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Grace Richards

Grace Richards

The Open University

Professional biography
Grace Richards is a third year PhD student at The Open University, where she works on developing systems to replicate conditions on icy moon surfaces. As part of the astrobiology department, the broader theme of her work is to investigate the habitability of Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn. Her research interests include space instrumentation, icy moons, and space weathering. She also enjoys taking part in science communication projects, outreach activities, and teaching.