Nigel MasonNigel J. Mason is Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes. His current research includes experimental studies of molecular formation on dust grains in the Interstellar medium and on planetary surfaces as well aselectron induced processes in outer-space environments. He has published more than 170 papers in journals of international repute. He has published a book titled Introduction to Environmental Physics (2001). He served as Director of Research, Department of Physics and Astronomy (2003-2009), and Associate Dean for Research, Enterprise and Scholarship, Faculty of Science (2009-2014) at The Open University. Read More Read Less