session 6
- Title
Advancements in Astrobiology and Space Exploration
- type
oral
- Description
This session offers an insightful exploration of the latest advancements in astrobiology and space exploration. From ambitious human missions to the Moon and Mars to cutting-edge robotic exploration of Mars subsurface and ocean worlds like Europa, and Enceladus, this session covers all aspects of astrobiology. Therefore, this scientific gathering seeks to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange on extremophiles research, exobiology, biosignature detection, planetary protection, space exploration technology, and the quest to find evidence of habitability and life beyond our home planet.
- Date
2025-10-02
- Time
- Room
- IPC members
Co-Chair: Dr. Fathi Karouia, NASA Ames Research Center, Blue Marble Space Institute Of Science; BioServe Space Technologies, University of Colorado Boulder, United States;
Co-Chair: Dr. Stephan Ulamec, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany;
Order | Time | Paper title | Mode | Presentation status | Speaker | Affiliation | Country |
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1 | 15:00 | 15 | Dr. Devan Nisson | NASA Ames Research Center | United States | ||
2 | 15:15 | 15 | Mr. Alexander Guridov | Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) | Russian Federation | ||
3 | 15:30 | 15 | Ms. Selene Cannelli | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | ||
4 | 15:45 | Microbes in Space: Friends or Foes in the Journey to Long-Term Space Habitation | 15 | Ms. Katherinne Herrera-Jordan | Verne Technologies S.A. | Guatemala | |
5 | 16:00 | 15 | Ms. Rohini Parthasarathy | International Space University | France | ||
6 | 16:15 | Bioengineered Microbial Terraforming: Ethical and Practical Considerations | 15 | Ms. Samiksha Raviraja | Airbus Defence and Space | United Kingdom | |
7 | 16:30 | 15 | confirmed | Ms. Katya Hassel Vázquez Rodríguez | Mexico | ||
8 | 16:45 | Harnessing Extremophile Microbes for Sustainable Plant Growth in Lunar Regolith | 15 | Ms. Krista Ryon | United States |