David Rothery Explained
David A. Rothery is professor of planetary geosciences at the Open University,[2] [3] 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.
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.[4] [5] He leads the European Space Agency's Mercury Surface & Composition Working Group in preparation for the BepiColombo mission,[6] [7] 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.[8]
Publications
- Moons: A Very Short Introduction[9]
- Planets: A Very Short Introduction[10]
- Planet Mercury: From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World.[11]
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: A Complete Introduction[12]
- Geology: A Complete Introduction[13]
- Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right[14]
- An Introduction to the Solar System[15]
- An Introduction to Astrobiology[16]
Notes and References
- Volcanology from space : applications of infrared remote sensing. PhD. 59919963. Open University. 27 August 2017. Clive. Oppenheimer. 1991. . jisc.ac.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724154201/https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/27121346?style=html. 24 July 2018. dead.
- Web site: Professor David Rothery - OU people profiles. www.open.ac.uk. 1 December 2017.
- Web site: Meet the academic: Professor David Rothery - OpenLearn - Open University. www.open.edu. 1 December 2017.
- Web site: Professor David Rothery's OpenLearn Profile - OpenLearn - Open University. www.open.edu. 1 December 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifIqxLIJnAQ Prof David Rothery - Life on moons?
- http://www.open.edu/openlearn/discovermercury Discover Mercury video series
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZlPP0UphI0 TEDx talk - A journey to the closest planet to the Sun
- PhD. Open University. The evolution of Wuqbah block and the applications of remote sensing in the Oman ophiolite. David A.. Rothery. 1982. . jisc.ac.uk. 53575508.
- Web site: Moons: A Very Short Introduction. David A.. Rothery. Very Short Introductions . 2015. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. 10.1093/actrade/9780198735274.001.0001 . 9780198735274. 2015mvsi.book.....R.
- Web site: Planets: A Very Short Introduction. David A.. Rothery. Very Short Introductions . 2010. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. 10.1093/actrade/9780199573509.001.0001 . 9780199573509. 2010pvsi.book.....R. }
- Book: Planet Mercury - From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World - David A. Rothery - Springer. Springer.com. 1 December 2017.
- Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: A Complete Introduction
- Web site: David Rothery - Geology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself - Hodder & Stoughton. Hodder.co.uk. 9781473601550 . 1 December 2017 . Rothery . David . 16 February 2016 . Mobius .
- Book: Rothery, David A.. Satellites of the Outer Planets: Worlds in Their Own Right. 1999. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-512555-9 . 14 September 2018.
- Web site: An Introduction to the Solar System . 2023-04-20 . Goodreads . en.
- Web site: An Introduction to Astrobiology . 2023-04-20 . Goodreads . en.
