Key Contacts:
Role: | Name: | Email: |
Director | Prof Nick Achilleos | nicholas.achilleos@ucl.ac.uk |
Centre Manager / Scientific Officer | Dr Joanna Fabbri | joanna.fabbri@ucl.ac.uk |
Planetary Science MSc Programme Lead & Admissions Tutor | Dr Ingo Waldmann | ingo.waldman@ucl.ac.uk |
Marketing and Outreach Officer | Karen Anne Devoil | karen.devoil.17@ucl.ac.uk |
CPS Board members:
Prof Nick Achilleos (Director, UCL P&A) | Dr Andrew Rushby (Birkbeck) |
Prof Andrew Coates (UCL MSSL) | Dr Ingo Waldmann (UCL P&A) |
Prof Ian Crawford (Birkbeck) | Dr Joanna Fabbri (Centre Manager / Scientific Officer, UCL P&A) |
Dr Dominic Papineau (UCL Earth Sciences) |
Add @ucl.ac.uk to all email addresses, unless stated otherwise.
- Academic Staff
Name and Position: Research Interests: Department: Email: Prof Nick Achilleos, Professor of Planetary Physics Modelling and observation of the ionospheres and magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn; Solar Wind - Atmosphere Interaction (non-magnetized planets); Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Interaction (magnetized planets). Physics and Astronomy, UCL nicholas.achilleos Prof Dario Alfe, Professor of Physics Condensed Matter Physics / Mineral Physics Earth Sciences, UCL d.alfe Prof Anasuya Aruliah, Professor of Auroral Physics Thermosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere interactions; Fabry-Perot Interferometers and all-sky interferometers; Neutral wind dynamo; Meso-scale structure and dynamics in the high-latitude upper atmosphere. Physics and Astronomy, UCL a.aruliah Dr Maxim Ballmer, Associate Professor in Geodynamics The structure and evolution of planetary mantles Earth Sciences, UCL m.ballmer Prof Paul Bown, Professor of Micropalaeontology Various aspects of calcareous nannoplankton which have an abundant and long fossil record and are principally used in sediment dating/correlation and palaeoceanography, with more recent applications in palaeobiology, evolution and biomineralisation studies. Earth Sciences, UCL p.bown Prof Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Professor of Space Astronomy Planets; X-ray spectroscopy; Space missions; Instrumentation. Astrophysics, MSSL, UCL g.branduardi-raymont Dr Charlie Bristow, Professor of Sedimentology Sedimentology Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck c.bristow Prof John Brodholt, Professor of Mineral Physics Geophysics and Mineral Physics Earth Sciences, UCL j.brodholt Prof Andrew Coates, Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System), MSSL Planetary magnetospheres; Plasma interaction with comets, Mars, Venus, Titan, Enceladus; Planetary surface imaging; Measuring water density in Mars' atmosphere from the surface; Radiation effects on the surface of Mars; Earth's magnetosphere and bow shock; Space weather and effects on spacecraft. Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL a.coates Prof Ian Crawford, Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology Lunar Science; Planetary Exploration; Astrobiology. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck i.crawford{at}bbk.ac.uk Dr Joel Davis, Lecturer in Planetary Surfaces Surface processes on terrestrial planets; Geological and climate evolution of Mars; Arid landscapes and environment on Earth; DTM generation and change detection. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck joel.davis{@}bbk.ac.uk Dr Francisco Diego, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of London Observatory Public outreach; Optical instrumentation. Physics and Astronomy, UCL fd{at}star.ucl.ac.uk Prof David Dobson, Associate Professor of Earth Materials High-pressure experiments on deep Earth materials; Synthesis and properties of new Fe-alloy phases relevant to the core; Transport properties of mantle mineral rocks and minerals; Deep seismicity. Earth Sciences, UCL d.dobson Prof Hilary Downes, Professor of Geochemistry Origin and evolution of the Earth’s continental lower crust and the lithospheric upper mantle. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck h.downes Dr Jay Farihi, Associate Professor in Astrophysics Exoplanets; Disks, planets, and asteroids in evolved stellar systems. Physics and Astronomy, UCL j.farihi Prof Andrew Fazakerley, Professor of Space Plasma Physics; Head of Department of Space and Climate Physics Space Plasma Physics/Magnetospheric Physics; Investigating magnetospheric phenomena using co-ordinated multi-spacecraft datasets; Inter-experiment in-flight cross-calibration. Space Plasma Physics, MSSL, UCL a.fazakerley Dr Steve Fossey, Teaching Fellow in Astronomy, UCL Observatory (UCLO) Extrasolar planets; Interstellar medium; Molecular astrophysics; Diffuse Interstellar Bands. Physics and Astronomy, UCL s.fossey Dr Eleanor Jennings, Lecturer in Geochemistry Planetary accretion using modern volcanic materials to understand early atmosphere degassing and loss. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck e.jennings{at}bbk.ac.uk Prof Geraint Jones, Professor of Planetary Science, Head of Planetary Science Group, MSSL Planetary magnetospheres and interactions with rings and moons; Cometary science; Comet- and dust-solar wind interaction; Interaction of unmagnetised planets with the solar wind; Heliospheric physics. Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL g.h.jones Dr Mihkel Kama, Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy Physics and Astronomy, UCL m.kama Prof Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry Evolutionary biochemistry and bioenergetics. Genetics, Evolution & Environment, Div. of Biosciences, UCL nick.lane Prof Christopher Owen, Professor of Physics Space plasma physics and Magnetospheric physics. Space Plasma Physics, MSSL, UCL c.owen Dr Dominic Papineau, Lecturer in Geochemistry and Astrobiology Biosignature in Precambrian sedimentary rocks, Raman spectroscopy, isotope biogeochemistry, organic geochemistry, organic petrology, diagenetic and metamorphic mineralogy, chemical evolution of the ocean and atmosphere, origin and evolution of life, exobiology. Earth Sciences, UCL d.papineau Dr Louisa Preston, Lecturer in Planetary Science Astrobiology; Planetary geology Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL l.preston Prof David Price, Professor of Mineral Physics and Vice Provost (Research) CMR; Earth History; Earth's core; Earth's mantle; Computational science; Flood basalts; Impacts; Mass extinction; Mineral physics; Molecular dynamics; Quantum mechanics. Earth Sciences, UCL d.price Prof Gerald Roberts, Professor of Earthquake Geology The growth of active normal faults and how their slip-rates and growth control earthquake recurrence and seismic hazards. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck gerald.roberts Dr Andrew Rushby, Lecturer in Astrobiology Planetary habitability Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck a.rushby{at}bbk.ac.uk Prof Peter Sammonds, Professor of Geophysics, Director of Institute for Risk & Distaster Reduction Rock & Ice Physics: Mechanics of the Earth's crust and ice sheets by studying the fundamental physics and mechanics of geological materials; Impacts of climate change and natural hazards. Earth Sciences, UCL p.sammonds Prof Joanne Santini, Professor of Microbiology Diverse and interdisciplinary research, ranging from arsenic metabolism, to microbial bioleaching and extremophiles, bacteriophages and gut microbiomes.
Structural & Molecular Biology, Div. of Biosciences, UCL j.santini Prof Gorgio Savini, Professor of Astrophysics Instrumentation: modeling and calibration of optical elements and instruments in the infrared and sub-mm wavelength range. Payload Scientist on ESA Ariel Exoplanet space mission. Physics and Astronomy, UCL g.savini Prof Alan Smith, Professor of Detector Physics Space technologies; Systems engineering with an enterprise context; Technology planning. MSSL, UCL alan.smith Dr Ellen Stofan, Honorary Professor Geology of Venus, Mars, Titan, and Earth. Earth Sciences, UCL ellen{at}proxemy.com Prof Jonathan Tennyson, Professor of Physics Theory of small molecules. In particular, computing spectra of these molecules (e.g. water) and colliding electrons (and occasionally positrons) with them, to investigate the astrophysical, atmospheric, plasma-related and other consequences of these processes. Physics and Astronomy, UCL j.tennyson Prof Giovanna Tinetti, Professor of Astrophysics Exoplanets characterisation; Atmospheric and Planetary science; Radiative Transfer modelling. Physics and Astronomy, UCL g.tinetti Dr Michel Tsamados, Associate Professor in Polar Observation & Modelling Understanding the climate of the Earth's polar regions from combined modelling and remote sensing techniques. Applications to icy worlds. Earth Sciences, UCL m.tsamados Dr Vincent Van Eylen, Associate Professor of Exoplanets Characterization of exoplanets and their host stars, to learn about planet formation and evolution as well as the architecture of planetary systems. Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL v.vaneylen Prof Lidunka Vocadlo, Professor of Mineral Physics
Ab initio simulation of the thermoelastic, melting and dynamic properties of planetary forming materials; Cryogenic-high T /high P experiments on planetary-forming materials; Ab initio simulation of the high P/T properties of metals. Earth Sciences, UCL l.vocadlo Dr Ingo Waldmann, Associate Professor in Extrasolar Planets High resolution atmospheric spectra of exoplanets; Modelling of planetary atmospheres; Photometry of transiting extrasolar planets; Detecting extrasolar planets using radial velocity and microlensing techniques. Physics and Astronomy, UCL ingo.waldmann Prof Ian Wood, Professor of Crystallography Crystallography; X-ray and neutron powder diffraction; High pressure and high/low temperature diffraction experiments; Clay minerals; Planetary ices. Earth Sciences, UCL ian.wood Prof Sergey Yurchenko, Professor of Physics The physics of molecules ranging from the theoretical high resolution spectroscopy to the modelling of molecular properties in different environments, including atmospheres of exoplanets, hot combustion gases as well as porous nano-structures. Physics and Astronomy, UCL s.yurchenko - Research Staff
Name and Position: Research Interests: Department: Email: Dr Jac van Driel, Research Fellow Composition and Internal Structure of Planetary Cores Earth Sciences, UCL jack.driel.12 Dr William Dunn, Senior Research Fellow Jupiter's X-Ray Emission and Aurora; Exoplanets; Orbyts - Science Education Physics and Astronomy, UCL w.dunn Dr Billy Edwards, Project Scientist Twinkle Space MIssion Spectroscopy of Transiting Exoplanets; Twinkle Space Mission Physics and Astronomy, UCL billy.edwards.16 Dr Colin Forsyth, Senior Research Fellow Space plasma physics; Magnetospheric physics; Auroral physics Space Plasma Physics, MSSL, UCL colin.forsyth Dr Zixiao Guo, Honorary Research Associate Biosignatures and fossil records from early Earth; Biogeochemical cycles of C, S, Fe and Cu in solid Earth, in order to understand the co-evolution of biosphere and the Earth system; Origin of graphite in Eoarchean banded iron formations Earth Sciences, UCL zixiao.guo Dr Haiyang Luo, Postdoctoral Researcher Modeling of planetary materials; Structure and properties of silicate melts; Element partitioning and isotope fractionation; Evaporation and diffusion of elements and isotopes. Earth Sciences, UCL haiyang.luo Dr Dimitrios Millas, Research Fellow Magnetospheric modelling of giant planets Physics and Astronomy, UCL dimitrios.millas Dr Marco Rocchetto, Honorary Senior Research Fellow Robotic telescope systems; Bayesian retrieval techniques; Modelling of exoplanetary atmospheres; Molecular cross-sections; Time-series photometry Physics and Astronomy, UCL m.rocchetto Dr Yu Tao, Visiting Research Fellow Imaging science; 3D reconstructio; Machine vision; Planetary science Imaging, MSSL, UCL yu.tao Dr Marcell Tessenyi, Senior Research Associate Understanding exoplanet atmospheres through infrared spectroscopy; Twinkle space mission Physics and Astronomy, UCL m.tessenyi Dr Shahab Varkouhi,
Research AssociateBotryoidal quartz as possible abiotic biosignatures in Archean cherts Earth Sciences, UCL s.varkouhi Dr Anne Wellbrock, Research Associate Plasma interactions with unmagnetised bodies in the solar system, especially Titan. Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL a.wellbrock Dr (Kai) Gordon Yip, Postdoctoral Researcher Exoplanets; Machine Learning techniques; Radiative transfer model, TauREx Physics and Astronomy, UCL kai.yip.13 - Postgraduate Students
Name and funding body: Research Interests: Department: Email: Qasim Afghan
Comet observations Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL qasim.afghan.19 Ahlam Al Qasim Exoplanets Astrophysics, MSSL, UCL ahlam.alqasim.17 Lara Anisman Physics of exoplanetary atmospheres; Spectrum retrievals of atmospheres; Characterization of exoplanets Physics and Astronomy, UCL lara.anisman.18 Connor Ballard Spectral detection of biosignatures within ancient terrestrial lake deposits as analogues for Mars Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL connor.ballard.21 Ryan Brady Exoplanetary atmospheres; Theoretical high-resolution spectroscopy; Computational quantum mechanics Physics and Astronomy, UCL ryan.brady.17 Kan Chen Hydrodynamical modelling of planet-forming disks Physics and Astronomy, UCL kan.chen.21 Matthew (I Kit) Cheng Space Plasma Physics; Magnetospheric Physics Physics and Astronomy, UCL i.cheng.19 Jack Davey Exoplanet Atmospheric modelling Physics and Astronomy, UCL jack.davey.22 Graham Driver Characterising glacier-like forms on Mars: Geomorphology, motions, and processes Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck gdrive01@mail.bbk.ac.uk Ross Dobson Exoplanets Astrophysics, MSSL, UCL ross.dobson.17 Sam Grant Preparatory research for the Comet Interceptor mission Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL samuel.grant.20 Zuri Gray The polarimetry of cometary dust Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL, based at Armagh Observatory zuri.gray.20 Samuel Halim The survivability of lunar impactors Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck shalim03{at}mail.bbk.ac.uk Max Hipperson Artificial intelligence; Machine learning; Remote sensing; Planetary surfaces Physics and Astronomy, UCL max.hipperson.15 Cynthia Ho Exoplanets Astrophysics, MSSL, UCL sze.ho.20 Andrew Jamieson Investigating the thermoeleastic properties of the [Fe,Ni]3Si system in conditions relevant to Mars and other smaller planetary bodies Earth Sciences, UCL a.jamieson.17 Luke Keyte Elemental abundances in protoplanetary disks; Planetary formation and evolution; Spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres Physics and Astronomy, UCL luke.keyte.18 Sushuang Ma Exoplanet Atmospheric modelling Physics and Astronomy, UCL sushuang.ma.20 Mario Morvan Observation of exoplanets; Machine & Deep Learning Physics and Astronomy, UCL mario.morvan.18 Hannah Osborne Exoplanets Astrophysics, MSSL, UCL hannah.osborne.19 Priya Patel Water and dust in the Mars atmosphere from the Rosalind Franklin rover Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL priya.k.patel.16 Lewis Pinault SETI in the Solar System: Geochemical/ other detection systems for micron-scale evidence of Non-Terrestrial Artefacts (NTAs); Algorithms & search systems for detection of larger NTA fragments in high-resolution satellite imagery Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck l.pinault Cristian Radulescu Outer Planet Magnetospheres Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL cristian.radulescu.17 Catherine Regan Mars solar wind interaction and its relation to surface and atmospheric dust Planetary Science, MSSL, UCL catherine.regan.19 Akshay Robert White Dwarf Planetary Systems; Transits and Variability Physics and Astronomy, UCL akshay.robert.22 Arianna Saba Atmospheric detection and characterization of exoplanets; Ground-based and space-based high resolution spectroscopy; Data Analysis Machine Learning Physics and Astronomy, UCL arianna.saba.20 Alexandre Santos Magnetospheric Physics; Planetary Systems; Astrodynamics; Machine Learning Physics and Astronomy, UCL alexandre.santos.21 Gillian Sclater Physics of dissociating clathrates in cryovolcanic vents: application to Titan, Enceladus and Triton Earth Sciences, UCL g.sclater Wilfrid Somogyi Exoplanetary atmospheres; Theoretical high-resolution spectroscopy; Computational quantum mechanics; Diatomic molecules Physics and Astronomy, UCL wilfrid.somogyi.15 Tara Taseem Machine learning in Exoplanet General Circulation Models Physics and Astronomy, UCL / CDT-DIS tara.tahseen.22 Alexandra Thompson Exoplanet retrieval codes; Stellar activity and characterisation of exoplanet host stars; Atmospheric properties of exoplanets Physics and Astronomy, UCL alex.thompson.17 Antonia Vojtekova Machine learning in Exoplanet Chemistry Physics and Astronomy, UCL / CDT-DIS antonia.vojtekova.22 Nikolay Walters Machine Learning Techniques; Carbon Stars; Magnetic White Dwarfs Physics and Astronomy, UCL nikolay.walters.15 Angharad Weeks Exoplanets Astrophysics, MSSL, UCL angharad.weeks.20 Samuel Wright Exoplanets; Exoplanet atmospheres; Atmospheric spectroscopy; Data analysis; Machine learning Physics and Astronomy, UCL samuel.wright.13 Elena Zaharia Survival of basal magma oceans on planets and super earths Earth Sciences, UCL elena.zaharia.21 - Emeritus and honorary staff
Name and Position: Research Interests: Department: Email: Prof Alan Aylward, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Physics (Terrestrial) thermospheric and ionospheric physics; Incoherent Scatter Radar; Planetary upper atmospheres and ionospheres; Modelling of terrestrial and planetary atmospheres. Physics and Astronomy, UCL a.aylward Geoffrey Baron, Honorary Teaching Support Mineral physics of planetary ices Earth Sciences, UCL g.baron.16 Prof Donald Braben, Honorary Professor Earth Sciences, UCL d.braben Dr Kevin Fong, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Physiology Extreme environment physiology; Long-duration human space flight; Aerospace medicine. Centre for Anaethesia, UCL k.fong Prof Patrick Guio, Honorary Professor Space plasma physics - Nonlinear waves and turbulence; Incoherent scattering - Theory and observation (EISCAT); High-performance computing - Plasma and planetary modelling. Physics and Astronomy, UCL p.guio Dr Martin Homann, Honorary Research Fellow Origin and evolution of life on Earth, biosignatures on Mars. Earth Sciences, UCL m.homann Prof Adrian P. Jones, Emeritus Professor in Petrology Igneous Petrology Earth Sciences, UCL adrian.jones Dr Lauren Mc Keown, Honorary Research Associate Planetary surface processes (particularly those on Mars and icy moons); Ice sublimation geomorphology; Planetary analogue laboratory experiments under low pressure; Planetary surface change detection techniques. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck l.mckeown{at}bbk.ac.uk Prof Steve Miller, Emeritus Professor of Planetary Science and Science Communication Chemistry and dynamics of the atmospheres of the Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Titan; Chemistry and dynamics of extra-solar planets; Using H3+ to investigate planetary atmospheres and the early Universe. Physics and Astronomy, UCL s.miller Prof Jan-Peter Muller, Emeritus Professor of Image Understanding and Remote Sensing, MSSL Life detection on other planets (in our solar system & beyond); Comparative morphology for understanding surface processes using 3D terrain; Highly turbulent flow and how Giant Planets' banded structure and long-lived storms can persist; Sub-surface imaging systems from space. Imaging, MSSL, UCL j.muller Prof Kevin Pickering, Emeritus Professor of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Earth surface processes (particularly all aspects of deep-marine sedimentology, stratigraphy and tectonics); Surface processes on Venus; Global environmental issues; Stratigraphy, tectonics and sedimentation; Sediment geochemistry and clay mineralogy, particularly relating to deep-marine environments. Earth Sciences, UCL kt.pickering Dr Ellen Stofan, Honorary Professor Geology of Venus, Mars, Titan, and Earth. Earth Sciences, UCL ellen{at}proxemy.com Prof John Ward, Emeritus Professor of Biochemical Engineering The use of bacteria, enzymes and phages to develop new chemicals, pathways and active entities. Structural & Molecular Biology, Div. of Biosciences, UCL j.ward Prof Duncan Wingham, Honorary Professor The flow and mass exchange of the Earth's ice sheets through the use of ultra-precise measurements from Earth orbiting satellites. Earth Sciences, UCL duncan.wingham - CPS Associates
Previous CPS members and associates of the group:
Name: Research: Dr Louise Alexander
Lunar geochemistry
Dr Claudio Arena
Exoplanets - Atmospheric Detection and Characterisation; Scientific Payloads Attitude and Orbital Control Systems (AOCS); Infrared and THz Optics and Instrumentation
Dr Chris Arridge
Planetary magnetospheres; Robotic exploration of the solar system; Astrophysical magnetospheres.
Dr Bob Barber
The optical properties of water; Water in comets.
Lee Bardon
Impact melting and vapourisation of planets, including the proto-Earth
Dr David Barnes
Heliospheric Physics; HELCATS (Heliospheric Cataloguing, Analysis and Technique Service) FP7 project using data from the STEREO twin spacecraft which is observing plasma structures in the solar wind.
Dr Jo Barstow (Eberhardt)
Planetary atmosphere modelling; Extrasolar planets
Dr Carolina Bergfors
Evolved stellar and planetary systems. Star and planet formation. Low mass stars and brown dwarfs.
Dr Kimberley Birkett
Comets
Dr Eleni Bohacek
ExoMars PanCam
James Braithwaite
Material behavior governing the evolution of the magma ocean
Dr George Brydon
Planetary penetrators
Dr Roberto Bugiolacchi
Lunar science; MoonZoo
Abigail Calzada-Diaz
Source regions of lunar meteorites
Dr Jacqueline Campbell
Hyperspectral imaging; Compositional mapping of dynamic features on Mars;
Martian polar regions; Detection of organicsDr Fuencisla Canadas
Co-evolution of Neoproterozoic Biogeochemical Cycles
Dr George Cann
Simulation of biosignatures in the Martian atmosphere; Retrieval of martian atmospheric trace gases
Dr Quentin Changeat
Exoplanets
Dr Mario Damiano
Exoplanets
Dr Camila Danielski
Exoplanets
Dr Lewis Dartnell
Astrobiology
Dr Lottie Davis
Biomarkers in alkaline lakes and application to Mars
Ravindra Desai
Saturn's Magnetosphere, Spacecraft Instrumentation
Dr Zach Dickeson
Characterising the geology of the landing sites for the European Space Agencies upcoming ExoMars2020 rover mission
Dr Matthew Dodd
Biosignatures in Earth’s oldest sedimentary rocks
Dr Amy Edgington
Properties of core-forming and other deep-Earth materials and the implications these have on the behaviour and evolution of planetary interiors.
Dr Mohamed Ramy El-Maarry
Fracture mechanics in Solar System bodies, particularly Martian geology/geomorphology encompassing glacial/periglacial, volcanic and hydrological processes; geology/geomorphology of small bodies and moons.
Dr Marianna Felici
Cassini, Maven
Dr Alistair Francis
Sensor Independent Deep Learning for Detection Tasks with Optical Satellites
Dr Andrew D. Griffiths
Project Manager for the ExoMars PanCam instrument; Imaging the Martian surface and atmospheric phenomena; Determining landing site morphology from stereo images; Determining the altitude distribution of water vapour in the Martian atmosphere via solar spectral line absorption measurements.
Dr Pete Grindrod
Surface-atmosphere exchange and the history of water on Mars
Dr Terence Hackwill
Lunar geology
Dr Cui Hang
Computational Mineral Physics
Dr Flavien Hardy
Planetary magnetosphere modelling; Solar wind - magnetosphere interaction; Accretion disks and planetary evolution
Prof Louise Harra
The trigger for solar flares and coronal mass ejections; Formation of the solar wind; The Sun-Earth connection
Dr Jennifer Harris
Martian meteorites, Mars analogues, VNIR mineral spectroscopy, PanCam.
Dr Richard Haythornthwaite
Enceladus; Titan; Plasma interactions
Prof. Karen Hudson-Edwards
Processes and products of the biogeochemical cycling of contaminants and nutrients in mine wastes, waters, dusts and contaminated land.
Huma Irfan
Planetary GIS, particularly Lunar GIS studies related to lunar digital elevation models and future lunar missions.
Dr Caitriona Jackman
Solar wind - magnetosphere coupling; Magnetotail dynamics (Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter, Earth)
Dr Jamie Jasinski
Saturn's magnetosphere
Dr David Johnson
Atmospheric modelling; Data assimilation techniques; Space weather; Meteorolgy
Prof Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni
Geophysics and Geodynamics: the connection between the dynamics of planetary interiors and their surface expression, including the influence of dynamics on surface deformation and topography.
Jane MacArthur
Planetary Science MSc graduate
Dr Giulia Magnarini
The formation mechanism of long runout landslides on planetary bodies
Dr Adam Martins
Hydrogen and Helium at conditions of Gas Giant interiors (Now programmer at UK Met Office)
Dr Tom Nordheim
Moon-magnetosphere interactions at Saturn and Jupiter; Space weathering effects on un-magnetised bodies; Modelling of cosmic ray interactions in neutral atmospheres; Planetary robotics.
Dr Rok Nezic
Polarimetry of comets
Dr Lucy Norman
Astrobiology, Titan and the Self-Assembly of Amphiphiles
Dr Panagiotis Sidiropoulos
Pattern recognition; Machine learning; Image and video processing; Computer vision
Dr Divya Persaud
Development of Mars image data fusion and automated feature recognition for surface geology ahead of the ExoMars 2020 rover launch
Dr Nathan Pilkington
Magnetospheric physics
Dr Wil Poole
Mars:South Polar Cap landforms; Surface roughness. Earth: Glaciers; Polar Caps; Surface roughness.
Dr Oliver Price
Fine Scale Structure in Cometary Dust Tails
Alfiah 'Kiky' Putri
Data Mining on Planetary Datasets (Mars)
Dr Yudish Ramanjooloo
Comets and their interaction with the Solar Wind
Dr Licia Ray
Comparative planetary magnetospheres; Auroral processes; Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling; Magnetospheric dynamics; Planetary ionospheres.
Dr Leonardo Regoli
Cassini, Maven
Dr Amy Ronksley
Coupling of upper and lower atmosphere;
SCANDI, FPIs and EISCAT radars;
Meteorology and space weather.Dr Elliot Sefton-Nash
Mapping and understanding the composition, distribution and geologic influence of volatiles in the solar system.
Dr Si-Ting Xiong
3D subsurface mapping; Martian Polar regions; Subsurface mapping in deserts
Dr Joshua Snape
Lunar meteorites and lunar regolith
Dr Arianna Sorba
Modelling planetary magnetospheres; Planetary aurorae; Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling (at Jupiter and Saturn)
Dr Roger Stabbins
Science preparations for ExoMars PanCam: Multispectral imaging of Martian geology and atmospherics
Dr Aaron Stinson
Polarimetry of small Solar System bodies
Prof Lars Stixrude
Large-scale planetary processes through investigations of the fundamental atomic-scale physics of Earth- and planet-forming materials; Mineral physics; Earth and planetary liquids and fluids; Condensed matter physics; High pressure physics; Planetary structure and evolution.
Dr Andrew Swann
Polluted white dwarfs; Exoplanetary systems
Dr Sam Taylor
Saturn's magnetosphere
Dr Angelos Tsiaras
Exoplanet spectroscopy
Indhu Varatharajan
Planetary Science MSc graduate
Prof Serena Viti
Astrochemistry
Dr Affelia Wibisono
X-ray aurora
Dr Fred Wilson
Thermodynamics of a MgO-CaO system under magma ocean conditions following giant impact
Dr Tom Wilson
Water production and chemistry in comets
Dr Marisa Wood
Birch’s Law: does it work for iron and iron alloys in planetary cores
Dr Bing Xiao
Computational Mineral Physics
Dr Japheth Yates
Exoplanets; Super Earths;
Atmosphere-magnetosphere coupling; Planetary Atmospheres.Dr Tiziano Zingales
Exoplanets: Photometry of transiting planets