Joseph McNeil

0000-0002-8700-6450

Postgraduate Researcher (Planetary geology; Planetary science (excl. solar system and planetary geology); Geology not elsewhere classified; Structural geology and tectonics; Stratigraphy (incl. biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis); Volcanology; Sedimentology)

Milton Keynes, UK

My research aims to improve our knowledge of the geology of Oxia Planum, an ancient region of Mars that has been selected as the landing site for the 2022 ExoMars rover, 'Rosalind Franklin'. It is crucial to understand the geological history of the landing site so that the scientific analyses conducted by the rover can be placed in a geological context. My work involves utilising remote sensing data acquired by satellites orbiting around Mars to gain insight into the depositional and erosional processes that have sculpted the landscape around Oxia Planum over the last 4.5 billion years. Prior to embarking on a PhD, I completed an MSc by Research with the SE Asia Research Group at Royal Holloway, University of London, where I conducted a successful sedimentary provenance study on sandstones from central Myanmar. I am an active member of both the Planetary Environments Research Group (SPS) and the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group (EEES).

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