Post-Doc, School of Earth and Space Exploration
Exploration Postdoctoral Fellow
About
Briony is an Exploration Postdoctoral Fellow at Arizona State University, where she uses remote sensing supported by laboratory and field work to investigate planetary surface processes. Her current primary project is investigating the composition, spectral properties, and terrestrial field analogs of soils and sediments on Mars. The results of these studies will aid in constraining the habitability of ancient surface environments on Mars.
Other ongoing projects:
- Distribution and composition of pyroclastic deposits on Mars and the Moon
- Geologic history of the north polar region of Mars
- Laboratory spectroscopic studies of alteration and primary minerals
- Origin and composition of sand and sand dunes on Mars
Briony earned her B.S. in Physics from Oregon State University in 2005 and her Ph.D. in Astronomy and Space Sciences from Cornell University in 2010. Her thesis advisor was Prof. Jim Bell (now also at ASU). Her thesis was titled "Wind, water, and the sands of Mars", and focused on using spectral and morphologic characteristics of sediments in the northern lowlands of Mars to reveal past and ongoing interactions with liquid water.
Email: briony.horgan at asu.edu
CV: http://asu.academia.edu/BrionyHorgan/CurriculumVitae
