Mark Boyd is a PhD candidate at the Department of Earth Science and Engineering (ESE) at Imperial. He studies tiny, spherical dust grains found in space and on Earth. These ‘microspherules’ hold clues to help us better understand ancient environments and climates.
In this ESE blog post, Mark tells us more about what inspired him to pursue his PhD and shares his hopes for the potential of his research.
Describe your PhD project in a tweet:
I study the tiny to understand the huge – micro-sized, spherical dust grains (including extra-terrestrial material called micrometeorites) that hold clues about planetary and environmental processes.