Jessie Hogan

PhD student @Astrobiology_OU | Co-Chair @EPEC_epn

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

Communication 101 Workshop is well underway at #EPSCDPS2025 @europlanetmedia

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

EPSC 2025 is not just about the science, but also connecting, networking, and socialising with your fellow early-career scientists. Let's talk science at Juttutupa at 8PM on 11th September. No registration is required. #epecepsc, #earlycareers #planetaryscience #Astronomy

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

Kick off your conference experience with us at the EPEC GA!

Featuring a classic EPEC intro, updates on recent activities, and an overview of all early career related events at the conference and the latest news.

#EPSC #EarlyCareers #EPEC #PlanetaryScience #EPSCDPS2025 #Astro

[Jessie Hogan @_jessiehogan]

As an early career scientist, having a mentor is fundamental to helping you navigate the academic landscape and is useful at international conferences. If it’s your first EPSC, why not make the most of this scheme? 🚀
And if you’re a seasoned pro, sign up as a mentor with us!

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

Mentoring@EPSC is back by phenomenal demand!

This scheme connects early career researchers (within 7 years of their last degree) with experienced attendees to help them make the most of their EPSC experience.

Sign up as a mentor or mentee now! #EPSCDPS2025

[Jessie Hogan @_jessiehogan]

Proud of this incredible variety of early career events we have lined up for this years’ #EPSCDPS2025 … there is something for everyone! Any early careers registered to attend the conference are welcome, no further sign up needed.
Check out details here:
https://t.co/jkWc9ZNUAz

[Jessie Hogan @_jessiehogan]

Yesterday I got the chance to join a Careers Fair panel for the @CreativeTuiti0n Collective x British Antarctic Survey Virtual Work Experience Week!

For the first time, I spoke candidly about my career in STEM, with words of wisdom to students at the beginning of that journey.

[Faculty of STEM, The Open University @OU_STEM]

OU researchers and global scientists have recreated deep space conditions, showing water can boil and freeze at once—key to understanding how cryovolcanism shapes icy moons.

Read more:https://t.co/xPxmeq3PyD

[Jessie Hogan @_jessiehogan]

Love to see how a process that I utilise in my own research can also be applied to help rural communities with food safety!

[K.Diallo ☭ @nyeusi_waasi]

How Evaporative Cooling Can Help Some Communities in Africa Deal with Climate Change.

This is a tool used in Africa that keeps food cold without using any electricity. It’s a pot refrigeration system. The outer pot is filled with wet sand and the inner pot is used to store food.

As the water evaporates, the inner pot cools to temperatures as low as 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This pot can even be used to store vaccines. It’s extremely handy in areas where electricity is not as stable and in deserts where food can perish extremely fast.

The systems sell for 40 cents a pot and over 100,000 pots have been sold throughout Africa and it’s been named as one of the best inventions ever.”

The pot-in-pot refrigerator, also known as a Zeer pot or clay pot cooler. This ingenious device is a non-electric, evaporative cooling system.

How it works:

It utilizes two nested earthenware pots, one smaller than the other.

The gap between the pots is filled with wet sand.

Food is placed inside the inner pot.

As water in the sand evaporates from the outer pot, it cools the inner pot through the process of evaporative cooling.

Mohammed Bah Abba, a teacher from northern Nigeria, developed and popularized the Pot-in-Pot Preservation Cooling System in the 1990s. He hailed from a family of pot-makers and saw the need for a practical solution to food spoilage in areas without electricity.

He mass-produced these pots and distributed them to villages, demonstrating their benefits to the local communities.

Benefits:

The Zeer pot, or pot-in-pot cooling system, is not just a method of refrigeration; it is a climate-resilient innovation that helps communities adapt to the harsh realities of climate change in Africa. As temperatures rise and weather patterns become increasingly unpredictable, food spoilage due to heat and lack of refrigeration poses a serious threat to food security, especially in rural and off-grid areas. The Zeer pot offers a simple, low-cost, and sustainable solution. It keeps fruits and vegetables cool, extending their shelf life by lowering the temperature inside the inner pot by up to 10 degrees Celsius without using any electricity. This is especially critical in regions where power infrastructure is weak or nonexistent. By preserving food longer, it reduces food waste and the frequency of market trips, which becomes more important during climate-induced disruptions like floods or droughts. Furthermore, because the system relies entirely on natural materials and does not emit greenhouse gases, it contributes to environmental sustainability. It also supports local economies by creating jobs for pot-makers and empowering communities to build solutions from within. In the face of climate change, the Zeer pot stands as an example of how traditional knowledge and appropriate technology can offer powerful, localized answers to global challenges.

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

Get to know more about EPEC or join our vast network! Register now to attend our meeting on the 21st of July @ 15:00!!!!

Link - https://t.co/eYszWDtUhm

#planetaryscience #earlycareers #epec #committeemeeting #earlycareerinspace

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

THAT’S A WRAP FOR EPEC ANNUAL WEEK 2025!💥

We’d like to extend thanks to our participants, this dedicated organising team, our collaborators and @europlanetmedia for making this all possible.

See you next year in *******? 👀

#EPECAnnualWeek2025 #EPECAW #EPECAW25 #Europlanet

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

AW25 💥

Day 5: Our Joint Event with @Geo_X_ for our final day was kicked off with a unique and engaging ‘Science Slam’, plus a poster session for a final bit of discussion and networking to close the week!

#EPECAnnualWeek2025 #EPECAW #EPECAW25 #Europlanet

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

AW25 💥

Day 4: Our most jam-packed day yet

Participants got to partake in a Proposal Writing Workshop for ESA Fellowships….

Followed by scientific presentations across the galaxy, then a visit to the Natural History Museum.

#EPECAnnualWeek2025 #EPECAW #EPECAW25 #Europlanet

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

AW25 💥

Day 3 was a highlight - such an engaging way to learn about the history of sciences today.

#EPECAnnualWeek2025 #EPECAW #EPECAW25 #Europlanet

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

After a hard earned lunch, the afternoon session will feature talks from @GraceRichards__, Dr Mickael Baque and Anastasiia Ovchinnikova!
#EPECAW25 #EPECAnnualWeek

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

EPEC AW25 💥

Our morning session of Annual Week has kicked off with a bang!

One of the founding members of EPEC, Dr. Lena Noack, has spoken to participants about “Balancing works studies with extra-curricular studies & the importance of it”

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

🔔 EPEC AW25 Update:

We are delighted to have received an unprecedented amount of applications this year!

Please note that it’ll take a few extra days to receive notification of your application outcome. Shoutout to our LOC for working around the clock to review these. 💫

[Jessie Hogan @_jessiehogan]

Final days of registration for #EPECAW25

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

Say hi to Akın, PhD student at DLR Berlin.
From industry connections to behind-the-scenes magic, Akın’s making it all happen!

Only 2 days left to register—don’t miss your chance!
Info: https://t.co/e1t8Z905mp

@europlanetmedia #PlanetaryScience

[Europlanet Early Career Network @epec_epn]

Get ready for a rare chance to visit the Natural History Museum during #EPECAnnualWeek!
Meet the scientists, & explore recent planetary science expeditions.

Register now -https://t.co/e1t8Z905mp

@europlanetmedia #museumfürnaturkunde #earlycareers #planetaryscience #Berlin

[SpaceCareers.uk @SpaceCareersUK]

Life on Mars? Help find out with a PhD at the Open University!

A UK Space Agency funded PhD opportunity is available to investigate the preservation of life and its biosignatures under Mars-like conditions.

Find out more here: https://t.co/8TRxh1Uz73

#space #mars #phd

[Jessie Hogan @_jessiehogan]

It’s truly been my favourite PhD side quest so far working behind the scenes on this with @Astrobiology_OU

[Natural History Museum @NHM_London]

Discover the latest cutting-edge research direct from the Museum in Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?, opening 16 May 2025.

Book your tickets today: https://t.co/edqYLWNBep