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Ms Annie Lennox

Profile summary

Professional biography

Annie is a final year PhD student in the School of Physical Sciences at the Open University, and member of the OU's Planetary Environments Research Group.

Her project primarily involves producing a 1:3M geological map of Mercury's south polar (Bach) quadrangle, H15.
In addiation, she also research lobate ejecta deposits of H15 and global occurrences of small-scale, smooth patches that may represent Mercury's youngest effusive volcanism.
 Alongside geology-focused studies, Annie is passionate about diversity and equality in science and have been researching diversity and representation in space science nomenclature. 

Annie's background is in terrestrial geology, geological mapping and metamorphic geology.
Supervisory team: Professor David Rothery (lead), Prof. Matthew Balme, Dr Susan Conway, Dr Jack Wright.

Research interests

planetary geology

Mercury

impact cratering

planetary volcanism

geological mapping

terrestrial geology

Impact and engagement

Equality and Diversity

Nature World View: https://rdcu.be/dXZe5

OU Press:
https://www.open.ac.uk/scotland/news/phd-researcher-names-crater-after-scottish-poet
https://ounews.co/science-mct/ou-academic-says-male-biased-culture-of-naming-planetary-features-after-men-has-to-change/

Open Societal Challenges: https://societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/challenges/tackling-inequalities-in-space-science-nomenclature/340

LPI Planetary News: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary_news/2022/10/18/open-letter-to-the-iau-issues-of-power-and-its-influence-on-naming-conventions-for-planetary-features/#gsc.tab=0

Outreach

Allusionist Podcast episode 190: Craters: https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/craters

Planets and Moons webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAxDPscxXI

OUGS Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0J-96QJ4MA&list=PL14scIVbU4RZrx0-o4n-meuD9zR1hNiLf

British Science Week Lecture: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geological-mapping-of-mercury-and-naming-features-across-the-solar-system-tickets-846862076267?aff=oddtdtcreator

International Women and Girls in Science Day at the OU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IOG-aRVoI0

OU Press on Mercury Flybys: 
https://ounews.co/science-mct/bepicolombos-most-astounding-images-yet-highlight-fourth-mercury-flyby/
https://ounews.co/around-ou/ou-scientist-hails-space-probes-first-close-up-pictures-of-mercury/

Publications

Change is needed to diversify space science — and it starts with a name (2024-01)
Lennox, A. R.
Nature Astronomy, 8(4)

Geology of the Neruda quadrangle (H13), Mercury (2023-09-14)
Man, Benjamin; Rothery, David A.; Balme, Matthew R.; Conway, Susan J.; Wright, Jack; Pegg, David L.; Lennox, Annie R. and Buoninfante, Salvatore
Journal of Maps, 19, Article 2256353(1)

A review of diversity in space science nomenclature: Issues of Power (2023)
Lennox, Annie
Postgraduate Research Poster Competition, The Open University