mars)
Recent media work:
- Interviewed on BBC Radio 4, BBC World Today.
- Interviewed for articles on BBC Online, Wired.co.uk, news.com.au.
- Interviewed for articles in The Daily Mail and The Times.
Dr. Chris Arridge (Planetary Science / Giant Planets / Space Exploration / Exoplanets)
STFC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Twitter: chrisarridge
Email: csa [a t] mssl.ucl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1483 204 150
Personal website: http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/~csa
Expertise:
- Cassini mission to Saturn
- Giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Unmanned space exploration
- Exoplanets and exoplanetary systems
Recent media work:
- Interviewed for articles in Astronomy Now and Sky at Night.
- Interview for online articles on Discovery: Space and Skymania.
Dr. Geraint Jones (Planetary Science / Unmanned Space Exploration / Comets and Asteroids / Small Moons / The Sun and Heliosphere)
STFC Advanced Fellow
Twitter: einionyn
Email: ghj [a t] mssl.ucl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1483 204 263
Personal website: http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/~ghj
Expertise:
- Cassini mission to Saturn.
- Comets, asteroids, and other small bodies.
- The Sun, its heliosphere, and their interactions with the planet.
- Unmanned space exploration.
Recent media work:
- Interviewed on BBC News Channel, BBC World, BBC Radio 5 Live.
- Frequent speaker on BBC Radio Cymru.
- Interviewed for articles in Sky & Telescope and Wired magazine.
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