Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- miracle.nazarious@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Biography
Dr Miracle Israel Nazarious is an inspired and passionate space engineer striving towards multidisciplinary research and innovation in technologies for planetary exploration within the Department of Planetary Sciences. He has a strong engineering background with a bachelors in Aeronautical engineering (India, 2013), dual masters in Space technology and instrumentation (Sweden and France, 2016), and PhD in Atmospheric Science (Sweden, 2020). Apart from his research, he invests time on teaching and outreach activities. He also loves travel, music, food and adventure activities.
Vision: Innovating technological solutions for space exploration missions through state-of-the-art research and contribute to human life on Earth through spin-off.
Background: Aerospace Engineering, Space Instrumentation.
Research Biography:
Dr Nazarious works on multiple projects contributing to the vision and goals of the Department of Planetary Sciences at the University of Aberdeen, including the following tasks:
o In-charge of the Astrobiology Laboratory.
o Development of hardware and software for Earth and planetary research and exploration: instrument prototyping, laboratory, and field site campaigns – Ongoing projects include: (i) Sub-liquid and Atmospheric Measurement (SAM), (ii) Metabolt, (iii) Methanox.
o Project Manager of ESA/IKI HABIT/ExoMars instrument. Development of the instrument's calibration, operation, and validation campaigns.
o Development of experiments in the SpaceQ Mars simulation chamber.
o Development of a hybrid hydrological model using Earth Observation satellites combined with in-situ data to determine the environmental and anthropogenic water stressors to address the global water crisis.
o Involvement in teaching activities.
o Involvement in outreach activities with secondary school students: Space North East
More information about the team's research at: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/departments/planetary-sciences
Latest Publications
BioMoon: a concept for a mission to advance space life sciences and astrobiology on the Moon
Discover Space, vol. 128, no. 1, 5Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-024-09558-4
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Autonomous Planetary Liquid Sampler (APLS) for In Situ Sample Acquisition and Handling from Liquid Environments
Sensors, vol. 24, no. 18, 6107Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSub-liquid and Atmospheric Measurement (SAM) instrument to autonomously monitor the biochemistry of natural aquatic ecosystems
ACS ES and T Water, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 2338-2354Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEarth Observation satellites combined with in situ data for modelling the environmental and anthropogenic water stressors in Chennai, India
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesMeasuring Electrical Conductivity to Study the Formation of Brines Under Martian Conditions
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, vol. 173, e61217Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Areas
Engineering
Physics
Research Specialisms
- Aerospace Engineering
- Space Technology
- Engineering Design
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Planetary Science
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, January start
