Presenter Avi Loeb, Harvard University Avi Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L’Express and more). He chaired the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative (2015-2024) and served as… Continue reading Avi Loeb | The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin
Presenter Creon Levit, Planet Labs 2022 – present: Science lead of the artificial intelligence R&D team at Planet Labs. 2015 – present: Chief Technologist and Director of spacecraft R&D at Planet Labs. Satellite design, instrument design, optical design, algorithm development, signal processing, and systems engineering. 1999-2001 Director of Research at the International Space Sciences Organization.… Continue reading Creon Levit | Eclipse Wisdom
Presenter Ekaterina Seltikova Ekaterina is a physicist with a multidisciplinary background in academia, industry, and the nonprofit sector. She currently works on and leads the projects within advanced space concepts and technologies with a focus on lunar exploration. She led and participated in multiple projects within the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) starting from designing… Continue reading Ekaterina Seltikova | Lunar Exploration: Challenges for a Long-Term Sustainable Base
Presenter Alex Gilbert Alex Gilbert is an expert in the commercialization, innovation, and regulation of advanced natural resource and energy technologies. He is the Director of Space & Planetary Regulation at Zeno Power, leading nuclear safety and mission approvals for radioisotope power systems in cislunar, deep space, and oceanic applications. Previously, Alex was at the… Continue reading Alex Gilbert | Lunar Exploration and Water Mining with Nuclear Energy
Presenter Ekaterina Ilin Ekaterina is a postdoc in astrophysics who researches the habitability of planets outside the Solar System. Her studies focus on the space weather of these newly discovered worlds. In particular, she uses optical and X-ray telescopes to observe star-planet systems, and measure how the radiation that impacts planets evolves over their host… Continue reading Ekaterina Ilin | How Exoplanet Discovery Opens a Window Into Earth’s Future
Presenter Edwin Kite, University of Chicago Edwin Kite is a tenured professor at the University of Chicago and a member of the Mars Curiosity rover science team. His research group works on the past, present, and future habitability of the Solar System and exoplanets. Kite has authored or co-authored more than 80 scientific papers, served… Continue reading Edwin Kite | How Can We Warm Mars?
Presenter Scott Hubbard Dr. Scott Hubbard has been a leader in space exploration for almost 50 years. His career includes a National Lab, a start-up venture, NASA, and Stanford. At NASA, Dr. Hubbard is best known as Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center, the first Mars Program Director (aka the “Mars Czar”), and the founder… Continue reading Scott Hubbard | Exploring Mars: Following the Water
Presenter Casey Handmer Casey Handmer is the founder of Terraform Industries, a company dedicated to gigascale atmospheric hydrocarbon synthesis. His method of creating hydrocarbons promises to be a cheaper and cleaner alternative to traditional oil wells. Summary: Known for his work as an astrophysicist, innovator, and Mars aficionado, Casey is eager to guide us through… Continue reading Casey Handmer | Why Mars is Hard
