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PhD Studentship Opportunity - ExoMars 2016 Orbiter mission
PSSRI, The Open University (Manish Patel)
The Open University is offering a STFC funded PhD project, providing the
opportunity to play a key role in the development of a spaceflight
instrument for the NASA/ESA 2016 ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission.
The project is to:
1. Develop the instrument design for flight on the ExoMars mission.
2. Perform laboratory testing of instrumentation prior to launch.
3. Prepare for data returned from Mars through atmospheric modelling.
This mission is aimed at furthering our understanding of the martian
environment in the context of the search for life, by measuring trace
gases such as methane in the martian atmosphere. The project relates to
the UVIS channel of the NOMAD instrument, a UK-led optical spectrometer
to measure solar UV and visible radiation travelling through the martian
atmosphere. It will map the presence of ozone, dust and ice clouds in
the atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail.
The project will involve a wide range of potential research, from
hands-on testing and development of the instrument to preparation for
the return of data from the mission through theoretical modelling of the
atmosphere of Mars. The work undertaken here will form part of the
international NASA and ESA effort currently being undertaken for the
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission.
If interested, please contact Dr Simon Green on [log in to unmask], or
for detailed information and how to apply go to
http://www.open.ac.uk/science/pssri/home.php.
The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an
exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland
(SC 038302).
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