Nusrat Zahan Jarin

Biography

Jarin grew up in Bangladesh and completed her Bachelor's in Geography from the University of Dhaka. She received the Dean’s Award for her undergraduate research and academic achievements. After graduation, she worked as a technical and business development manager at SuperMap, an international GIS software company. In 2022, she moved to the United States to pursue her MS in Geography at Texas Tech University. While working as a graduate teaching assistant there, she was selected as a NASA DEVELOP participant. In the summer of 2022, she worked as a research assistant and visiting scholar at the Georgia node of NASA DEVELOP. Jarin also received a National Science and Technology Fellowship in Bangladesh for her work on COVID-19 vulnerability. In her free time, she enjoys reading, singing, and writing.