Dr Geraint Morgan

Professional biography

Dr Geraint (Taff) Morgan FRSC FRSA FRAS spent the first half of his career working for Profs Colin Pillinger FRS and Ian Wright, conceiving, designing, building and validating instruments for the Rosetta and Beagle2 space missions and working on the development of a stable isotope instrument to constrain the global budget of terrestrial atmospheric methane. Since successfully analysing a comet, he has led the space technology translation agenda at the OU. His research teams have successfully developed a wide range of bespoke, high impact, sector disruptive solutions to terrestrial challenges, including developing the award-winning air quality monitoring system for use on all future UK submarines (creating over a dozen jobs in a UK SME in the process, securing them a multimillion pound contract and a pipeline of work for a couple of decades) and instruments for the world’s largest flavours and fragrance company. His transition to a more commercially focussed research agenda started when he was appointed the OU's first London Technology Network Business Fellow in 2007. This agenda has grown ever since, including a 5 year tenure as the Knowledge Exchange Lead for SPS and being the B9 Physics Impact Lead (including providing two of the four B9 Impact Case Studies) for REF 2021.

Funding from a series of academia-industry programmes, has allowed him to work with end-users to develop novel VOC sniffing solutions (mainly GC-MS and GCxGC-MS and now SIFT-MS) for a diverse range of commercial partners, from SMEs to global multi-nationals. This has included being the lead supervisor on 5 commercially sponsored PhD Studentships (Yorkshire Water Solutions Ltd, TrichoTech Ltd, Anatune Ltd, Owlstone Ltd, Anthias Consulting Ltd) out of total of 10 PhD students he has supervised to completion. His laboratory hosts the highly successful gas chromatography- mass spectrometry training courses, with Anthias

Amongst others, his commercial projects have characterised the volatile profiles of bed bugs, avocados, chicken sheds, bagged salads, car interiors, and even urine samples. In partnership with LECO Instruments Inc (UK), and domain experts, his research team have established a leading capability for the analyses of distilled spirits, especially Scotch Whisky using comprehensive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCxGC-MS) – though he is also working with the growing number of English, Welsh, Irish, US and even Chinese distillers to help protect the sector from fakes and to improve processes and ultimately create new products. The ability to resolve, identify and quantify the components of highly complex samples in a timely manner is also proving valuable in other sectors, particularly food and drink.

He is the founder and director of four companies (Applied Science & Technology Solutions Ltd, Oxford MicroMedical Ltd, Insect Research Systems Ltd, B&M Solutions Ltd). Two of which (OMM and IRS) are alumni of the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC - Harwell). He is a named inventor on two live patents (one owned by the OU and the other owned by one of his companies), both patents are the subject of late-stage commercial licensing /sales negotiations. Over the last couple of years he has significantly grown the portfolio of consultancy and lab service contracts with commercial customers on top of larger commercial research projects. As joint PI for an OU/Wolfson Foundation proposal he was able secure the purchase of the first Syft TRACER (SIFT-MS) in the World, which will significantly extend the range of analytical compunds that can be characterised.

He is still active in Space research, having been a co- author of a 2022 Science article, that analysed the volatile components of the UK Winchcombe meteorite, using a SIFT-MS - he is also a Joint PI for the JOCELYN instrument on the proposed ESA M7 CALICO Mission, to CERES in 2037. He is also an Associate Director and Commercialisation Lead of the highly successful AstrobiologyOU Research Group, which explores the adaptation of microbes under extreme environmental conditions.

Research interests

Application of Comprehensive Gas Chromatography (GCxGC) to a range of analytical challenges
Development of analytical assays and instrumentation solutions bespoke to customer challenges
Strategic initiatives for space technology transfer to other sectors especially healthcare

Impact and engagement

International Advisory Board for the Micro and Nanotechnology Facility at RMIT University Melbourne
The Open University representative on the Oxford AHSN Partnership Board
The Open University representative on the Oxford AHSN R&D Oversight Committee

External collaborations

PhD Studentship Sponsors

Adnan Zulfiqar, Anatune Ltd (Viva defended)

Dr Andrew Morris, Owlstone Ltd,

Dr Bill Guthery, TrichoTech Ltd ,

Dr Imran Janmohammed, Yorkshire Water Services Ltd

Diane Turner, Anthias Consulting, Ltd (ongoing part-time PhD)

Research groups

Name	Type	Parent Unit
Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)	Centre	Faculty of Science

Externally funded projects

[E3] - Astrobiology at The Open University

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Co-investigator	01 Aug 2019	31 Mar 2023	Research England
Astrobiology is an emerging scientific field and is driven by the question ‘are we alone in the Universe?’ With an increasing number of life-detection/habitability missions, astrobiology is at the core of nations’ space strategies. The Open University Astrobiology Unit focuses on understanding how, and where, life might be found, by combining field work, laboratory simulations and mission data. Building on this expertise, Unit members are involved in key astrobiology-related missions and in developing planetary protection regulations. E3 funding will build capacity in line with future missions by furthering our understanding of extraterrestrial environments and potential life, through developing facilities to simulate these environments and investigating analogue sites. This is aimed at understanding if, and where, life may be found beyond the Earth. The Unit will develop its expertise to meet the new challenges that arise as the private sector and smaller nations develop exploration capacity. This includes supporting the sector to meet, and define, planetary protection requirements and to address space governance, for example, ensuring environmental sustainability of missions. The Unit will develop relevant education material for the expanding space sector, and it will work to ensure knowledge and expertise in astrobiology is used in a just and equitable manner. Sustainability of the Unit will be underpinned by commercial services, external funding, and University investment. The Unit will support the growth of astrobiology networks of industry, higher educational institutes and policymakers, and early career researchers, to ensure that the UK is globally recognised and influential within the field.

STFC IAA 2018

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Lead	01 Jun 2018	31 May 2019	STFC Science & Technology Facilities Council
The funding from the STFC IAA is being used to strategically focus on translating our space research, developing new opportunities and providing support to foster entrepreneurialism among our researchers and academics. The funding of £100k is being accessed via an internal competition.

The Valve : A Solution for Satellite Propulsion (HTP)

Role	Start date	End date	Funding source
Co-investigator	01 Jul 2015	30 Jun 2016	Innovate UK
Recent discussions with the Satellite Propulsion Group at SSTL Ltd have resulted in them rating the development, qualification and implemention of the OU's patented proportional valve as being their strategic R&D priority for 2015. Simon Sheridan is the lead inventor the patent (The Valve) along with Martin Jarvis and Geraint Morgan. Oli Lane from SSTL will lead a bid to Innovate UK that will use the OU as their academic project partners to translate the exisiting know-how to SSTL. A second commercial company (tank manufacturer) may also form part of the application (tbc). A commercial Licensing Deal between the OU and SSTL will be a pre-requisite for the work to go ahead. Meetings are scheduled with Malcolm Stokes and iain Gilmour to further this agenda. With SSTL being a subsidiary of Airbus - derivatives of the OU valves have the potential to be utlised as part of the propulsion systems on future small and large (including geostationary) satellites. SSTL would provide the route to market and would conduct the necessary space qualification. Budget available to the OU is likely to be 80% of £80k (tbc)

Publications

Journal articles

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in terrestrial extreme environments: implications for life detection beyond Earth (2024-10)
Batty, C A; Pearson, Victoria; Olsson-Francis, Karen and Morgan, Geraint
Natural Product Reports ((Early access))

The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system (2022)
King, Ashley J.; Daly, Luke; Rowe, James; Joy, Katherine H.; Greenwood, Richard C.; Devillepoix, Hadrien A. R.; Suttle, Martin D.; Chan, Queenie H. S.; Russell, Sara S.; Bates, Helena C.; Bryson, James F. J.; Clay, Patricia L.; Vida, Denis; Lee, Martin R.; O’Brien, Áine; Hallis, Lydia J.; Stephen, Natasha R.; Tartèse, Romain; Sansom, Eleanor K.; Towner, Martin C.; Cupak, Martin; Shober, Patrick M.; Bland, Phil A.; Findlay, Ross; Franchi, Ian A.; Verchovsky, Alexander B.; Abernethy, Feargus A. J.; Grady, Monica M.; Floyd, Cameron J.; Van Ginneken, Matthias; Bridges, John; Hicks, Leon J.; Jones, Rhian H.; Mitchell, Jennifer T.; Genge, Matthew J.; Jenkins, Laura; Martin, Pierre-Etienne; Sephton, Mark A.; Watson, Jonathan S.; Salge, Tobias; Shirley, Katherine A.; Curtis, Rowan J.; Warren, Tristram J.; Bowles, Neil E.; Stuart, Finlay M.; Di Nicola, Luigia; Györe, Domokos; Boyce, Adrian J.; Shaw, Kathryn M. M.; Elliott, Tim; Steele, Robert C. J.; Povinec, Pavel; Laubenstein, Matthias; Sanderson, David; Cresswell, Alan; Jull, Anthony J. T.; Sýkora, Ivan; Sridhar, Sanjana; Harrison, Richard J.; Willcocks, Francesca M.; Harrison, Catherine S.; Hallatt, Daniel; Wozniakiewicz, Penny J.; Burchell, Mark J.; Alesbrook, Luke S.; Dignam, Aishling; Almeida, Natasha V.; Smith, Caroline L.; Clark, Brett; Humphreys-Williams, Emma R.; Schofield, Paul F.; Cornwell, Luke T.; Spathis, Vassilia; Morgan, Geraint H.; Perkins, Mark J.; Kacerek, Richard; Campbell-Burns, Peter; Colas, Francois; Zanda, Brigitte; Vernazza, Pierre; Bouley, Sylvain; Jeanne, Simon; Hankey, Mike; Collins, Gareth S.; Young, John S.; Shaw, Clive; Horak, Jana; Jones, Dave; James, Nick; Bosley, Steve; Shuttleworth, Alan; Dickinson, Paul; McMullan, Ian; Robson, Derek; Smedley, Andrew R. D.; Stanley, Ben; Bassom, Richard; McIntyre, Mark; Suttle, Adam A.; Fleet, Richard; Bastiaens, Luc; Ihász, Míra B.; McMullan, Sarah; Boazman, Sarah J.; Dickeson, Zach I.; Grindrod, Peter M.; Pickersgill, Annemarie E.; Weir, Colin J.; Suttle, Fiona M.; Farrelly, Sarah; Spencer, Ieun; Naqvi, Sheeraz; Mayne, Ben; Skilton, Dan; Kirk, Dan; Mounsey, Ann; Mounsey, Sally E.; Mounsey, Sarah; Godfrey, Pamela; Bond, Lachlan; Bond, Victoria; Wilcock, Cathryn; Wilcock, Hannah and Wilcock, Rob
Science Advances, 8, Article eabq392(46)

A Comparison of β-Carotene, Phytoene and Amino Acids Production in Dunaliella salina DF 15 (CCAP 19/41) and Dunaliella salina CCAP 19/30 Using Different Light Wavelengths (2021-11)
Sui, Yixing; Mazzucchi, Laura; Acharya, Parag; Xu, Yanan; Morgan, Geraint and Harvey, Patricia J.
Foods, 10, Article 2824(11)

Application of comprehensive 2D chromatography in the anti-doping field: Sample identification and quantification. (2021-07-15)
Hand, Rachel A.; Bassindale, Thomas; Turner, Nicholas and Morgan, Geraint
Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 1178, Article 122584

A quantitative evolved gas analysis for extra-terrestrial samples (2020-02)
Verchovsky, A. B.; Anand, M.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S. and Morgan, G. H.
Planetary and Space Science, 181, Article 104830

Application of molecularly imprinted polymers in the anti-doping field: sample purification and compound analysis (2020)
Hand, Rachel A.; Piletska, Elena; Bassindale, Thomas; Morgan, Geraint and Turner, Nicholas
The Analyst, 145(14) (pp. 4716-4736)

On the attempts to measure water (and other volatiles) directly at the surface of a comet (2017-05-28)
Wright, I. P.; Sheridan, S.; Morgan, G. H.; Barber, S. J. and Morse, A. D.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375, Article 20150385(2094)

Monoterpene emission from young Scots pine may be influenced by nutrient availability (2016-11-01)
Materić, D.; Blenkhorn, D.; Gonzalez-Mendes, R.; Bruhn, D.; Turner, C.; Morgan, G.; Mason, N. and Gauci, V.
Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 14(4) (pp. 667-681)

Evaluation of gas chromatography mass spectrometry and pattern recognition for the identification of bladder cancer from urine headspace (2016-05-28)
Cauchi, M; Weber, C. M.; Bolt, B. J.; Spratt, P. B.; Bessant, C.; Turner, D. C.; Willis, C. M.; Britton, L. E.; Turner, C. and Morgan, G.
Analytical Methods, 8(20) (pp. 4037-4046)

Ptolemy operations at the surface of a comet, from planning to reality (2016)
Morse, A. D.; Andrews, D. J.; Morgan, G. H.; Sheridan, S.; Barber, S. J. and Wright, I. P.
Acta Astronautica, 125 (pp. 196-211)

Subsurface characterization of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's Abydos site (2016)
Brugger, B.; Mousis, O.; Morse, A.; Marboeuf, U.; Jorda, L.; Guilbert-Lepoutre, A.; Andrews, D.; Barber, S. J.; Lamy, P.; Luspay-Kuti, A.; Mandt, K.; Morgan, G.; Sheridan, S.; Vernazza, P. and Wright, I. P.
The Astrophysical Journal, 822(2) (p 98)

Methods in Plant Foliar Volatile Organic Compounds Research (2015-12-15)
Materić, Dušan; Bruhn, Dan; Turner, Claire; Morgan, Geraint; Mason, Nigel and Gauci, Vincent
Applications in Plant Sciences, 3, Article 1500044(12)

Low CO/CO₂ ratios of comet 67P measured at the Abydos landing site by the Ptolemy mass spectrometer (2015-11-30)
Morse, A.; Mouisi, O.; Sheridan, S.; Morgan, G.; Andrews, D.; Barber, S. and Wright, I.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 583, Article A42

CHO-bearing organic compounds at the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko revealed by Ptolemy (2015-07-31)
Wright, I. P.; Sheridan, S.; Barber, S. J.; Morgan, G. H.; Andrews, D. J. and Morse, A. D.
Science, 349, Article aab0673(6247)

Development of sample clean up methods for the analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis methyl mycocerosate biomarkers in sputum extracts by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (2015-04-01)
Nicoarǎ, Simona C.; Turner, Nicholas W.; Minnikin, David E.; Lee, Oona Y.-C.; O'Sullivan, Denise M.; McNerney, Ruth; Mutetwa, Reggie; Corbett, Liz E. and Morgan, Geraint
Journal of Chromatography B, 986-987 (pp. 135-142)

Detection of multiple steroidal compounds in synthetic urine using comprehensive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC×GC-MS) combined with a molecularly imprinted polymer clean-up protocol (2014-10-07)
Zulfiqar, Adnan; Morgan, Geraint and Turner, Nicholas W.
Analyst, 139(19) (p 4955)

Development and optimization of a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the analysis of thermochemolytic degradation products of phthiocerol dimycocerosate waxes found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2013-11-15)
Nicoara, Simona C.; Minnikin, David E.; Lee, Oona C. Y.; O'Sullivan, Denise M.; McNerney, Ruth; Pillinger, Colin T.; Wright, Ian P. and Morgan, Geraint H.
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 27(21) (pp. 2374-2382)

WatSen: design and testing of a prototype mid-IR spectrometer and microscope package for Marsexploration (2013-08)
Wolters, S. D.; Hagene, J. K.; Sund, A. T.; Bohman, A.; Guthery, W.; Sund, B. T.; Hagermann, A.; Tomkinson, T.; Romstedt, J.; Morgan, G. H. and Grady, M. M.
Experimental Astronomy, 36(1-2) (pp. 175-193)

Ptolemy operations and results during the Lutetia flyby (2012-09-16)
Andrews, D. J.; Morse, A. D.; Barber, S. J.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Sheridan, S.; Zarnecki, J. C.; Pillinger, C. T. and Wright, I. P.
Planetary And Space Science, 66 (pp. 179-186)

A carbon nano tube electron impact ionisation source for low-power, compact spacecraft mass spectrometers (2012-04-15)
Sheridan, Simon; Bardwell, Max; Morse, Andrew and Morgan, Geraint
Advances in Space Research, 49(8) (1245 -1252)

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of methyl mycocerosates released by thermochemolysis (2012-03-05)
O'Sullivan, Denise M.; Nicoara, Simona C.; Mutetwa, Reggie; Mungofa, Stanley; Lee, Oona Y-C.; Minnikin, David E.; Bardwell, Max W.; Corbett, Elizabeth L.; McNerney, Ruth and Morgan, Geraint H.
PLoS ONE, 7, Article e32836(3)

A matter of taste.... flavour profiling by GCxGC-qMS/FID (2012-03)
Turner, Diane; Morgan, G. H. and White, Bryan
Chromatography Today, 5(1) (pp. 40-43)

Qualitative drug analysis of hair extracts by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (2010-06-25)
Guthery, Bill; Bassindale, Tom; Bassindale, Alan; Pillinger, Colin T. and Morgan, Geraint H.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1217(26) (pp. 4402-4410)

Determining the levels of volatile organic pollutants in urban air using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method (2009-06)
Nicoara, Simona; Tonidandel, Loris; Traldi, Pietro; Watson, Jonathan; Morgan, Geraint and Popa, Ovidiu
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2009, Article 148527(148527)

The detection of various opiates and benzodiazepines by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (2009)
Guthery, Bill; Bassindale, Alan; Pillinger, Colin T. and Morgan, Geraint H.
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 23(3) (pp. 340-348)

Laboratory optimization of the Helium Carrier Gas Flow System of MODULUS Ptolemy (2009)
Andrews, Dan; Morse, Andrew; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Pillinger, Colin; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Zarnecki, John
Aerotecnica, Missili e Spazio, 88(4) (pp. 139-144)

Ptolemy – an Instrument to Measure Stable Isotopic Ratios of Key Volatiles on a Cometary Nucleus (2007-02)
Wright, I.P.; Barber, S.J.; Morgan, G.H.; Morse, A.D.; Sheridan, S.; Andrews, D.J.; Yau, D.; Evans, S.T.; Leese, M.R.; Zarnecki, J.C.; Kent, B.J.; Waltham, N.R.; Whalley, M.S.; Heys, S.; Drummond, D.L.; Edeson, R.L.; Sawyer, E.C.; Turner, R.F. and Pillinger, C.T.
Space Science Reviews, 128(1-4) (pp. 363-381)

Ion trap mass spectrometry on a comet nucleus: the Ptolemy instrument and the Rosetta space mission (2006-12-12)
Todd, John F.J.; Barber, Simeon J.; Wright, Ian P.; Morgan, Geraint H.; Morse, Andrew D.; Sheridan, Simon; Leese, Mark R.; Maynard, Jon; Evans, Suzanne T.; Pillinger, Colin T.; Drummond, Duncan L.; Heys, Samantha C.; Huq, Ejaz; Kent, Barry J.; Sawyer, Eric C.; Whalley, Martin S. and Waltham, Nicholas R.
Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 42(1) (pp. 1-10)

A very public fireball (2004-12)
Bridges, J.C.; Schwanethal, J. P.; Paton, M.D.; Pearson, V.K.; Greenwood, R.C.; Watson, J.S. and Morgan, G.H.
Astronomy & Geophysics, 45(6) (pp. 6.25-6.26)

Book chapters

Ptolemy - a GCMS to measure the chemical and stable isotopic composition of a comet (2009)
Morse, Andrew; Morgan, Geraint; Andrews, Dan; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Pillinger, Colin
In: Schulz, Rita and Boehnhardt, Hermann eds. Rosetta ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System (pp. 669-718)
Publisher : Springer | Published : Berlin/Heidleberg

Parameters affecting haloacetic acid and trihalomethane concentrations in treated UK drinking waters (2008)
Bougeard, Cynthia M.M.; Janmohamed, Imran H.S.; Goslan, Emma H.; Jefferson, Bruce; Watson, Jonathan S.; Morgan, Geraint H. and Parsons, Simon A.
In: Karenfil, Tanju; Krasner, Stuart W.; Westerhoff, Paul and Xie, Yuefeng eds. Disinfection By-Products in drinking Water: Occurrence, Formation, Health Effects, and Control. ACS Symposium Series (995) (pp. 95-108)
ISBN : 978-0-8412-6950-7 | Publisher : American Chemical Society

Conference items

Development of Enceladus ice analogues for in situ analysis (2021)
Richards, Grace; Pearson, Victoria; Patel, Manish; Morgan, Geraint and Sheridan, Simon
In : European Planetary Science Congress 2021 (13-24 Sep 2021, Online)

Apollo Virtual Microscope Collection: Lunar Minaeralogy and Petrology of Apollo Rocks (2019)
Gibson, E. K.; Tindle, A. G.; Schwenzer, S. P.; Kelley, S. P.; Anand, M.; Morgan, G. H. and Pillinger, J. M.
In : 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (18-22 Mar 2019, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA)

The Apollo Virtual Microscope Collection: Lunar Mineralogy and Petrology of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 Rocks (2018)
Gibson, E. K.; Tindle, A. G.; Schwenzer, S. P.; Kelley, S. P.; Morgan, G. H.; Anand, M. and Pillinger, J. M.
In : 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (19-23 Mar 2018, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA)

Low Cost Proportional Valves for Electric Propulsion using Piezoelectric Actuators (2018)
Senior, P.; Shaw, P.; Potterton, T.; Gibbon, D.; Sheridan, S.; Morgan, G.; Murray, K. and Baker, A.
In : Space Propulsion 2018 (14-18 May 2018, Seville, Spain)

ProSPA: Analysis of Lunar Polar Volatiles and ISRU Demonstration on the Moon (2018)
Barber, S. J.; Wright, I. P.; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Dewar, K. R.; Hodges, M.; Landsberg, P.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Morse, A. D.; Mortimer, J.; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, I.; Sheridan, S.; Verchovsky, A.; Goesmann, F.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, A.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J. A.; Gibson, E. K.; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R.; Houdou, B.; Sefton-Nash, E. and Trautner, R.
In : 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 (19-23 Mar 2018, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas, USA)

ProSPA: An instrument for lunar polar volatiles prospecting and in situ resource utilization proof of concept (2018)
Barber, S. J.; Wright, Ian; Abernethy, Feargus; Anand, Mahesh; Dewar, Kevin; Hodges, Martyna; Landsberg, Peter; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Morse, Andrew; Mortimer, James; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, Iain; Sheridan, Simon; Verchovsky, Sasha; Goesmann, F.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, R.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J.; Gibson, Everett; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R.; Houdou, B.; Sefton-Nash, E. and Trautner, R.
In : European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2018 (13-16 May 2018, Toulouse, France)

PROSPECTing for Lunar Polar Volatiles: the ProSPA Miniature In-situ Science Laboratory (2017-05-02)
Barber, S. J.; Smith, Phillipa; Wright, Ian; Abernethy, Feargus; Anand, Mahesh; Dewar, Kevin; Hodges, Martyna; Landsberg, Peter; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Morse, Andrew; Mortimer, James; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, Iain; Sheridan, Simon; Verchovsky, Sasha; Goesmann, F.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, A.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J.; Gibson, Everett; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R. and Houdou, B.
In : European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2017 (2-3 May 2017, Munster, Germany)

ProSPA: the Science Laboratory for the Processing and Analysis of Lunar Polar Volatiles within PROSPECT (2017-03-20)
Barber, S. J.; Smith, P. H.; Wright, I. P.; Abernethy, F.; Anand, M.; Dewar, K. R.; Hodges, M.; Landsberg, P.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Morse, A. D.; Mortimer, J.; Sargeant, Hannah; Sheard, I.; Sheridan, S.; Verchovsky, A.; Goesmann, S.; Howe, C.; Morse, T.; Lillywhite, N.; Quinn, A.; Missaglia, N.; Pedrali, M.; Reiss, P.; Rizzi, F.; Rusconi, A.; Savoia, M.; Zamboni, A.; Merrifield, J. A.; Gibson Jr., E. K.; Carpenter, J.; Fisackerly, R. and Houdou, B.
In : 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (20-24 Mar 2017, The Woodlands, Houston, Texas)

ProSPA: The Chemical Laboratory for In-Situ Assessment of Lunar Volatile Resources within Esa’s Prospect Package (2016)
Barber, S. J.; Carpenter, J.; Rizzi, F.; Wright, Ian P.; Abernethy, Feargus; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Morse, Andrew; Sheridan, Simon; Verchovsky, Sasha; Gibson, Everett; Howe, Chris; Reiss, Philipp; Goesmann, Fred; Bianucci, G.; Cleaver, S.; Fisackerly, R. and Houdou, B.
In : European Lunar Symposium (ELS) 2016 (18-19 May 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Characterization of the Subsurface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's Abydos Site (2015-09-29)
Brugger, B.; Mousis, O.; Morse, A.; Marboeuf, U.; Jorda, L.; Andrews, D.; Barber, S.; Guilbert-Lepoutre, A.; Lamy, P.; Luspay-Kuti, A.; Mandt, K.; Morgan, G.; Sheridan, S.; Vernazza, P. and Wright, I. P.
In : EPSC 2015 (27 Sep - 02 Oct 2015, Nantes, France)

Rosetta: The Final Furlong (2015-09)
Wright, I. P.; Andrews, D. J.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Morgan, G. H. and Morse, A. D.
In : 77th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (MetSoc 2014) (8-13 Sep 2014, Casablanca, Morocco)

Evolution of the subsurface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s Abydos Site (2015-06-02)
Brugger, B.; Mousis, O.; Morse, A.; Marboeuf, U.; Jorda, L.; Andrews, D.; Barber, S.; Guilbert-Lepoutre, A.; Lamy, P.; Luspay-Kuti, A.; Mandt, K.; Morgan, G.; Sheridan, S.; Vernazza, P. and Wright, I. P.
In : Semaine de l'astrophysique française 2015 (2-5 Jun 2015, Toulouse)

ProsPA: A miniature chemical laboratory for in-situ assessment of lunar volatile resources (2015-05-12)
Barber, S. J.; Carpenter, James; Wright, Ian; Morse, Andrew; Sheridan, Simon; Morgan, Geraint; Gibson, Everett; Howell, Chris; Reiss, Phil; Fisackerly, Richard and Houndou, B.
In : European Lunar Science and Exploration (12-15 May 2015, Frascati, Italy)

First measurements of the surface composition of 67P using the Ptolemy mass spectrometer (2015-03-16)
Wright, I. P.; Andrews, D. J.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Morgan, G. H. and Morse, A. D.
In : 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) (16-20 Mar 2015, The Woodlands, Texas, USA)

Rosetta: evaluating the possibility of using Ptolemy for pre-landing scientific investigations (2014-03)
Wright, Ian; Andrews, Dan; Barber, Simeon; Sheridan, Simon; Morgan, Geraint and Morse, Andrew
In : 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (17-21 Mar 2014, The Woodlands, TX, USA)

The operational plans for Ptolemy during the Rosetta mission (2014)
Morse, Andrew; Andrews, Dan; Barber, Simeon; Sheridan, Simon; Morgan, Geraint and Wright, Ian
In : European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014 (27 Apr - 2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria)

L-VRAP: a Lunar Volatile Resource Analysis Package for in-situ determination of lunar polar ices (2014)
Barber, S. J.; Carpenter, J.; Anand, M.; Morgan, G. H.; Morse, A. D.; Sheridan, S. and Wright, I. P.
In : European Planetary Science Congress (7-12 Sep 2014, Cascais, Portugal)

In situ cometary cosmochemistry (2013)
Wright, I. P.; Andrews, D. J.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, S.; Morgan, G. H. and Morse, A. D.
In : 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (29 Jul - 2 Aug 2013, Edmonton, Canada)

Ptolemy: operations to date as part of the Rosetta mission and plans for the comet encounter (2012-09-24)
Andrews, D. J.; Morse, A. D.; Barber, S. J.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. P. and Pillinger, C. T.
In : European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2012 (23-28 Sep 2012, Madrid, Spain)

Rosetta - ESA's comet lander mission (2012-05-03)
Morse, Andrew; Sheridan, Simon; Andrews, Dan; Barber, Simeon; Morgan, Geraint; Wright, Ian and Pillinger, Colin
In : In-Situ Science and Instrumentation for Primitive Bodies (30 Apr - 3 May 2012, Keck Institute of Space Studies, Pasadena, CA, USA)

Ptolemy: operations at 21 Lutetia as part of the Rosetta mission and future implications (2012-03)
Andrews, Dan; Morse, Andrew; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Sheridan, Simon; Pillinger, Colin and Wright, Ian
In : 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (19-23 Mar 2012, The Woodlands, TX, US)

Ptolemy: in situ mass spectrometry during the Rosettaflyby of 21 Lutetia, and implications for future missions (2011-10-05)
Andrews, D. J.; Morse, A. D.; Barber, S. J.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. P. and Pillinger, C. T.
In : EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 (2-7 Oct 2011, Nantes, France)

A study of online and offline derivatization methods for tuberculostearic acid - a biomarker for M. Tuberculosis (2011-05-15)
Nicoara, Simona Cornelia; O’Sullivan, Denise M.; McNerney, Ruth; Corbett, Elizabeth L.; Mutetwa, Reggie; Minnikin, David; Gilmour, Mabs A. and Morgan, Geraint
In : 29th Informal Meeting on Mass Spectrometry (15-19 May 2011, Fiera di Primiero, Italy)

Ptolemy operations as part of the Rosetta mission during the targeted flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia (2011-04-07)
Andrews, Dan; Morse, Andrew; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Pillinger, Colin
In : European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011 (3-8 Apr 2011, Vienna, Austria)

Asteroidal atmospheres: a new subject area (2011)
Wright, I. P.; Barber, S. J.; Sheridan, Simon; Morgan, G. H.; Andrews, D. J.; Pillinger, C. T. and Morse, A. D.
In : 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (8-12 Aug 2011, London, UK)

Ptolemy operations as part of the Rosetta mission up to and including the targeted flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia (2010-09-21)
Andrews, Dan; Morse, Andrew; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Pillinger, Colin
In : European Planetary Science Congress 2010 (19-24 Sep 2010, Rome)

Quantification of ethyl acetate using FAIMS (2010-07-27)
Morris, A. K. R.; Rush, M.; Parris, R.; Sheridan, S.; Ringrose, T.; Wright, I. P. and Morgan, G. H.
In : Analytical Research Forum 2010 (26-28 Jul 2010, Loughborough, UK)

Isotope measurements of a comet by the Ptolemy instrument on Rosetta (2010-07-19)
Franchi, Ian; Morse, Andrew; Andrews, Dan; Sheridan, Simon; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Wright, Ian and Pillinger, Colin
In : 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (18-15 Jul 2010, Bremen, Germany,)

Ptolemy operations in anticipation of the flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia (2010)
Andrews, Dan; Morse, Andrew; Wright, Ian; Barber, Simeon; Morgan, Geraint; Sheridan, Simon; Leese, Mark; Pillinger, Colin and Zarnecki, John
In : EGU General Assembly 2010 (2-7 May 2010, Vienna, Austria)

Investigating TriHaloMethanes with respect to humidity (2009-07-28)
Morris, A. K. R.; Parris, R.; Sheridan, S.; Ringrose, T.; Wright, I. P. and Morgan, G. H.
In : The 18th Annual Conference on Ion Mobility Spectrometry (25-31 Jul 2009, Thun, Switzerland)

Down to earth (2009-07)
Morgan, Geraint
In : Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Research Forum 2009 (13-15 Jul 2009, University of Kent and Pfizer in Sandwich, Kent, UK)

A comparative study of the GC-MS response for qualitative analysis of FAMEs under direct thermal desorption in diffrent types of liners (2009-05-07)
Nicoara, Simona; Turner, Diane; Gilmour, Mabs and Morgan, Geraint
In : Proceedings of the 27th IMMS Informal Meeting on Mass Spectrometry (3-7 May 2009, Retz, Austria)

Isotope measurements of a comet by the Ptolemy instrument on Rosetta (2009-04-21)
Morse, Andrew; Andrews, Dan; Barber, Simeon; Leese, Mark; Morgan, Geraint; Pillinger, Colin; Sheridan, Simon and Wright, Ian
In : Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting (21-22 Apr 2009, Hatfield, UK)

Down to earth: a solution to a global problem? (2008-11)
Morgan, Geraint
In : UNIDIR Security in Space: The Next Generation (31 Mar - 1 Apr 2008, UNIDIR, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)

Mass spectral study of molecular cleavage pathways in some newly synthesized esters of amidothiophosphonic acids (2008-09-24)
Fenesan, Ioan; Nicoara, Simona; Culea, Monica; Hantz, Andrei; Alexandri, Alexandru and Morgan, Geraint
In : 6th Conference on Isotopic and Molecular Processes, PIM 2008 (22-24 Sep 2008, Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Detection of opiates and benzodiazepines in human serum by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (2D-GC) (2008-07)
Guthery, William; Shuker, David; Pillinger, Colin; Tsanaclsi, Lolita and Morgan, Geraint
In : Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Research Forum (21-23 Jul 2008, University of Hull, U.K.)

Analysis and assessment of urban atmospheric concentration of volatile pollutants (2008-05-08)
Nicoara, Simona; Tonidandel, Loris; Traldi, Pietro; Watson, Jonathan; Morgan, Geraint and Popa, Ovidiu
In : Proceedings of the 26th Informal Meeting on Mass Spectrometry (4-8 May 2008, Fiera di Primiero, Italy)

Miniaturised mass spectrometery for future space flight applications (2007-06-25)
Sheridan, S.; Barber, S. J.; Morgan, G. H.; Morse, A. D. and Wright, I. P.
In : 5th International Planetary Probe Workshop (25-29 Jun 2007, Bordeaux, France)

Organic constitution of the CO3 chondrites and implications for asteroidal processes (2007-03)
Pearson, V.K.; Greenwood, R.G.; Morgan, G.H.; Turner, D.; Raade, G.; Roaldset, E. and Gilmour, I.
In : 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (12-16 Mar 2007, League City, Texas)

Experimental Simulation of Volatile Organic Contributions to Planetary Atmospheres and Surfaces (2007-03)
Wilson, Rebecca; Pearson, Victoria; Morgan, Geraint; Franchi, Ian; Turner, D. C.; Wright, Ian and Gilmour, Iain
In : 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII) (12-16 Mar 2007, Houston, Texas, USA)

Identification of Trace Organic Components in the CR Chondrites by 4D TOFMS (2007-03)
Pearson, V. K.; Morgan, G. H.; Turner, D.; Perronnet, M. and Gilmour, I.
In : 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (13-17 Mar 2007, Houston, Texas, USA)

Application of GCxGC-ToFMS in the analysis of meteoritic organic macromolecules (2007)
Watson, Jonathan; Turner, Diane; Gilmour, Iain; Sephton, Mark and Morgan, Geraint
In : 23rd Internation meeting on Organic Geochemistry (9-14 Sep 2007, Torquay, UK)

Stable isostopes(δ¹³C): A proposed means of identifying the source of gamma-hydroxybuturic acid (GHB) (2007)
Guthery, Bill; Shuker, David E. G.; Pillinger, Colin T.; Gilmour, Mabs A.; Valussi, Silvia; Wicks, John; Tsanaclis, Lolita and Morgan, Geraint H.
In : Joint Meeting of the International association of Forensic Toxicologists and International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (26-30 Aug 2007, Seattle)

Ptolemy: An instrument aboard the Rosetta lander Philae, to unlock the secrets of the solar system (2006-03)
Andrews, Dan; Barber, Simeon; Morse, Andrew; Sheridan, Simon; Wright, Ian and Morgan, Geraint
In : 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (13-17 Mar 2006, Houston, Texas, USA)

Pyrolysis-GC×GC-TOFMS to characterize carbonaceous chondrites (2005)
Watson, J. S.; Pearson, V. K.; Gilmour, I.; Pillinger, C. T.; Turner, D.; Perkins, R. and Morgan, G. H.
In : 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (14-18 Mar 2005, Houston, Texas, USA)

Beagle 2: Mission to Mars — current status (2004)
Gibson, E. K.; Pillinger, C. T.; Wright, I. P.; Morgan, G. H.; Yau, D.; Stewart, J. L. C.; Leese, M. R.; Praine, I. J.; Sheridan, S.; Morse, A. D.; Barber, S. J.; Ebert, S.; Groesmann, F.; Roll, R.; Rosenbauer, H. and Sims, M. R.
In : 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (15-19 Mar 2004, Houston, Texas, USA)

Beagle 2: Seeking the signatures of life on Mars (2003-07)
Gibson Jr., E. K.; Pillinger, Colin T.; Wright, Ian P.; Morse, Andy; Stewart, Jenny; Morgan, G.; Praine, Ian; Leigh, Dennis; Sims, Mark R. and Pullan, Derek
In : Sixth International Conference on Mars (20-23 Jul 2003, Passedena, California, USA)

In-situ chemical and isotopic analysis of a comet by Ptolemy (2003-04)
Morse, A. D.; Barber, S. J.; Leese, M. R.; Morgan, G. H.; Sheridan, S.; Wright, I. P.; Zarnecki, J. C. and Pillinger, C. T.
In : EGU Joint Assembly (6-11 Apr 2003, Nice, France)

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Valve (2011-11-17)
Sheridan, Simon; Jarvis, Martin and Morgan, Geraint

Valve (2010-05-06)
Sheridan, Simon; Jarvis, Martin and Morgan, Geraint Huw

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