Summary
2013-present Research Officer, Imperial College
2011-2013 Research Associate, Imperial College
2001-2011 Research Associate, The Open University
2007 Professional Diploma in Management, The Open University
2006 Professional Certificate in Management, The Open University
1999 Ph.D. Hydrocarbon and carboxylic acid compositions of crude oil biodegraded in marine systems, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1995 M.Sc. Petroleum Geochemistry, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1994 B.Sc. (Hons) Geology, University of Edinburgh
Publications
Journals
Sims MJE, Sephton MA, Watson JS, et al., 2024, Biomarker evidence for the depositional environment of basinal UK Mississippian mudstones, Geological Society Special Publication, Vol:534, ISSN:0305-8719, Pages:1-24
Komies S, Sun J, Hodges C, et al., 2024, Low-cost thermal-infrared ‘THz-Torch’ spectroscopy, Ieee Access, Vol:12, ISSN:2169-3536, Pages:21868-21885
Tan J, Salter T, Watson J, et al., 2023, Organic biosignature degradation in hydrothermal and serpentinizing environments: Implications for life detection on Icy Moons and Mars, Astrobiology, Vol:10, ISSN:1531-1074, Pages:1045-1055
Sephton MA, Tan JSW, Watson JS, et al., 2023, Organic geochemistry of in situ thermal-based analyses on Mars: the importance and influence of minerals, Journal of the Geological Society, Vol:180, ISSN:0016-7649, Pages:1-10
Salter TL, Watson JS, Sephton MA, 2023, Effects of minerals (phyllosilicates and iron oxides) on the responses of aliphatic hydrocarbon containing kerogens (Type I and Type II) to analytical pyrolysis, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Vol:170, ISSN:0165-2370, Pages:1-8