Ian Crawford

Ian Crawford is Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology at Birkbeck, University of London. He is also an Honorary Professor in UCL's Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Ian's research activities mostly lie in the fields of space exploration (especially lunar exploration), and the new science of astrobiology (the search for life in the Universe). He is convinced that space exploration and development will prove to be of central importance for the future of humanity.