Mariam NASEEM

University of Maryland, College Park • Planetary Science

Mariam Naseem is a Polar & Planetary Science Graduate Researcher and Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland, College Park where she investigates geological processes on icy ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus through terrestrial analogs in polar environments on Earth. Prior to commencing her Ph.D., Mariam worked with the Industry Relations team at the Canadian Space Agency to support Canadian space companies with business development engagements. Mariam has also served as a Research Fellow at the Open Lunar Foundation contributing to an open communication architecture for the Moon, and as a policy researcher at Arizona State University’s Space Governance Lab, analyzing technologies and policies with a focus on emerging space nations. Mariam brings a global and multi-disciplinary background to the space sector, with an MBA from the University of Toronto and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from UT Austin. She has worked as a technology strategist in the Enterprise Innovation team at one of the largest banks in Canada, as a field engineer on an oil rig in Russia, a manufacturing engineer in a product development center in Texas and as a business development manager for a Toronto-based quantum computing startup. Mariam’s service to the community is geared towards empowering women and minorities in the space sector, with a focus on increasing diversity and representation from emerging space nations. She serves as a SEDS-Canada Advisory Board member, a mentor for the Zed Factor Fellowship, as Vice Chair of the International Astronautical Federation’s Workforce Development/Young Professionals Program Committee, and on the Space Generation Advisory Council’s Planetary Science Initiative. Mariam is an alumna of the International Space University’s Space Studies Program and a member of the Explorers Club. For her leadership, Mariam has been awarded the IAF Young Space Leader award, SSPI 20 under 35 award, IAF Emerging Space Leader award and the SGAC Global Grants Programme Award.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2020

12-14 October 2020

Cyberspace edition

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