I am a planetary scientist interested in finding evidence of life on Mars. Currently, I am working towards my PhD at the University of Stirling, funded by the STFC. This involves me using several techniques to investigate the role reactive iron plays with preserving organic matter.
In 2020 I completed an MEarthSci(Hons) in Geology with Planetary Science at the University of Manchester. For my masters project, I modelled the energy availability for iron reducing bacteria from different iron oxides and organic molecules; with a relevance to martian environments.
In my free time I enjoy fossil hunting and learning more about the geology around Stirling.
Currently, my research is looking at the long term preservation of iron-organic matter complexes in sediment; with an application to Mars and the Mars Sample Return Mission.
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Dugdale A, Ramkissoon NK, Fawdon P, Patel MR, Hills L, Degli-Alessandrini G, Bonsall E, Schröder C, Turner SMR, Achilles CN & Pearson VK (2023) SOPHIA: A mineralogical simulant for phyllosilicate terrains at the Rosalind Franklin landing site, Oxia Planum, Mars. Icarus, 400, Art. No.: 115568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115568
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The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall
Bates HC, King AJ, Shirley KS, Bonsall E, Schroeder C, Wombacher F, Fockenberg T, Curtis RJ & Bowles NE (2023) The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14043
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The Winchcombe meteorite – a regolith breccia from a rubble-pile CM chondrite asteroid
Suttle MD, Daly L, Jones RH, Jenkins L, Van Ginneken M, Mitchell JT, Bridges JC, Hicks LJ, Johnson D, Rollinson G, Taylor R, Genge MJ, Schroeder C, Bonsall E & Trimby P (2022) The Winchcombe meteorite – a regolith breccia from a rubble-pile CM chondrite asteroid. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13938