Author Archives: marissalobot

New Group Paper: modelling magma ascent on the Moon

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Back in October 2021, my first paper was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. I’d been working on the paper for about a year and a half so it was very exciting and a big relief to finally … Continue reading

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Mission Cup 2021: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA mission that is currently orbiting the Moon. LRO launched on June 18th 2009 so has been operating for over 11 years and 5 months. As of 2019, NASA calculated that LRO would have … Continue reading

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National Student Space Conference

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Over the weekend, I attended the 32nd National Student Space Conference, at the University of Birmingham. The event takes place every March and is run by UKSEDS, the society of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. There’s a … Continue reading

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Bubble Experiments at Durham University

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Back in August, I spent 2 weeks with Durham University’s volcanology research group, devising and conducting some experiments. In a nutshell, I was looking at how bubbles behave in a non-Newtonian fluid called hydroxyethyl cellulose solution (HEC solution hereafter), and … Continue reading

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Introductions from our 1st Year PhD students

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Over the past few months, 3 PhD students have joined our research group. Read on to see what projects they’ll be working on during the next 3 years and to find out about upcoming PhD projects starting in 2019. Marissa … Continue reading

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