Dr Yarjan Abdul Samad, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist and a Teaching Fellow at Cambridge Graphene Centre, The Department of Engineering at The University of Cambridge. He is the first Space Scientist from Pakistan at the University of Cambridge. His research work is based on Space based technologies and he has won several awards for his research work. In addition to research he teaches at the University of Cambridge and mentors numerous masters and PhD students. Prior to moving abroad he obtained his bachelors degree in engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) in Pakistan. Dr Yarjan Abdul Samad belongs to Buleda, a village near Turbat in Baluchistan, Pakistan and has acquired his early education from his native village. He has initiated a not for profit school in Buleda, which is based on the most successful schooling system in the world (Scandinavian Schooling system).
