Research interests:
Computer Modelling
Instrument design
Advanced Data analyses
Statistical Mechanics
Technological Advancement
Career history:
MSci in Physics from the University of Glasgow
Active research projects:
Design of a model magnetic sector mass spectrometer capable of rover deployment and carrying out high resolution Ar/Ar analyses.
Development of interpretive constructs for 40Ar/39Ar data tuning towards dating the Martian surface. 40Ar/39Ar is currently limited to single mineral phases, but the non-ideal conditions e.g., bulk sediment like mixtures on the Martian surface mean that new ideas are needed. Un-mixing a bulk mixture a priori into individual phases and ages after measurement. Age constraints will develop an understanding of surface evolution, geological process and provenance on the Martian surface.
Recent publications:
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