Dr Peter Grindrod

Dr Peter Grindrod

Research Leader

Department: Earth Sciences
Division: ES Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division

Summary

My research is broadly concerned with understanding the evolution of the terrestrial planets and icy moons. I use techniques from different disciplines to address the key questions in planetary science that can only be answered with a cross-disciplinary approach. By studying the key processes that affect the evolution of different planetary bodies, my research addresses the majority of the recorded history of the Solar System. My current focus is the evolution of water and habitability on Mars.

Qualifications

Degrees

  • PGCE: Higher Education, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom, 2015 - 2016
  • PhD, University College London, United Kingdom, 2002 - 2005
  • MSci, University College London, United Kingdom, 1997 - 2001

Academic

  • Honorary Professor, University of Manchester, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, UK, 2023 - ongoing
  • Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London, Earth and Planetary Sciences, United Kingdom, 2013 - 2017
  • Advanced Research Fellow, University College London, Earth Sciences, United Kingdom, 2012 - 2013
  • Research Fellow, University College London, Earth Sciences, United Kingdom, 2008 - 2012
  • Post Doctoral Research Assistant, University College London, Earth Sciences, United Kingdom, 2005 - 2008

Highlighted publications

  • Davis JM, Grindrod PM, Banham SG, Warner NH, Conway SJ, Boazman SJ, Gupta S (2021) A record of syn-tectonic sedimentation revealed by perched alluvial fan deposits in Valles Marineris, Mars. Geology 49, 1250 - 1254. doi: 10.1130/g48971.1
  • Grindrod PM, Davis JM, Conway SJ, De Haas T (2021) Active Boulder Falls in Terra Sirenum, Mars: Constraints on Timing and Causes. Geophysical Research Letters 48, doi: 10.1029/2021gl094817
  • Davis JM, Banham SG, Grindrod PM, Boazman SJ, Balme MR, Bristow CS (2020) Morphology, Development, and Sediment Dynamics of Elongating Linear Dunes on Mars. Geophysical Research Letters 47, doi: 10.1029/2020gl088456
  • Fawdon P, Gupta S, Davis JM, Warner NH, Adler JB, Balme MR, Bell JF, Grindrod PM, Sefton-Nash E (2018) The Hypanis Valles delta: The last highstand of a sea on early Mars?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 500, 225 - 241. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.07.040
  • Grindrod PM, Warner NH, Hobley DEJ, Schwartz C, Gupta S (2018) Stepped fans and facies-equivalent phyllosilicates in Coprates Catena, Mars. Icarus 307, 260 - 280. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.10.030
  • Grindrod PM, Hollingsworth J, Ayoub F, Hunt SA (2018) The Search for Active Marsquakes Using Subpixel Coregistration and Correlation: Best Practice and First Results. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 123, 1881 - 1900. doi: 10.1029/2018je005649
  • Harris JK, M. Grindrod P (2018) Hapke mixture modeling applied to VNIR spectra of mafic mineral mixtures and shergottites: Implications for quantitative analysis of satellite data. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53, 1179 - 1206. doi: 10.1111/maps.13065
  • Davis JM, Balme M, Grindrod PM, Williams RME, Gupta S (2016) Extensive Noachian fluvial systems in Arabia Terra: Implications for early Martian climate. Geology 44, 847 - 850. doi: 10.1130/g38247.1
  • Harris JK, Cousins CR, Gunn M, Grindrod PM, Barnes D, Crawford IA, Cross RE, Coates AJ (2015) Remote detection of past habitability at Mars-analogue hydrothermal alteration terrains using an ExoMars Panoramic Camera emulator. Icarus 252, 284 - 300. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.004
  • Grindrod PM, Warner NH (2014) Erosion rate and previous extent of interior layered deposits on Mars revealed by obstructed landslides. Geology 42, 795 - 798. doi: 10.1130/g35790.1
  • Magnarini G, Mitchell TM, Grindrod PM, Goren L, Schmitt HH Longitudinal ridges imparted by high-speed granular flow mechanisms in martian landslides. Nature Communications 10, doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12734-0

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