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Dr. Wajiha Iqbal

Current affiliations

Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)
Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Raum: 159b, 48149 Münster
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Academic profiles

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Academic Education
2015 - 2016	Master’s Program – Geothermal Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
2011 - 2014	Master’s Program-Geology, Albert Ludwig’s University, Freiburg, Germany
2006 - 2010	Bachelors Program - Applied Geology/Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Work Experience
since 07/2016	Research Assistant, Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
05/2013 - 03/2015	Teaching Assistant, Albert Ludwig’s University, Freiburg, Germany
06/2011 - 07/2011	Internee, Schlumberger, Pakistan
Functions and Memberships
since 01/2025	Steering Committee Member, The Mapping and Planetary Spatial Infrastructure Team (MAPSIT), NASA Advisory council

Publications

Geology of Rimae Bode region as priority site candidate for China’s first crewed lunar mission Yang, M.; Huang, J.; Iqbal, W.; Wueller, L.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Hiesinger, H.; Mikolajewski, S.; Xie, M.; Hu, S.; Xiao, L. (2026) In: Nature Astronomy, 10(3), 1-11. doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02790-0 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Geological mapping from the ocean floor to outer space Iqbal, W:, Frigeri, A., Asch, K., Kaskela, A., Wueller, L., Rasmussen, M., Kihlman, S., Luna, J., Skinner, J., Klump, J., Bernhardt, H., van der Bogert, C. H., Hiesinger, H., Head, J. (2026) In: Nature Geoscience, 19(5), 1-3. doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01968-5 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Geological Background of the Chang'e 6 Landing Site and the Provenance of Returned Samples Gao, A.; Xiao; L.; Wueller, L.; Iqbal, W.; Zhao, S.; Wang, J.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Qian, Y.; Pang, Y.; Hiesinger, H. (2025) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(1). doi:10.1029/2024JE008658 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Science Objectives and Design Reference Mission to Rubin Crater on Mons Amundsen near the South Pole of the Moon Wueller, L.; Xu, X.; Iqbal, W.; Brown, H. M.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Hu, T.; Kang, Z.; Hiesinger, H. (2025) In: Advances in Space Research, 76, 796-810. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2025.05.061 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Slopes of lunar crater size‐frequency distributions on exterior impact melt deposits of young craters Oetting, A.; Iqbal, W.; Schmedemann, N.; Michael, G.; Hiesinger, H.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Heyer, T.; (2025) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(3), e2024JE008589. doi:10.1029/2024JE008589 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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Projects

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) - gesteuerte Datenprozessierung und -auswertung mit der Multitemporalen Datenbank (MUTED) Duration: 01/03/2021 - 28/02/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project
CRC TRR 170 - A02: Constraining the age of the South Pole–Aitken basin and the lunar landing sites – implications for the lunar chronology Duration: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster

Prizes

Dissertation Prize of the Faculty of Geosciences 2024 Awarded by: University of Münster Award given to: Iqbal, Wajiha Announced at: 06/12/2024 \| Date of awarding: 06/12/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Fulbright Scholarship Awarded by: German-American Fulbright Commission (Fulbright Germany) Award given to: Iqbal, Wajiha Announced at: 05/02/2026 Type of distinction: Scholarship