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Research Interests
Research Interests
My fascination with planetary science is fuelled by my background in geology and remote sensing, which serves as a crucial tool for exploring the morphology and mineralogy of planetary surfaces. My research focuses primarily on investigating surfaces of the Moon, Mars, and Venus. My primary tool of investigation is reflectance spectroscopy in visible and near-infrared wavelengths. Recently, I have developed an interest in the examination of volatiles on the lunar poles.
PhD Research
PhD Research
My PhD work studies Oxia Planum, landing site of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover, named after female scientist, Rosalind Franklin. I am using multiple orbital datasets to investigate the mineralogy, morphology and stratigraphy of Oxia Planum. The scope of this work also covers pre-mission readiness for the Panoramic Camera (PanCam) on the rover. We aim to support ground operations of the rover. I am working with Dr. Gordon Osinski, Dr. Christy Caudill and Dr. Livio Tornabene for this project.
MTech Research
MTech Research
As part of my Masters thesis, I investigated the Smythii basin on the Moon using remote sensing tools. I utilized visual interpretation, spectral analysis and age determination techniques to reveal stratigraphic relationships between the various units and understand the geological evolution of this basin. I worked with Dr. Mamta Chauhan in this project.
MSc Research
MSc Research
As part of my first Masters thesis, I investigated the sediments from Ny Alesund in Svalbard to infer paleoclimatic history in the last 10,000 years. I performed magnetic susceptibility measurements for a sediment core and used them as a proxy to assess the variation in weathering rates over time. This project was undertaken with Dr. Ratan Kar.
Presentations & Publications
Presentations & Publications
*Denevi B. W., Edgar L. A., Fassett C. I., Gross J., Hayden T., Heldmann J. L., Hostrawser J., Hurley D. M., Hurtado Jr., J. M., Izquierdo K., Jolliff B. L., Joy K. H., Liu Y., Madera A., Moye C., Osinski G. R., Saper L. M., Sonke A., Speyerer E., Srivastava A., Sweeney T., Cohen B. A, Evans C., Ewing R., Graff T., Lawrence S. J., Miller M., Needham A. W., Petro N. E., Weber R., and Young K. E. 2025. Artemis III Geology Priorities and Science Planning Progress. (abstract #1920). 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2025 (poster).
*Madera A., Hayden T., Hostrawser J., Izquierdo K., Moye C., Saper L. M., Sonke A., Speyerer E., Srivastava A., Sweeney T., Skubis B. N., Denevi B. W., Edgar L. A., and the Artemis III Science Team. 2025. Fresh Regolith: The Early-Career Affiliate’s Perspective of the Artemis III Geology Team. (abstract #1658). 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2025 (poster).
*Srivastava A., Osinski G.R., Tornabene L.L., Caudill C.M., Fawdon P., McNeil J.D., Rangarajan V.G., Grindrod P., Hauber E., Davis J., Pajola M., Soukup M.A. 2025. New Views into the stratigraphy of Oxia Planum, the landing site for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover: An Impact Crater perspective (abstract #1798) 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Woodlands, Texas, March 2025 (poster).
*Srivastava, A., Huff, A., Osinski, G.R., Tornabene, L.L. (2025) Hydration Mapping at candidate lunar south pole landing sites Using Chandrayaan M³ and IIRS Data (abstract). Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting. Ottawa, Canada, May 2025.
*Srivastava A., Osinski G.R., Caudill C.M., Tornabene L.L. 2024. Bridging Global Gaps: Addressing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility (IDEA) in the international planetary science community (abstract #2024). Advancing IDEA in Planetary Science. Vitrual 2024 (oral)
*Denevi, B. W., Edgar, L. A., Fassett, C., Gross, J., Heldmann, J., Hayden, T., Hostrawser, J., Hurley, D., Hurtado, J. M., Izquierdo, K., Jolliff, B. L., Joy, K. H., Liu, Y., Madera, A., Moye, C., Osinski, G. R., Robinson, M. S., Saper, L., Sonke, A., Speyerer, E. J., Srivastava, A., Sweeney, T. 2024. Accomplishing Planetary Geology Objectives at the Moon’s South Circumpolar Region with Artemis III. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2024, Abstract #1637203. Washington, D. C., U.S.A., December 2024 (poster).
*Liu, Y., Cohen, B. A., Denevi, B. W., Edgar, L. A., Fassett, C., Graff, T. G., Gross, J., Hayden, T., Heldmann, J. L., Hostrawser, J., Hurley, D., Hurtado, J. M., Izquierdo, K., Jolliff, B. L., Joy, K. H., Madera, A., Moye, C., Needham, A., Osinski, G. R., Robinson, M. W., Saper, L., Sonke, A., Speyerer, E. J., Srivastava, A., Sweeney, T. 2024. Sample Analyses as Part of the Geology and Sampling Planning for Artemis III mission. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2024, Abstract #1724913. Washington, D. C., U.S.A., December 2024 (poster).
*Srivastava A., Chauhan M., Osinski G.R. 2024. Multi-episodic Mare Volcanism in Mare Smythii. (abstract) Advances in Earth Science Research Conference. London, Canada, March 2024 (poster).
*Srivastava, A., Chauhan, M. (2023) Geological Investigation of Mare Smythii using Hi-Res data. IIRS Academia Meet – 2023 (poster)
Srivastava A., *Singh A. P., Chauhan M., Chauhan P. (2022) Site Suitability analysis for prospective landing sites near lunar poles. 3rd Indian Planetary Science Conference. (Pg. 100) (poster)
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