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Mahesh Anand

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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University

I am a Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration in the School of Physical Sciences at The Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. My current research interests are in understanding past and present physical and chemical processes on Earth, Mars and the Moon. To achieve this goal, I use a range of modern analytical techniques and state-of-the-art instrumentation. Collaboration with a number of colleagues from inside as well as outside the UK defines the depth and breadth of the multi-disciplinary nature of our research projects.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, Open University
  • 2014–2019
    Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration, Open University
  • 2010–2014
    Lecturer in Planetary and Space Sciences, Open University
  • 2005–2010
    RCUK Academic Fellow, Open University
  • 2004–2005
    Post Doctoral Researcher, Natural History Museum, London
  • 2001–2004
    Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Tennessee

Education

  • 2001 
    University of Cambridge, PhD in Earth Sciences

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Unravelling the history of volatiles in the Moon using melt inclusions and nominally anhydrous minerals
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • 2017
    History and Evolution of Volatiles in the Moon
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • 2014
    The origin and evolution of water and other associated volatiles in the lunar interior
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • 2010
    Secular evolution of water in the lunar mantle
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council

Professional Memberships

  • Vice President (G), Royal Astronomical Society