Farzin Amzajerdian received the B.S degree in electrical engineering in 1980 from Portland State University, B.S degree in mathematics in 1982 from Portland State University, M.S degree in electrical engineering in 1982 from Portland State University, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Oregon Graduate Institute in 1988. He currently works in the Laser Remote Sensing Branch (LRSB) at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA. Dr. Amzajerdian has almost 30 years of professional experience in laser remote sensing for space, military, and commercial aviation applications. He has been working at the NASA Langley Research Center since 2001 leading multiple projects for global measurements of the Earth and Mars atmosphere, and for aiding landing missions on planetary bodies. He is a fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), and has Chaired and co-chaired several laser and LIDAR conferences and workshops.
Dr. Amzajerdian has worked on multiple projects including the Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance (ALHAT), Compact and Highly Efficient Multi-Purpose Laser, Laser Diode Risk Reduction (Laser Risk Reduction Program), Integrated Heterodyne Photo receiver (Laser Risk Reduction Program), Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment (SPARCLE), and Avionic Laser Multi sensor.
He has authored or co-authored over 130 scientific journals and holds 9 patents.
Some specific publications include:
Bulyshev, Alexander; Amzajerdian, Farzin; Roback, Vincent E; Hines, Glenn; Pierrottet, Diego; Reisse, Robert, “Three-dimensional super-resolution: theory, modeling, and field test results,” Applied Optics, Vol. 53 Issue 12, pp.2583-2594 (2014)
Farzin Amzajerdian, Diego Pierrottet, Larry Petway, Glenn Hines, Vincent Roback and Robert Reisse, “Lidar Sensors for Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance,” AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition (2014)
Farzin Amzajerdian, Diego Pierrottet, Larry Petway, Glenn Hines, and Bruce Barnes, “Doppler lidar sensor for precision navigation in GPS-deprived environment,” Proc. of SPIE ,Vol. 8731 (2013)
Vincent Roback, Alexander Bulyshev, Farzin Amzajerdian, Paul Brewster, Bruce Barnes, Kevin Kempton, and Robert Reisse, “Helicopter Flight Test of 3-D Imaging Flash LIDAR Technology for Safe, Autonomous, and Precise Planetary Landing,” Proc. of SPIE ,Vol. 8731 (2013)
Farzin Amzajerdian, Diego Pierrottet, Larry Petway, Glenn Hines, Bruce Barnes, and George Lockard, “Doppler Lidar Sensor for Precision Landing on the Moon and Mars” Proc. IEEE Aerospace Conference (2012)
Farzin Amzajerdian, George Busch, Norman Barnes, Robert H. Tolson, Diego Pierrottet, “Lidar Instrument for Global Measurement of Mars Atmosphere,” 8th International Planetary Probe Workshop Portsmouth, VA (2011)
Norman Barnes, Farzin Amzajerdian, Donald Reichle, William Carrion, George Busch, Paul Leisher, “Diode pumped Ho: YAG and Ho:LuAG lasers, Q-switching and and second harmonic generation,” Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Vol 103, pp 57-66, Apr (2011)
Farzin Amajerdian, “Role of Lidar Technology in Future NASA Space Missions,” Materials and Devices for Laser Remote Sensing and Optical Communication Symposium, Materials Research Society Proceedings, Vol. 1076 (2008)
Farzin Amzajerdian, Byron L. Meadows, Nathaniel R. Baker, Bruce W. Barnes, Upendra N. Singh, and Michael J. Kavaya, “ Improving lifetime of quasi-CW laser diode arrays for pumping 2-micron solid state lasers,” SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6550 (2007)
F. Amzajerdian, M. J. Kavaya, U. N. Singh, and J. Yu, “2-micron Coherent Doppler Lidar For Space-based Global Wind Field Mapping,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, IEEE Proceedings, Vol. 1, pp 515 – 517 (2003)
F. Amzajerdian, “Analysis of Optimum Heterodyne Receivers for Coherent Lidar Applications,” 21th International Laser Radar Conference, Quebec, Canada (2002)
F. Amzajerdian, B. R. Peters, Y. Li, T. S. Blackwell, J. M. Geary, and D. M. Chambers, “Optical System for the Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment,” European Symposium on Remote Sensing, Barcelona, Spain (1998)
F. Amzajerdian, E. Margalit, and R. W. Benoist, “2 micron solid state coherent laser radar for avionic applications,” IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting (LEOS’92), Conference Proc., pp. 45 – 46, (1992)
F. Amzajerdian and J. F. Holmes, “Time-delayed statistics for a bistatic coherent lidar operating in atmospheric turbulence,” Appl. Opt. 30, pp.3029-3033, July (1991)
J. F. Holmes, F. Amzajerdian, V. S. R. Gudimetla, and J. M. Hunt, “Remote sensing of atmospheric winds using a coherent CW lidar and speckle-turbulence interaction,” Proc. of the International Laser Radar Conference, Toronto, Canada (1986)
Contact Information:
NASA Langley Research Center
5 North Dryden Street
Building 1202, Room 235, MS 468
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
phone: (757) 864-1533
fax: (757) 864-8828
email: f.amzajerdian@nasa.gov