Senior Sensor Network Operations Specialist
Sybilla Technologies
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I am an astronomer and planetary scientist, working in the space situational awareness domain as a Senior Sensor Network Operations Specialist @ Sybilla Technologies. I have a passion for the protection of people and places, ranging from planetary defence to ensuring that our daily lives are not negatively impacted by debris and clutter in orbit around Earth.
I am also a visiting research fellow (i.e. I still do research in my spare time) associated with The Open University, where I was formerly a post-doctoral research associate (PDRA). My research is focused on simulations of thermal emission from asteroid surfaces and comparison to observations from space-based observatories and data from current and future exploration missions such as NASA's Lucy mission and ESA's Hera mission. I am also involved in an ongoing project to collect Visible-NIR spectra of meteorites for comparisons to asteroids, helping to probe planetesimal formation and evolution in the Solar System.
I previously worked as a PDRA at the University of Edinburgh where I worked on observations in support of NASA's DART mission. Worked as part of an observing team in Kenya to conduct time-of-impact observations to enable the study of material leaving the Didymos system post-impact.
My PhD research was conducted at The Open University where I studied the brightness variations of asteroids using the OpenScience Observatories, under the supervision of Professor Ulrich Kolb, Professor Simon Green, and Dr. Ben Rozitis.
I received my MPhys in Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics from the University of Kent in 2019. During my Master's research project I conducted spin-state analysis of Near-Earth Asteroid (1917) Cuyo under the direction of Professor Stephen Lowry.
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Education
- PhD in Astronomy/Planetary Science, 2019 - 2023
The Open University, Milton Keynes - MPhys in Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics, 2015-2019
University of Kent, Canterbury - A-Level & GCSE Education, 2008-2015
Westcliff High School for Boys, Southend-On-Sea
Awards & Memberships
- Asteroid 30226 Samuelleejackson (2000 GY137) named in recognition of my work in planetary astronomy, 2023
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona - Awarded the Rotary Prize for the Faculty of Sciences, 2019
University of Kent, Canterbury - Awarded the Dean's Prize for the Faculty of Sciences, 2018
University of Kent, Canterbury - Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017 - Present
Royal Astronomical Society, London