George Cann

George is an applied physicist based in London, working on physically based rendering, radiative transfer, and computational imaging. At Foster + Partners' Specialist Modelling Group he works as a Design Systems Analyst focused on radiative transfer and the development of space infrastructure for the Moon and Mars.

He is a co-founder of Oxia Palus, a technology startup merging spectroscopic imaging, AI, and 3D printing to reconstruct lost art hidden beneath finished works. Oxia Palus' works have been featured in The Times, BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Artnet, NBC News, The Telegraph, Smithsonian Magazine, ITV, and MIT Technology Review.

He was previously a Mars researcher at the United Arab Emirates University at the National Space Science and Technology Centre, as a science team collaborator on the Emirates Mars Mission. His PhD research in Space and Climate Physics at University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory investigated trace gases and potential bio-signatures in the Martian atmosphere. He holds a Master's in Space Science and Engineering from University College London and a Bachelor's in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Warwick.

Contact: george@georgecann.space