Dr James New

Research Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley (Visiting Research Fellow)

About

Education: 2014 – 2018: Ph.D. University of Kent / Thesis Title: The Design, Construction and Hypervelocity Impact Testing of a Prototype Orbital Debris and Interplanetary Dust Detector. / 2012 – 2014: M.Sc. University of Kent / Dissertation Title: MMOD Shield Development: Numerical Simulations of Hypervelocity Impacts.

Research interests

James is an applied/experimental physicist with a focus on hypervelocity impact physics. His research concentrates on the design of spacecraft detectors - ranging from orbital debris and micrometeoroids detectors in LEO to organic analysers searching for life on Enceladus. James has previously worked on the NASA Space Debris Sensor (SDS).

Past Research Experience/Projects
2018 - present: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at UC Berkeley
James is part of the Enceladus Organic Analyser (EOA) team at SSL - a NASA funded project to develop an innovative PMA microchip-based device built for in-situ analysis of ice particles expelled from plumes in the South Pole of Enceladus. James is designing the EOA capture subsystem, which must successfully capture ice from the plumes of Enceladus without harming organics that might be hidden within the ice.

Last updated 21st January 2021