Summary
Dr Philippa Mason is an Earth and planetary geologist who specialises in using satellite imagery to study rocks, minerals, geological structures and tectonics, on Earth and other planets. Her teaching and research at Imperial College London involves the translation of terrestrial techniques in Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and imaging spectroscopy to assist in the understanding of geological features and processes on other Earth-like planets, such as Venus and Mars.
She is a Science Study Team member of newly selected ESA M5 planetary mission, EnVision, which will be heading to EnVision spacecraft in 2031 (or 2032), aimed at a better understanding the geology and climate of Venus, our neighbouring planet, helping determine whether it was once habitable – and why Earth became the only known planet that can sustain life.
Publications
Journals
Mider G, O'Connor W, Lawrence J, et al., 2021, An investigation into ground movement on the Ventnor landslide complex, UK using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, Remote Sensing, Vol:13, ISSN:2072-4292, Pages:1-20
Kumar Joshi S, Gupta S, Sinha R, et al., 2021, Strongly heterogeneous patterns of groundwater depletion in Northwestern India, Journal of Hydrology, Vol:598, ISSN:0022-1694, Pages:1-17
Edgar J, Ghail R, Lawrence J, et al., 2021, The impact of facies variability within the Harwich Formation on ground engineering in the London area, UK, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, ISSN:1470-9236
Mider G, Lawrence J, Mason P, et al., 2020, Monitoring Littoral Platform Downwearing using Differential SAR Interferometry, Remote Sensing, Vol:12, ISSN:2072-4292
Scoular J, Ghail R, Lawrence J, et al., 2020, Retrospective InSAR analysis of East London during the construction of the Lee Tunnel, Remote Sensing, Vol:12, ISSN:2072-4292, Pages:1-19