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Dr Joel Davis is an Assistant Professor in Planetary Science at the Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, and a UK Space Agency Research Fellow. His research focuses on planetary surface processes, particularly Martian geological environments and arid Earth environments affected by climate change. He serves as a Participating Scientist on NASA’s Curiosity rover mission, and is part of ESA’s TGO-CaSSIS, ExoMars PanCam, and HiRISE science teams. He contributed to landing site characterization for ExoMars and Perseverance rovers.
He holds a PhD and MSci in Geology from University College London, and previously worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) at the Natural History Museum, London. His affiliations include the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London, located at the Royal School of Mines, South Kensington Campus.
Research interests emphasize Martian surface evolution, including aeolian erosion, fluvial systems, and paleoclimate reconstruction. He explores interconnections between Earth’s arid regions and Martian geology to understand climate change impacts. His recent work focuses on Gale Crater’s layered sulfate unit and Oxia Planum’s geological history for ExoMars mission planning.
Publications emphasize Martian sedimentology, hydrological systems, and mission-related geological mapping. Key contributions include high-resolution mapping of ExoMars landing sites and analysis of sedimentary environments indicating transient lakes and fluvial activity. His work integrates orbital and in-situ data to build comprehensive Martian geohistorical narratives.
