Iris Fernandes

Iris Fernandes is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ice, Climate and Geophysics section of the Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, specializing in computational geophysics and planetary surface analysis. Her work integrates uncertainty quantification with subsurface imaging techniques for geological exploration.

She earned her PhD in Geophysics from the University of Copenhagen in 2022, with a dissertation titled Modeling spatial uncertainty in geophysics, which established foundational methods for error analysis in geophysical data acquisition.

Dr. Fernandes' research spans planetary physics, focusing on lunar topography enhancement and Martian surface reflectance modeling. Her innovations in upscaling imagery resolutions for Moon surface analysis and quantifying borehole positioning errors have advanced subsurface imaging accuracy. Current projects target Mars' surface properties using reflectance models to interpret geological and climatic history.

Her publication portfolio reveals consistent expertise in planetary geophysics, with recent articles (2021–2025) emphasizing lunar/Martian topography, seismic inversion robustness, and uncertainty propagation in geophysical measurements—highlighting interdisciplinary applications from space missions to terrestrial resource exploration.

As an active member of the Ice, Climate and Geophysics research group, she collaborates on planetary exploration initiatives and contributes to the Niels Bohr Institute's geophysical imaging infrastructure, leveraging laser altimetry and photogrammetric datasets for extraterrestrial surface characterization.