Contact Gary Wright
- Tel: +44 (0) 1793 785261
- Email: g.wright@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- CBRN Focus Areas
- Test and Evaluation
Background
Gary obtained his BSc in Materials Science, Engineering and Design from the Open University in 1997 and his Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching Assessment in Higher Education from Cranfield University in 2008.Current activities
Gary is manager of the University's large Cobalt 60 dry panoramic irradiator, a high dose-rate gamma irradiation facility for use by academia, industry and defence.
His recent work includes radiation effects on: fibre optics; electronic components; biological tracers; medical devices and components.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Musilova M, Wright G, Ward JM & Dartnell LR. (2015) Isolation of Radiation-Resistant Bacteria from Mars analog Antarctic Dry Valleys by Preselection, and the Correlation between Radiation and Desiccation Resistance, Astrobiology, 15 (12) 1076-1090.
- Dartnell L R, Page K, Jorge-Villar S E, Wright G, Munshi T, Scowen I J, Ward J M & Edwards H G M (2012) Destruction of Raman biosignatures by ionising radiation and the implications for life detection on Mars, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 403 (1) 131-144.
- Dartnell LR, Storrie-Lombardi MC, Mullineaux CW, Ruban AV, Wright G, Griffiths AD, Muller JP & Ward JM (2011) Degradation of cyanobacterial biosignatures by ionizing radiation, Astrobiology, 11 (10) 997-1016.
