Huma Irfan
Researcher @Birkbeck, University of London
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WORK HISTORY
Researcher @Birkbeck, University of London
London, GB
Huma’s research at the Centre for Planetary Sciences (CPS) at University College London (UCL)/Birkbeck, University of London is focussed on lunar science and exploration, and involves lunar habitat and landing site selection and characterisation for future robotic and human missions to the Moon. It also includes locating potential mineral and energy resources on the Moon by utilising lunar remote sensing, geology, GIS, and 3D modelling techniques through the analysis of satellite remote sensing data from various lunar orbital missions, including NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission, including the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA), and Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment (DLRE), and Lunar Prospector mission, including Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS) and Neutron Spectrometer (NS) to analyse lunar mineralogy, water, volatiles, and rare earth elements (REEs).
EDUCATION
UCL
Master's degree, Geographic Information Science (GIS) & Remote Sensing
University of Lucknow
Master's degree, Geography
University of Lucknow
Bachelor's degree, Geography, Economics
Birkbeck, University of London
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Lunar Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Training, New Space Economy
National Institute of Information Technology
Honours Diploma, Computer Science
ABOUT HUMA IRFAN
Huma Irfan is a Researcher at the Centre for Planetary Sciences at University College London (UCL)/Birkbeck, University of London, where her work focuses on lunar science and exploration. Her research encompasses lunar resource prospecting, landing site selection, and the characterisation of sites for future robotic and human lunar habitats. She investigates potential mineral and energy resources on the Moon by integrating satellite remote sensing data from multiple lunar orbital missions with lunar geology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), applying advanced spatial analysis and modelling techniques.Huma is also the Founder and Director of QuantaTec, a British company specialising in advanced real estate and property software technology, web and IT solutions, and data science–driven systems that deliver location and business intelligence (BI) for the UK property sector. She graduated from University College London (UCL), specialising in Geographical Information Science (GIS) and remote sensing, and completed professional training in the New Space Economy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her interdisciplinary expertise spans lunar science, planetary science, Earth science, remote sensing, GIS, space economy, space resources, space sustainability, data science, and computer science.She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Geological Society of London, a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a member of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI UK Node). She is also a member of UN Women UK and the United Nations Association UK, and has a keen interest in climate change and sustainability, Earth resources, space law, and artificial intelligence (AI).
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