+ G'day!
Welcome to my website. I am a planetary scientist
working at the SETI
Institute and NASA Ames Research Center in
Mountain View, California. My fields of research
include Mars, astrobiology and remote sensing spectroscopy. On this
website you'll
find an introduction to my research,
including my community products, as well as my research papers and
projects.
My current research focuses on the analysis of
data from the Mars instrument "CRISM"
which is onboard the Mars
Reconaissance Orbiter (Mister Oh). My CRISM releated research
page is here.
For the CRISM project, I am helping target and
analyse data from the North and South
Poles of Mars. I am working with other researchers to
study seasonal changes in the surface and atmosphere in the
polar regions of Mars. The poles are the most dynamic regions on Mars
and
they may hold the history of past water on
Mars.
On the community page, you'll find datasets I've
generated that may be useful to other members of the planetary science
community.
Spectral analysis involves understanding the way
light
interacts with solid surfaces. I'm interested in furthering our
understanding of all aspects of the way electromagnetic waves interact
with particulate surfaces (like soils).
I recently finished my PhD studies at the Australian Centre for
Astrobiology.
If you are interested in my PhD research on hyperspectral mapping of
ancient hydrothermal systems in the Pilbara region of Western
Australia, you will find the web site, and many linked resources, here.
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CRISM latest
results
• The Compact
Reconnaissance Infrared Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) opened its cover in
September of 2006 and has been taking images ever since. Check out the latest
images here!
New CRISM
polar data!
• I prepared
seasonal mosaics for the 2006 Mars southern polar recession, you can
find them here.
Pilbara
related research
• To visit my old
website, detailing my investigation of ancient hydrothermal systems in
the Pilbara region of Western Australia, click here.
Looking for
something?
• If you are
looking for a download of one of my papers please have a look here.
• If you are
interested in my PhD
research on hyperspectral mapping of ancient hydrothermal systems in
Western Australia, you will find it here.
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