My research at the Museum will focus on several aspects related to impacts, whether it is impact cratering or giant impacts such as the Moon forming impact. Notably, several questions remain unsolved relative to the fate of material during a giant collision and resulting chemical reequilibration processes are underconstrained. Comparing simulations from the iSALE hydrocode to SPH (smoothed particles hydrodynamics) simulations to produce a benchmark may provide further understanding towards this aim.
Modelling magma ocean