David_A._Rothery

David Rothery

David Rothery

Geologist at the Open University

David A. Rothery is professor of planetary geosciences at the Open University,[3][4] where he chairs a level 2 module Planetary Science and the Search for Life and a level 1 module Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis. He serves on the Open University's Senate.

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

From 1999 to 2004 he worked on the Beagle2 project led by Colin Pillinger. In 2006 he was appointed U.K. lead scientist for the MIXS (Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer) on the joint European Space Agency/JAXA mission to Mercury named BepiColombo.[5][6] He leads the European Space Agency's Mercury Surface & Composition Working Group in preparation for the BepiColombo mission,[7][8][9] which was successfully launched on 20 October 2018. He has been a guest several times on The Sky at Night, and is frequently featured or quoted in TV, radio, print and online news stories about planetary science, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis.

Education

Rothery graduated with a degree in Geology from the University of Cambridge (Churchill College) in 1978, and completed his PhD in 1982 on applications of remote sensing in the Semail Ophiolite in Oman.[1]

Publications

  • Moons: A Very Short Introduction[10]
  • Planets: A Very Short Introduction[11]
  • Planet Mercury: From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World.[12]
  • Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: A Complete Introduction[13]
  • Geology: A Complete Introduction[14]
  • Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right[15]
  • An Introduction to the Solar System[16]
  • An Introduction to Astrobiology[17]

References

  1. [1]
    Rothery, David A. (1982). The evolution of Wuqbah block and the applications of remote sensing in the Oman ophiolite. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Open University. OCLC 53575508. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.258051.
  2. [2]
    Oppenheimer, Clive (1991). Volcanology from space : applications of infrared remote sensing. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Open University. OCLC 59919963. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.293718. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2017. Free access icon
  3. [3]
    "Professor David Rothery - OU people profiles". www.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Meet the academic: Professor David Rothery - OpenLearn - Open University". www.open.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Professor David Rothery's OpenLearn Profile - OpenLearn - Open University". www.open.edu. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. [6]
    Prof David Rothery - Life on moons?
  7. [7]
    Discover Mercury video series
  8. [8]
    TEDx talk - A journey to the closest planet to the Sun
  9. [9]
    BepiColombo launch video ouLife on YouTube (19 October 2018), BepiColombo, retrieved 19 October 2018
  10. [10]
    Rothery, David A. (2015). "Moons: A Very Short Introduction". Very Short Introductions. Oxford University Press. Bibcode:2015mvsi.book.....R. doi:10.1093/actrade/9780198735274.001.0001. ISBN 9780198735274. Retrieved 1 December 2017. ISBN 9780198735274
  11. [11]
    Rothery, David A. (2010). "Planets: A Very Short Introduction". Very Short Introductions. Oxford University Press. Bibcode:2010pvsi.book.....R. doi:10.1093/actrade/9780199573509.001.0001. ISBN 9780199573509. Retrieved 1 December 2017.} ISBN 9780199573509
  12. [12]
    Planet Mercury - From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World - David A. Rothery - Springer. Springer.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-12117-8
  13. [13]
    Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: A Complete Introduction ISBN 1473601703
  14. [14]
    Rothery, David (16 February 2016). "David Rothery - Geology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself - Hodder & Stoughton". Hodder.co.uk. Mobius. ISBN 9781473601550. Retrieved 1 December 2017. ISBN 147360155X
  15. [15]
    Rothery, David A. (1999). Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512555-9. Retrieved 14 September 2018. ISBN 9780195125559
  16. [16]
    "An Introduction to the Solar System". Goodreads. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  17. [17]
    "An Introduction to Astrobiology". Goodreads. Retrieved 20 April 2023.


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