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Mr Lewis Sym

Profile summary

  • Research Student
  • Research Student
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • lewis.sym

Professional biography

2023 - (ongoing): Open University, PhD Astrobiology
2021 - 2022: University of Glasgow, MScR Geology
2017 - 2021: University of Glasgow, BSc (Hons) Chemistry

My PhD project title is "Hydrogen Availability in the Europan Subsurface", where I will investigate the production of hydrogen via water-rock reactions at Europa's seafloor. This will then be used to evaluate the chemical energy available to life in Europa's ocean, probing its habitability.

Research interests

  • Planetary Science
  • Space Exploration
  • Astrobiology
  • Europa
  • Mars