I am a first-year DPhill student working with Prof Raymond Pierrehumbert on the modelling of Lava Worlds. These rocky planets are extremely close to their host star leading to day-side surface temperatures of 2000-3000K, which is hot enough to melt most planetary mantles. The magma ocean that is then produced creates an interface between the planetary interior and atmosphere. Studying how these oceans interact with their atmosphere can provide insights into the planet's composition.
Before coming to 91探花 I did my Masters in Physics with Astrophysics at the University of Exeter. During my master's project I worked with Prof Nathan Mayne using the Met Office's Unified Model a state-of-the-art Global Circulation Model to study the formation of CO2 ice at the Martian poles and the secondary climate effects of the ice formation.