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Ijaz Rauf is a dedicated researcher at York University, specializing in Nanotechnology, Nano-materials, Thin Films, and Solar Cells. His research focuses on the development of space-based instrumentation and data analysis techniques used to improve performance and reliability in space systems, particularly in planetary research. He is a member of the York University Argus team, which operates a pollution monitoring spectrometer on the CanX-2 spacecraft currently in low Earth orbit. His innovative technology earned him the Canadian Astronautics Space Institute Alouette award in 2010. Rauf is also the inventor of a novel construction technology for a space elevator, which has drawn international interest. Presently, he is collaborating with Thoth Technology, Inc., on a mission to Mars dubbed Northern Light, which aims to explore new regions of the planet. Additionally, Rauf has revived the Algonquin Park Radio Observatory, actively engaging in spacecraft tracking using very-long-baseline interferometry for pulsar research.
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