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Moriba Jah serves as an associate professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin, holding the Mrs. Pearlie Dashiell Henderson Centennial Fellowship in Engineering. He concurrently acts as a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Space Project and leads the Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability program at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law.
His research centers on space situational awareness and orbital sustainability, with expertise in space object detection, tracking, identification, and spacecraft navigation. He advocates for policy-driven solutions like controlled re-entry protocols and circular space economies to mitigate orbital debris, emphasizing that "orbits will be lost—and people will die—later this decade" without urgent action. His work bridges astrodynamics with international security frameworks to address traffic management in congested orbital environments.
Dr. Jah's accolades include prestigious fellowships and memberships:
- TED Fellow
- Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Fellow of the American Astronautical Society (AAS)
- Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
- Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS)
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)
- Fellow of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
He has testified before U.S. Congress on space traffic management, served on the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) delegation, and co-edits Acta Astronautica. His committee roles span IAA Space Traffic Management, IAA Space Debris, and IAF Space Security initiatives, driving global standards for sustainable space operations.
At the Robert Strauss Center, he directs the Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability program, which develops policy frameworks for orbital debris mitigation and international cooperation in space domain awareness.
