معرفی
Amir Khan is a Senior Lecturer and Privatdozent at ETH Zurich's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, affiliated with the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology and the Institute of Geophysics. His research focuses on non-linear inverse problems, geophysical data analysis, and the structure of terrestrial planets, particularly Mars and Earth. He holds a PhD in Geophysics from the University of Copenhagen and a Habilitation from ETH Zurich. Khan teaches courses such as 'Physics of Planetary Interiors' and 'Potential Field Theory'. His work integrates seismology, electromagnetic sounding, and gravity data to study planetary interiors, with notable contributions to the InSight Mars mission, including Martian core detection and mantle structure analysis. Collaborative projects span lunar geophysics, exoplanet interiors, and tidal evolution of celestial bodies.
Education: Ph.D., Geophysics (2003, University of Copenhagen); M.Sc., Physics (1998, Odense University); Habilitation (2014, ETH Zurich).
Research Interests: Planetary seismology, mantle composition, inverse problem methodologies, and exoplanet studies. His work often combines geophysical modeling with mineral physics, addressing questions about planetary formation and evolution.
Teaching includes advanced geophysical courses at ETH Zurich, emphasizing theoretical and computational aspects of potential field theory and planetary interior physics.
