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Mrs Melissa Lewis

Profile summary

  • Research Student
  • Research Student
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • melissa.lewis

Professional biography

Oct 2024 - present | The Open University | STFC Industrial CASE Studentship between the OU and Airbus Defence and Space Ltd -"Development a validation of innovative near real-time analytical tools to enable mitigation of contamination within cleanrooms of the UK spacecraft and satellite industry."

May 2022 - April 2023 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Key Analytical Account Manager South East

June 2021 - May 2022 | Wellcome Trust Sanger | Scientific Services Representative 

June 2019 - March 2021 | Lockheed Martin | Materials Research Engineer

Oct 2016 - May 2019 | Airbus Defence and Space | Contamination Control Engineer

July 2015 - Oct 2016 | Metropolitan Police | Forensic Examiner

My background is in forensic biology and analytical chemistry.

Research interests

I am interested in organic and microbial contamination control within the aerospace industry and how it relates to Planetary Protection.

My PhD project investigates measurement of Organo-silicone and organic contamination in cleanrooms in which spacecraft manufacture take place. It will be considering the following:

  1. Creating a database: cataloguing background volatiles, semi volatiles and surface compounds
  2. Minimising Contamination Events: Investigating Silicon adhesive contamination via contact, migration, and airborne transfer)
  3. Reacting to Real-Time events: Evaluating the risk of silicone contamination during spacecraft manufacture.