Our second Keynote speaker for BPSC 2026 is Dr Joseph McNeil (Natural History Museum, London). Dr McNeil is a planetary scientist specialising in the geology of early Mars. He uses orbital remote sensing to investigate how martian environments and habitability evolved through time.

We have an STFC-funded PhD project at the @nhm-london.bsky.social. Work with me, @joemcneil.bsky.social, @katie-h-joy.bsky.social, and Gareth Collins, and share in the fun of secondary impact craters and landing sites! tinyurl.com/nez8dzsy

I am happy to announce the publication of the final part of my @openuniversity.bsky.social PhD work, which has been expanded during my UKSA postdoc @nhm-london.bsky.social: "Dichotomy retreat and aqueous alteration on Noachian Mars recorded in highland remnants”, in @naturegeosci.bsky.social.

Some parts of Mars are deliciously colourful. Here's part of the western Ladon basin, as seen in false colour by the CaSSIS instrumnet on the TGO spacecraft. Image no. MY35_012192_201_0, taken in January 2021. (Credit: ESA/TGO/CASSIS/Peter Grindrod)

Hey everyone! Some introductory stuff: I’m Joe, a postdoc at the Natural History Museum in London. Like many of you, I’ve decided it’s time to jump on the great Bluesky bandwagon.

Is this thing on?