PhD project: Planetary Mineralogy
Project description
In the context of the outer solar system, the planet forming 'minerals' are hydrogen, helium, water, ammonia and methane. The high pressure properties of these systems and their mixtures is thus crucial for models of the evolution of planets such as Uranus and Neptune and large satellites such as Ganymede, Titan and Triton. This project will explore the high pressure structures of systems such as methane, ammonia-water, ammonia, etc using x-rays and neutrons. Experiments will be done on neutron and x-ray sources in Oxfordshire and in Grenoble, France.
Project supervisor
- Professor John Loveday (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
The project supervisor welcomes informal enquiries about this project.
Find out more about this research area
The links below summarise our research in the area(s) relevant to this project:
- Find out more about Extreme Conditions.
- Find out more about the Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex Systems.
What next?
- Find out how to apply for our PhD degrees.
- Find out about fees and funding and studentship opportunities.
- View and complete the application form (on the main University website).
- Find out how to contact us for more information.