User:A. Emraan

Al Emran:
Emran is a graduate (Ph.D.) student in Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas. His area of research is planetary astronomy including orbital observations of the surface of terrestrial planets e.g., Mars. He is a 2019 graduate of Auburn University with an M.S. degree in Planetary Science specialization. His graduate research involved surficial investigations of Mars using orbital spacecraft near-IR and thermal-IR data. The research objectives were identifying thermophysical, mineralogy, morphological, and stratigraphic characteristics of the Martian surface to derive information about the ancient Martian environment, land form processes, and climate. The data of his research cover hyper-spectral, multi-spectral, and spectroscopi c imagery and spectra. His research uses the electromagnetic spectrum of visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), shortwave infrared (SWIR), and thermal infrared (TIR) bands. He uses the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) on board the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), The Context Camera (CTX) , and The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) , Mars Odyssey mission (ODY) on board The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) , and Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) on board Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) data. Also, his research uses Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data.

He received his B.S. and an M.S. degree from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Emran joined the graduate program in Space and Planetary Sciences as a Ph.D. student in the Fall of 2019. His research interests include studying the surfaces of terrestrial planets (Mars and Venus) and constraining the composition and spectral properties of icy bodies such as Pluto and Titan.