Dr George Blaylock-Squibbs

George's current role involves extensive research into the chemistry of giant planet formation within protoplanetary discs. As part of this role he has developed codes to extract information about the discs which is then used to model the chemistry of giant planets, with the aim of determining their atmospheric compositions. The aim of his current project is to determine if the atmospheric composition of giant planets can be used to determine how they formed.

George started at the University of Kent in 2015 on a foundation year before moving onto the integrated master's, which he completed in 2020. After attaining his master's degree George began studying for a PhD at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Dr Richard Parker completing this in 2024. During his studies he took part in outreach sessions aimed at A Level and GCSE students. During the sessions, the students had to calculate the surface temperatures of exoplanets based on the distances from their host stars using real data. These sessions aimed to encourage students to study a stem subject at university, especially those who would be the first in their families to go.

George has also participated in outreach during his time at the University of Lancashire, assisting with the Lancashire Science Festival and also a programming workshop (Thaipass) in Thailand along with Dr Dimitris Stamatellos.