Lucy Wright
PhD Research Student in Geophysics at the University of Bristol.
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About me
I am a PhD research student in Geophysics, based in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. I’m interested in remote sensing planetary atmospheres in our solar system and beyond.
I’m currently exploring the atmopshere of Saturn's largest moon Titan: the only moon in our solar system with a substanital atmosphere.
The NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission observed Saturn and its moons for 13 years (2004-2017), making 127 close fly-bys of Titan. I use infrared spectra acquired by Cassini and the NEMESIS radiative transfer and retrieval code to constrain temperature and gas distrbutions in Titan's atmosphere. This allows us to probe Titan's atmospheric dynamics.
I’m supervised by Professor Nick Teanby, and my PhD is funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
I also enjoy playing water polo.
Education
2021 - present
PhD Geophysics | University of Bristol
2020 - 2021
PGCE Science (Physics) | University of Cambridge
2016 - 2020
MPhys Physics | University of Oxford
- Masters research investigating dust devils on Mars.
- Science team member of NASA's InSight mission to Mars.
Publications
1. Wright, L., Teanby, N. A, Irwin, P. G. J., Nixon, C. A. “Forward modelling low-spectral- resolution Cassini/CIRS observations of Titan”, Exp Astron, 57, 15 (2024)
Posters and Talks
- Jun 2024 NEMESIS Meeting “Forward modelling low-spectral-resolution Cassini/CIRS observations of Titan”, Wright, L., et al. (talk)
- Jun 2024 BPSC “Seasonal variation of Titan’s stratospheric tilt”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
- Oct 2023 DPS-EPSC “Seasonal Evolution of Titan’s Stratospheric Composition as a Probe of Atmospheric Dynamics at the Equator”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
- Jul 2023 Bristol Earth Sciences Enhancing Research Culture “What’s going on at Titan’s equator?”, Wright, L., et al. (talk)
- Jun 2023 Titan Through Time (TTT) VI “A HCN Gradient at Titan’s Stratospheric Equator”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
- Mar 2023 PLANET-ESLAB “Evolution of Titan’s Stratospheric HCN in High Spatial Resolution”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
- Sept 2022 EPSC “Stratospheric HCN and Evolution of a Mixing Barrier in Titan’s Equatorial Region from Low-Resolution Cassini/CIRS Spectra”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
- Jun 2022 BPSC “High-Resolution Observations of Titan’s Equatorial Dynamics using Cassini CIRS Spectra”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
- Mar 2020 LPSC “Exploring the Miss-Distance as a Possible Cause of Non-Simultaneity in Pressure and Seismic Signals of Martian Dust Devils”, Wright, L., et al. (poster)
Professional Awards
- 2023 Winner of the Outstanding Poster Contest (Outer Solar System and Comets), DPS-EPSC, San Antonio, Texas
- 2023 Best Talk, Bristol Earth Sciences Enhancing Research Culture
- 2022 Winner of the Outstanding Poster Contest (Outer Solar Systems), EPSC, Granada, Spain
CV
See my full CV here.
