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Carly Howett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, specializing in Space Instrumentation. Her primary research focuses on exploring the development of the solar system through innovative instrumentation and missions, as well as ground-based observations. Howett's main inquiry revolves around understanding the surface properties of icy worlds, including Saturn’s icy moons, Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, and Kuiper Belt Objects such as Pluto and Charon. She serves as the Deputy Principal Investigator for the Ralph Instrument on the New Horizons mission and is an Instrument Scientist for NASA’s recently selected Lucy mission. Additionally, she holds a role as Co-Investigator for NASA missions like Cassini and the Europa Clipper. Her passion extends to investigating the feasibility of returning to Pluto through a Planetary Mission Concept Study and leads the Phase study for the Trident mission, aimed at exploring Neptune’s moon Triton.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.