Miss Nisha Gor

Professional biography

2022 - Present: PhD Student, The Open University

2019 - 2020: MSc Planetary Science, University College London

2016 - 2019: BSc Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London

Research Project: Fluvial And Lacustrine Processes On Mars, And Their Relavance To Exploring Mars' Habitability.

Supervisors: Peter Fawdon and Matt Balme

Research interests

My research involves using remote sensing tools and orbital data sets such as such as CTX, HRSC, CaSSIS and HiRISE in ArcGIS to investigate the fluvial and lake history of Oxia Planum, the chosen landing site for ESA’ ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover mission 2028.

Impact and engagement

Mars Perseverance Incentive, with Kumon Thornton Heath Centre 2020.

British Planetary Science Conference 2022, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK: Poster and lightning talk on Geomorphological mapping and investigation of a mountain glacier in the Argyre Region, Mars. 

UK Planetary Forum 2024, Imperial College London, UK: Poster and Lightning talk on Fluvial and Lacustrine Processes on Mars.

World Book Day Outreach at Kumon Thornton Heath Centre, 2024.

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2024, Houston Texas, US: Oral Presentation on Fluvial and Lacustrine Processes on Mars, and their relevance to exploring Mars' habitability. 1461.PDF (usra.edu) 

Mars exploration for Newcomen Primary School in Redcar, April 2024.

British Planetary Science Conference 2024, Leicester, UK: Oral Presentation on Fluvial and Lacustrine Processes on Mars, and their relevance to exploring Mars' habitability.