Finding time to post things like that is the issue for me. I'm about halfway through my PhD, so I'm doing a lot of writing about my area of expertise, it's just not for Steemit. I'm hoping that once I finish and get my first publication submitted, I can share some summaries on my blog of my work.
I work with polymeric membranes for use in reverse osmosis. Which, I suppose, could potentially be relevant to your Mars series since you'll need some way to filter wastewater.
So far, I've only done one scientific post, which was an in-depth look at atomic force microscopy that I prepared for a lecture I gave in a class I'm the TA for. I hope to do more scientific posts in the future, but right now I'm throwing all of my Steemit time toward The Beginner's Guide.
It's good to be able to support efforts like yours, though. Glad you have some goals ahead of you. We're very glad to have you as part of @thesteemengine!