Doctoral AbstractThesis
[working title] Investigation of the surface, mantle and volution of Venus using experimental techniques and thermal modelling
- Supervisor
- Prof. Stephan Klemme, PhD
- Doctoral Subject
- Mineralogie
- Targeted Doctoral Degree
- Dr. rer. nat.
- Awarded by
- Department 14 – Geosciences
The focus of my Phd is to further our understanding of Venus petrology and to provide a basis of interpretation in advance of new Venus space missions, such as EnVision (ESA) and VERITAS (NASA). My project covers three areas of interest including the composition of the mantle, surface alteration processes and interpretation of surface data, and alteration of crustal material during subduction-like processes. To investigate these areas, I am completing thermodynamic modelling, high temperature gas mixing experiments, and high pressure and temperature experiments in a Piston-cylinder apparatus. I analyse these experiments with a combination of Raman and Infrared spectroscopy, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, high temperature Emissivity measurements, and Electron Probe Microanalysis.
Academic Education
- Doctoral Programme (Dr. rer. nat.) Mineralogie, Universität Münster
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), Monash University
Publications
Research Article (Journal)
- Jennings, LA, Klemme, S, Collinet, M, Maia, J, Herrera, C, and Plesa, A. . “The mantle composition of Venus: an investigation using thermodynamic modelling.” Icarus 450: 116986–116986. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2026.116986.
Posters
- Jennings, L., Klemme, S., Collinet, M., Pleasa, A.C., Herrera, C., and Maia, J. . “Refining the mantle composition of Venus: an investigation using thermodynamic modelling.” contributed to the 19th International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (EMPG-XIX), Orléans.
- Jennings, L., Adeli, S., Plesa, A.-C., Klemme, S., Morlok, A., Reitze, M.P., and and Weber, I. . “Synthesis of natural basaltic glass discs to be used as terrestrial planet analogues.” contributed to the Bepicolombo Mercury Lab Workshop, Berlin.