Ms Aine O'Brien
- Postdoctoral Research Associate (Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2591-7902Publications
2024
O'Brien, A. C. , Kanani, S., Massey, R. and Stephen, N. R. (2024) A bullying problem reveals an astronomy and geophysics community in crisis. Nature Astronomy, (Early Online Publication)
Chan, Q. H.S., Watson, J. S., Sephton, M., O'Brien, A. C. and Hallis, L. J. (2024) The amino acid and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compositions of the promptly recovered CM2 Winchcombe carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 1101-1130. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13936)
Daly, L. et al. (2024) Brecciation at the grain scale within the lithologies of the Winchcombe CM carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 1068-1100. (doi: 10.1111/maps.14164)
McMullan, S. et al. (2024) The Winchcombe fireball—that lucky survivor. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 927-947. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13977)
Russell, S. S. et al. (2024) Recovery and curation of the Winchcombe (CM2) meteorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 973-987. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13956)
2022
King, A. J. et al. (2022) The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system. Science Advances, 8(46), eabq3925. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq3925) (PMID:36383648) (PMCID:PMC9668287)
O'Brien, Á. C. et al. (2022) Using organic contaminants to constrain the terrestrial journey of the martian meteorite Lafayette. Astrobiology, 22(11), pp. 1351-1362. (doi: 10.1089/ast.2021.0180) (PMID:36264546) (PMCID:PMC9618387)
O'Brien, A. , Hallis, L. , Regnault, C., Morrison, D. , Blackburn, G., McKay, E. , Whitfield, P. and Lee, M. (2022) Soluble Organics Within the Newly Fallen Winchcombe Meteorite. 85th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, Glasgow, Scotland, 14-19 Aug 2022.
Bowman, D. M., Richards, F., Maunder, M., O'Brien, A. and Boubert, D. (2022) Stay in love with your PhD. Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(3), 3.32-3.35. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atac039)
Maunder, M., O'Brien, A. , Reid, J., Bowman, D. M., Richards, F. and Gough-Kelly, S. (2022) Generation Covid. Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(3), 3.22-3.27. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atac037)
O'Brien, A. C., Pickersgill, A. , Daly, L. , Jenkins, L., Floyd, C. , Martin, P.-E., Hallis, L. J. , King, A. and Lee, M. (2022) The Winchcombe Meteorite: one year on. Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(1), 1.21-1.23. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atac009)
Steele, A. et al. (2022) Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars. Science, 375(6577), pp. 172-177. (doi: 10.1126/science.abg7905)
2021
Bowman, D. M., Maunder, M., Richards, F., Boubert, D. and O'Brien, A. (2021) Hear it through the grapevine. Astronomy and Geophysics, 62(4), 4.12-4.14. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atab076)
O'Brien, A. , Boubert, D., Bowman, D., Richards, F. and Maunder, M. (2021) Pandemic posters. Astronomy and Geophysics, 62(1), 1.19. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atab039)
2020
Johnson, P. and O'Brien, A. (2020) Áine O'Brien Chair, RAS Early Career Network. Astronomy and Geophysics, 61(6), 6.41. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/ataa091)
Bannister, N., O'Brien, A. and Kinnaird, A. (Eds.) (2020) Proceedings of SSEA 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities. University of Leicester. ISBN 9781912989096
O'Brien, A. C., Martin, L.J. and Roberts, S. L. (2020) The Need for an Inclusive Space Sector: a Student Perspective. In: SSEA 2019 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities, Leicester, UK, 16-18 Sep 2019, pp. 204-208. ISBN 9781912989096 (doi: 10.29311/2020.50)
Robson, D., Lau, H., O'Brien, A., Williams, L., Sutlieff, B., Thiemann, H., McCaul, L., Weaver, G. and Dickens, T. (2020) Assessing the Impact of Space School UK. In: SSEA 2019 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities, Leicester, UK, 16-18 Sep 2019, pp. 138-144. ISBN 9781912989096 (doi: 10.29311/2020.35)
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J., Steele, A., Benning, L.G., Smith, C.L., Daly, L. and Lee, M.R. (2020) X-ray Analyses of Carbon-rich Phases in Ureilites. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2020, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 16-20 March 2020.
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J., Tait, A., Salik, M.A., Daly, L. , Toney, J., Ascough, P., Morrison, D., Steele, A. and Lee, M.R. (2020) Comparing Bulk and In-situ Techniques to Analyse Martian Organic Material in Preparation for Exomars, Mars 2020 and Mars Sample Return. 2nd British Planetary Sciences Conference, Oxford, UK, 13-15 Jan 2020.
Daly, L. , Lee, M. , Bagot, P.A., Halpin, J., Smith, W., McFadzean, S., O'Brien, A.C., Griffin, S. and Cohen, B.E. (2020) Exploring Mars at the nanoscale: applications of transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in planetary exploration. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 891, 012008. (doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/891/1/012008)
2019
Forman, L.V. et al. (2019) Macroscale and Microscale Fabric Analysis of Allende. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. , Bagot, P., Halpin, J., Smith, W., McFadzean, S., O'Brien, A.C., Griffin, S. and Cohen, B.E. (2019) Exploring Mars at the Nanoscale: Applications of Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography in Planetary Exploration. 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis (EMAS2019), Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 May 2019.
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J. , Steele, A., Daly, L. and Lee, M.R. (2019) The Effects of Shock and Raman Laser Irradiation on the Maturity of Organics in Martian Meteorites. 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018, The Woodlands, Texas, 18-22 March 2018.
2018
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L. , Steele, A., Daly, L. and Lee, M.R. (2018) Complex organics and elemental sulfur in Northwest Africa 8159: Martian or extra-Martian? 81st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Moscow, Russia, 22-27 Jul 2018. (Unpublished)
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J. , Steele, A. and Lee, M.R. (2018) Reduced Macromolecular Carbon and Elemental Sulfur in Northwest Africa 8159: Implications for Oxygen Fugacity of the Martian Mantle. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018, The Woodlands, Texas, 19-23 March 2018.
Articles
O'Brien, A. C. , Kanani, S., Massey, R. and Stephen, N. R. (2024) A bullying problem reveals an astronomy and geophysics community in crisis. Nature Astronomy, (Early Online Publication)
Chan, Q. H.S., Watson, J. S., Sephton, M., O'Brien, A. C. and Hallis, L. J. (2024) The amino acid and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compositions of the promptly recovered CM2 Winchcombe carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 1101-1130. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13936)
Daly, L. et al. (2024) Brecciation at the grain scale within the lithologies of the Winchcombe CM carbonaceous chondrite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 1068-1100. (doi: 10.1111/maps.14164)
McMullan, S. et al. (2024) The Winchcombe fireball—that lucky survivor. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 927-947. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13977)
Russell, S. S. et al. (2024) Recovery and curation of the Winchcombe (CM2) meteorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 59(5), pp. 973-987. (doi: 10.1111/maps.13956)
King, A. J. et al. (2022) The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system. Science Advances, 8(46), eabq3925. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq3925) (PMID:36383648) (PMCID:PMC9668287)
O'Brien, Á. C. et al. (2022) Using organic contaminants to constrain the terrestrial journey of the martian meteorite Lafayette. Astrobiology, 22(11), pp. 1351-1362. (doi: 10.1089/ast.2021.0180) (PMID:36264546) (PMCID:PMC9618387)
Bowman, D. M., Richards, F., Maunder, M., O'Brien, A. and Boubert, D. (2022) Stay in love with your PhD. Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(3), 3.32-3.35. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atac039)
Maunder, M., O'Brien, A. , Reid, J., Bowman, D. M., Richards, F. and Gough-Kelly, S. (2022) Generation Covid. Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(3), 3.22-3.27. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atac037)
O'Brien, A. C., Pickersgill, A. , Daly, L. , Jenkins, L., Floyd, C. , Martin, P.-E., Hallis, L. J. , King, A. and Lee, M. (2022) The Winchcombe Meteorite: one year on. Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(1), 1.21-1.23. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atac009)
Steele, A. et al. (2022) Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars. Science, 375(6577), pp. 172-177. (doi: 10.1126/science.abg7905)
Bowman, D. M., Maunder, M., Richards, F., Boubert, D. and O'Brien, A. (2021) Hear it through the grapevine. Astronomy and Geophysics, 62(4), 4.12-4.14. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atab076)
O'Brien, A. , Boubert, D., Bowman, D., Richards, F. and Maunder, M. (2021) Pandemic posters. Astronomy and Geophysics, 62(1), 1.19. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atab039)
Johnson, P. and O'Brien, A. (2020) Áine O'Brien Chair, RAS Early Career Network. Astronomy and Geophysics, 61(6), 6.41. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/ataa091)
Daly, L. , Lee, M. , Bagot, P.A., Halpin, J., Smith, W., McFadzean, S., O'Brien, A.C., Griffin, S. and Cohen, B.E. (2020) Exploring Mars at the nanoscale: applications of transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in planetary exploration. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 891, 012008. (doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/891/1/012008)
Edited Books
Bannister, N., O'Brien, A. and Kinnaird, A. (Eds.) (2020) Proceedings of SSEA 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities. University of Leicester. ISBN 9781912989096
Conference or Workshop Item
O'Brien, A. , Hallis, L. , Regnault, C., Morrison, D. , Blackburn, G., McKay, E. , Whitfield, P. and Lee, M. (2022) Soluble Organics Within the Newly Fallen Winchcombe Meteorite. 85th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, Glasgow, Scotland, 14-19 Aug 2022.
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J., Steele, A., Benning, L.G., Smith, C.L., Daly, L. and Lee, M.R. (2020) X-ray Analyses of Carbon-rich Phases in Ureilites. 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2020, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 16-20 March 2020.
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J., Tait, A., Salik, M.A., Daly, L. , Toney, J., Ascough, P., Morrison, D., Steele, A. and Lee, M.R. (2020) Comparing Bulk and In-situ Techniques to Analyse Martian Organic Material in Preparation for Exomars, Mars 2020 and Mars Sample Return. 2nd British Planetary Sciences Conference, Oxford, UK, 13-15 Jan 2020.
Forman, L.V. et al. (2019) Macroscale and Microscale Fabric Analysis of Allende. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Sapporo, Japan, 7-12 Jul 2019.
Daly, L. , Lee, M.R. , Bagot, P., Halpin, J., Smith, W., McFadzean, S., O'Brien, A.C., Griffin, S. and Cohen, B.E. (2019) Exploring Mars at the Nanoscale: Applications of Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atom Probe Tomography in Planetary Exploration. 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments and Applications in Microbeam Analysis (EMAS2019), Trondheim, Norway, 19-23 May 2019.
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J. , Steele, A., Daly, L. and Lee, M.R. (2019) The Effects of Shock and Raman Laser Irradiation on the Maturity of Organics in Martian Meteorites. 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018, The Woodlands, Texas, 18-22 March 2018.
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L. , Steele, A., Daly, L. and Lee, M.R. (2018) Complex organics and elemental sulfur in Northwest Africa 8159: Martian or extra-Martian? 81st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Moscow, Russia, 22-27 Jul 2018. (Unpublished)
O'Brien, A.C., Hallis, L.J. , Steele, A. and Lee, M.R. (2018) Reduced Macromolecular Carbon and Elemental Sulfur in Northwest Africa 8159: Implications for Oxygen Fugacity of the Martian Mantle. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018, The Woodlands, Texas, 19-23 March 2018.
Conference Proceedings
O'Brien, A. C., Martin, L.J. and Roberts, S. L. (2020) The Need for an Inclusive Space Sector: a Student Perspective. In: SSEA 2019 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities, Leicester, UK, 16-18 Sep 2019, pp. 204-208. ISBN 9781912989096 (doi: 10.29311/2020.50)
Robson, D., Lau, H., O'Brien, A., Williams, L., Sutlieff, B., Thiemann, H., McCaul, L., Weaver, G. and Dickens, T. (2020) Assessing the Impact of Space School UK. In: SSEA 2019 3rd Symposium on Space Educational Activities, Leicester, UK, 16-18 Sep 2019, pp. 138-144. ISBN 9781912989096 (doi: 10.29311/2020.35)