Publications

The Formation of Araneiforms by Carbon Dioxide Venting and Vigorous Sublimation Dynamics Under Martian Atmospheric Pressure

Nature Scientific Reports, March 2021

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., McElwaine, J.N., Bourke, M.C., Sylvest, M.E., Patel, M.R.

  • Online, open access
  • Citations: 2
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Experiments on Sublimating Carbon Dioxide Ice and Implications for Contemporary Surface Processes on Mars

Nature Scientific Reports, October 2017

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Bourke, M.C., McElwaine, J.N.

  • Online, open access
  • Citations: 18
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Modern Mars Geomorphological Activity, Driven by Wind, Frost and Gravity

Geomorphology, 2021

Authors: Diniega, S., Bramson, A.M., Buratti, B., Buhler, P., Burr, D.M., Chojnacki, M., Conway, S.J., Dundas, C.M., Hansen, C.J., McEwen, A.S., Lapôtre, M.G.A., Levy, J., Mc Keown, L.E., Piqueux, S., Portyankina, G., Swann, C., Titus, T.N., Widmer, J.N.

Possible Ice-wedge Polygonisation in Utopia Planitia, Mars and its Poleward Gradient with Latitude

Icarus, 2020

Authors: Soare, R.J., Conway, S.J., Williams, J-p., Philippe, M., Mc Keown, L.E., Godin, E., Hawkswell, J.

Online, open access

Possible Pingo and Ice-Wedge/Thermokarst Complexes at the Mid Latitudes of Utopia Planitia, Mars

Icarus, 2019

Authors: Soare, R.J., Conway, S.J., Williams, J-p., Gallagher, C., Mc Keown, L.E.

Papers Under Review

Morphometric Trends and Implications for the Formation of Araneiforms

Under Review at Icarus

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Bourke, M.C., Schwamb, M., Portyankina, G., Hansen, C.J.,

An Updated Global Catalogue of Rayed Craters on Mars: Potential Source Locations for Martian Meteorites

Under Review at Earth and Space Science

Key Conference Presentations

INVITED: Experiments on CO2 Sublimation on Granular Substrate Under Mars Conditions

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E.,

INVITED: A Review of Martian CO2 Sublimation Processes and Their Field and Laboratory Analogs

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Diniega, S., Portyankina, G., Aye, K.-M., Hansen, C.J.,

An Updated Global Catalogue of Rayed Craters on Mars: Potential Sources for Martian Meteorites

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Grindrod, P.M., Harris, J.K., Parenti, C.

An Investigation of the Physical Constraints on Araneiform Morphometry

  • 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
  • Texas, USA
  • March, 2019

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Bourke, M.C., McElwaine, J.N. Sylvest, M.E., Patel, M.R.

The Formation of Araneiforms by Carbon Dioxide Sublimation Under Martian Conditions

  • Mars Glaciers Discussion Meeting
  • Milton Keynes, UK
  • 2018

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Bourke, M.C., McElwaine, J.N. Sylvest, M.E., Patel, M.R.

A Quantitative Comparison Between Theory And Experiment for CO2 Sublimation on a Granular Surface under Terrestrial and Martian Conditions and Morphological Results

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., McElwaine, J.N. Bourke, M.C., Sylvest, M.E., Patel, M.R.

Carbon Dioxide Ice Sublimation: An Agent of Contemporary Martian Surface Feature Formation

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Bourke, M.C., McElwaine, J.N.

An Investigation of the Potential Role of Carbon Dioxide Sublimation in Linear Gully Pit Formation on Mars

Authors: Mc Keown, L.E., Bourke, M.C., McElwaine, J.N.

Grants & Awards

Science Technology and Facilities Council Grant

  • £40,000 to investigate empirically the collisions that dominate the earliest stages of icy planetesimal formation.
  • 2021 Milton Keynes, UK

International Mars Polar Science and Exploration Conference Travel Grant

  • $600 to present an invited talk at the 7th International Mars Polar Science and Exploration Conference.
  • 2020 Ushuaia,Argentina

UK Space Agency Grant

  • £ 40,000 to conduct research on Martian Meteorites and their Source Locations.
  • 2019 London, UK

Planetary Science Institute Pierazzo International Student Travel Award

Mars Periglacial Research Grant

  • $6000 to conduct a survey of putatively periglacial Martian surface features.
  • 2017 Milton Keynes, UK

Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship

  • PI on grant.
  • €72,000. Three years funding. European Geophysical Union Postgraduate Travel Award, € 660 to present at the USRA 6th International.
  • 2015 Dublin, Ireland

Europlanet European Union Horizon 2020 Award, PI on grant.

  • €1500 To design and perform quantitative laboratory experiments at the Open University Mars Simulation Chamber.
  • 2016 London, UK

International Association of Sedimentologists Travel Award

  • €200 to present at the Martian Gullies and their Earth Analogues workshop.
  • 2016 London, UK

Irish Research Council NASA International Student Internship

  • One of two Irish postgraduate students selected. Travel, accommodation, stipend and visa to complete internship at NASA Ames Research Center.
  • 2015, California, USA

Trinity Award Postgraduate Scholarship

  • €13,318. One year of PhD funded.
  • 2014, Dublin, Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland Research Studentship

  • €24,000. Research on stellar atmospheres funded.
  • 2014, Dublin, Ireland

University College Dublin Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Awarded to highest GPA in 2nd year of undergraduate degree. University fees funded.
  • 2010, Dublin, Ireland

University College Dublin Entrance Scholarship

  • Awarded based on highest entry level high school grades
  • 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Scientific Evaluation/Reviewing Activities

  • JGR: Planets (2019, 2018),
  • Icarus (2019),
  • Geological Society London (2018, 2017)

Organisation of International Conferences

  • 2021 Conference Co-organiser, Martian Enigmas: from the Late Noachian Epoch to the Present. Houston, Texas.
  • Jul 2019 Co-convenor, Quaternary Mars session, 20th International Union for Quaternary Research Congress. Dublin, Ireland.
  • Mar 2019 Chair, Processes on Modern Mars session, 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Houston, Texas.
  • Sept 2016 Chair, Active Surface Processes session, 6th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration. Reykjavik, Iceland