Postdoctoral Research Associate (Asteroid Surfaces)
Planetary Astronomy

School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK7 6AA

[email protected]

0000-0001-9242-4254

I am a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at The Open University, working with Dr. Ben Rozitis. My research is focused on characterising the physical properties of asteroids using a combination of thermal-infrared and visible light observations.

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.

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

• 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