Nigel Mason is an acknowledged expert in molecular spectroscopy and fragmentation dynamics applied to radiation chemistry, astronomy, aeronomy and plasma physics. He is also a leading member of the European astrobiology community and, through the European Astrobiology Network Association developing the European Roadmap for studies in astrobiology and a pan EU scientific programme for the exploration of the origins of life and how it developed under extreme radiation conditions. He is a strong advocate of public engagement creating the Milton Keynes Science Festival in 2007.

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