Dr. Rustam Rustamov

Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences

Associate Professor Dr Rustam B. Rustamov is an independent expert in space science and technology. He is the former Acting Director General of the Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency. Rustam B. Rustamov has mainly specialized in space instrumentation, remote sensing, and GIS technology. He graduated with a PhD from the Russian Physical- Technical Institute (S. Petersburg) and was invited to work for the European Space Agency with the United Nations Program on Space Applications at the European Space Research and Technology Center, The Netherlands. Rustam B. Rustamov has been appointed to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Action Team (member, Austria), United Nations Economical and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (national focal point, Thailand), the International Astronautical Federation (Federation’s contact, France), and the Recent Advances in Space Technologies International Conference Program Committee (member, Turkey). He is the author of nine books published in Europe and the United States, and more than 70 scientific papers.

Fields of Research

Experience

  • Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences

Education

  • Physical, Physical -Technical Institute, St. Petersburg

    1981 – 1984

    Optical properties of semiconductors

Editorials

  • Earth Observation
    Earth Observation

    Today, space technology is used as an excellent instrument for Earth observation applications. Data is collected using satellites and other available platforms for remote sensing. Remote sensing data collection detects a wide range of electromagnetic energy which is emitting, transmitting, or reflecting from the Earth's surface. Appropriate detection systems are needed to implement further data processing. Space technology has been found to be a successful application for studying climate change, as current and past data can be dynamically compared. This book presents different aspects of climate change and discusses space technology applications.

Publications