Technical Program

10/25/2021

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Welcome Introductions

11:05 AM

12:10 PM

Commercial Spaceflight

11:05 AM

11:10 AM

Session Chair Introduction

11:10 AM

11:25 AM

Michael Schmidt (Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer; Sovaris Aerospace)

11:25 AM

11:40 AM

Emmanuel Urquieta (Chief Medical Officer, Translational Research Institute for Space Health)

11:40 AM

12:10 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated By: Greg Odegard

12:10 PM

12:20 PM

Break

12:20 PM

1:50 PM

Sustainable Feedstocks (CO2-Hydrogen Processing)

12:20 PM

12:25 PM

Session Chair Introduction

12:25 PM

12:40 PM

CO2 Conversion for In-Situ Resource Utilization at Air Company

Stafford Sheehan (Chief Technology Officer; Air Company)

12:40 PM

12:50 PM

Effect of Macronutrient Levels on the Growth of Chlorella vulgaris: Implications on Microalgal Cultivation for Long Duration Spaceflights and Planetary Colonization

Remil Aguda (Post-Doctoral Student; University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

12:50 PM

1:05 PM

Nils Averesch (Stanford University)

1:05 PM

1:20 PM

Scot Bryson (Orbital Farms)

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated By: Scot Bryson

1:50 PM

2:00 PM

Break

2:00 PM

3:20 PM

Space Systems Integration

2:00 PM

2:05 PM

Session Chair Introduction

2:05 PM

2:20 PM

Space System Integration

Mike Ewert (Life Support and Thermal Systems Analyst; NASA JST)

2:20 PM

2:35 PM

Bioinspired Ion Conducting Membranes for Next Generation Batteries

Ahmet Emre (University of Michigan)

2:35 PM

2:50 PM

The Long-Term Perspectives of Settling on the Moon and Mars

Spiero Francois (International Space University)

2:50 PM

3:20 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated By:

3:20 PM

3:30 PM

Closing Statements

10/26/2021

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Welcome Introductions

11:05 AM

12:40 PM

Long Duration Crew Health and Telemedicine

11:05 AM

11:10 AM

Session Chair Introduction

11:10 AM

11:25 AM

The Current State of Space Medicine and Challenges for Exploration

Moriah Thompson (Flight Surgeon at NASA JSC)

11:25 AM

11:40 AM

Doug Hamilton (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Calgary)

11:40 AM

11:55 AM

Emerging Medical Solutions for Exploration-Class Missions

Shawna Pandya (Director of Medical Research, Orbital Assembly Corporation)

11:55 AM

12:10 PM

Terry Rector (Senior Project Leader; The Aerospace Corporation)

12:10 PM

12:40 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated By:

12:40 PM

12:50 PM

Break

12:50 PM

2:10 PM

Long Term Space Settlement Concepts

12:50 PM

12:55 PM

Session Chair Introduction

12:55 PM

1:10 PM

The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens a Future of Unlimited Possibilities

Bob Zubrin (The Mars Society)

1:10 PM

1:20 PM

Improving Bioproduction in Plants through Pathway Engineering and Re-Targeting for High-Value Products

Jacob Bibik (Michigan State University)

1:20 PM

1:30 PM

Effect of Microgravity on the Pathogenicity of Disease-Causing Bacteria

Piero Beraun (UTEC)

1:30 PM

1:40 PM

Development of a Plant Generated Therapeutic Made in-Flight to Treat Microgravity Osteopenia

Kevin Yates (University of California, Davis, Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space)

1:40 PM

2:10 PM

Question and Answer Panel Moderated By: Annie Meier

2:10 PM

2:20 PM

Closing Statements