An introduction from Thomas:

Hi! My name is Thomas O’Sullivan, and I’m a 2nd year PhD student at the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. My research focuses on the icy ocean worlds of the outer solar system, aiming to characterise chemistry and habitability, and to understand spacecraft sampling through laboratory and computational approaches. I’ve enjoyed working in several different countries across the world, and I’m enthusiastic about international collaboration in science, leading to my interest in Europlanet. I became involved with Europlanet in 2024, serving as the early careers officer for the German hub, and joining the organising team for EPSC 2025. I’m honoured to join the team as Co-Chair of the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network, taking over from Jessie after her amazing work over the past few years. I’m looking forward to working alongside Nimisha, the EPEC and Europlanet teams, and all of the early-career planetary scientists in Europe and beyond!