Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

• Small body Solar System observational research
• Ground-based photometry of Solar System bodies
• Exploring seasonal processes on Mars’ polar regions
• Mining large observational datasets for Solar System Science
• Exploring cometary activity in the Solar System’s small body populations
• Crowdsourced exoplanet detection using data from transit surveys

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Current Research Opportunities

• Into the Rubinverse: Exploring the Solar System with the First Data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Public outreach & key achievements

• 2007 OR10 Needs a Name!
• 2019 AURA Science Award
• 2017 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science

Research students

PhD Title	Exploring the Outer Solar System's Relics of Planet Formations
Name	Laura Buchanan
Country	United Kingdom
Year of Study	2019-2022

 

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