- Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
I am a Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration in the School of Physical Sciences at The Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. My current research interests are in understanding past and present physical and chemical processes on Earth, Mars and the Moon. To achieve this goal, I use a range of modern analytical techniques and state-of-the-art instrumentation. Collaboration with a number of colleagues from inside as well as outside the UK defines the depth and breadth of the multi-disciplinary nature of our research projects.
Experience
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2019–presentProfessor of Planetary Science and Exploration, Open University
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2014–2019Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration, Open University
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2010–2014Lecturer in Planetary and Space Sciences, Open University
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2005–2010RCUK Academic Fellow, Open University
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2004–2005Post Doctoral Researcher, Natural History Museum, London
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2001–2004Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Tennessee
Education
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2001University of Cambridge, PhD in Earth Sciences
Grants and Contracts
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2020Unravelling the history of volatiles in the Moon using melt inclusions and nominally anhydrous minerals
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
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2017History and Evolution of Volatiles in the Moon
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
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2014The origin and evolution of water and other associated volatiles in the lunar interior
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
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2010Secular evolution of water in the lunar mantle
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
Professional Memberships
- Vice President (G), Royal Astronomical Society
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- Research supervision
- Location: Milton Keynes, U.K.
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