Nasim Hossein Hamzeh received her PhD in Meteorology at the Atmospheric Science and Research Center in Iran and her M.Sc degree in Astronomy at the University of Isfahan. Currently, she serves as a Central Asia regional representative in the Young Earth System Scientist (Yess) Community. Past projects have researched the origin of foreign dust in Iran and the identification and source characterization of mineral dust on the north shore of the Persian Gulf.