Jonathan Cousins

About

Jonathan started his undergraduate integrated MPhys course at The University of Kent in 2019. He was enrolled on the Astronomy, Space Science, and Astrophysics course and was particularly interested in Space Science and research. In his fourth year, he completed a masters dissertation titled “Simulating the formation of tholins in a mixture of N2 and CH4 in high temperature planetary celestial bodies using corona discharge” under the supervision of Professor Nigel Mason. He graduated in 2023 with first class honours.

Research interests

During his fourth year Jonathan reapplied to The University of Kent to continue his career path within science. He will be working with Professor Nigel Mason on a project regarding space materials for Lunar habitats, focusing on laboratory testing of various materials within the Lunar environment. He is particularly interested in in situ materials such as lunar regolith as well as materials that can be easily transported from Earth.