Dr. Jacob Cohen is currently the Chief Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center.  In this capacity, Dr. Cohen provides advice and oversight for research programs and serves as the principal Center science advisor in the administration of long term, high risk, and creative/inventive research programs. Dr. Cohen evaluates proposals for new programs, keeps abreast of ongoing work, and establishes priorities to assure that Center research programs contribute effectively to national aerospace and scientific objectives.  

Dr. Cohen serves as the chief advisor to the Center Director on all areas affecting the science at the Center.  As part of his interest in the utilization of space and aeronautics for scientific and technology advancements, Dr. Cohen facilitates and develops international, inter agency, academic and commercial collaborations to sustain new research initiatives.  Dr. Cohen serves as the Center representative to the Agency Chief Scientist and the NASA Research Council and is the conduit for the Agency Office of the Chief Scientist at the Center.  

Dr. Cohen received his Doctorate from New York University in the area of molecular evolution.  He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center’s Ophthalmology Research Laboratories in the area of viral host relationships.  Dr. Cohen has held various research and management positions both in industry and government.  Mentoring, teaching and inspiring the next generation of scientists and managers are continuous roles Dr. Cohen pursues.

Walter’s background is in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on human-machine interfaces and neuroscience. Walter studied Medical Informatics in Heidelberg/Heilbronn and wrote his master thesis in Taipeh, Taiwan (ROC) developing a new method for 3D dynamic body surface and volume reconstruction. Towards the end of his studies he participated in the CVA (Community of Ariane Cities) summer school 2007. After his studies, Walter joined CTAE (the Aerospace Research and Technology Centre) in Barcelona, as a Life Supports Systems Engineer in the Human Space Flight Department. Walter also worked alongside with Juan de Dalmau to organize the CVA’s anniversary with the involvement of local schools, councils and space organizations all over Europe. Afterwards he worked at Roche Diagnostics in Switzerland and then started his PhD in the UK developing a medical device that uses electrical stimulation to improve balance for patients with sensation loss. He also lectured in Applied Physics at the university. Walter participated in the ISU SSP in 2010 in Strasbourg. With the completion of his PhD he founded the startup company Sensovo, which in 2013 won the European Space Agency Innovation Prize for the concept of building a tactile navigation belt that leads its user via vibration. Walter runs the startup now as its CEO and is the main shareholder of the company. He holds a pilot license for paragliding and is a certified diver. Walter is a father of a baby boy and enjoys traveling with his family.

Francois Spiero studied science and engineering in France and in the USA, and notably at ISU (SSP'89). After receiving his Ph.D. in Space Studies in 1990, he went to ESTEC and worked there in several fields, particularly in planetary exploration and Earth observation.

Francois Spiero then joined CNES in 1997 and became a member of the French delegation to ESA. In 2004, he was appointed Manager of Human Spaceflight and Exploration at CNES. In that capacity, Francois Spiero dealt with ISS and astronaut affairs, parabolic flights and human exploration. He chaired various European and international committees, such as ESA's Exploration and Utilisation Board, the International Space Life Sciences Working Group and the Science Working Group of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group. He was also the CNES Programme Manager of the French astronaut's mission on board the ISS in 2016-2017.

After that mission, Francois Spiero became in mid-2017 the CNES Strategic Roadmaps Manager. He works on strategic trends of future space activities.

Dr. Geoff Steeves is a physics professor at the University of Victoria and a faculty member at the International Space University. He is a co-founder of the StarAcers science education program and a top 16 finalist in Canada's 2008/09 astronaut recruitment campaign.

Geoff completed his Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Alberta studying ultrafast microscopy. He continued his studies through an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California Santa Barbara at the Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computing. Current research interests include Mars analogue environments and low latency tele-robotic exploration.

Geoff is an experienced SCUBA diver and a pilot with a commercial pilot license and multi-engine instrument rating.

At the International Space University Geoff was a participant of SSP10, studying in the Business and Management Department. He chaired the Space Science Department (SSP12, SSP13, SSP14), the Space Humanities Department (SSP15, SSP16) and now serves as an SSP17 Core Chair.

Dr Graziella Caprarelli obtained her PhD in Earth Sciences from the University ‘La Sapienza’ (Rome, Italy), and after two postdocs in Japan moved to Australia, where she worked as an academic at the University of Adelaide, and then at the University of Technology, Sydney. She joined the University of South Australia as Inaugural Associate Professor in Space Science in 2014. Dr Caprarelli is also a Research Professor (Adjunct) with the International Research School of Planetary Sciences (Pescara, Italy) and a participant in scientific teams of Mars mission experiments. She has published extensively on the geological evolution of the planet Mars. She is the founder and leader of the Mars Australian Remote Virtual Experiment Laboratory (MARVEL). MARVEL is a collaborative research, education and outreach environment devoted to advancing scientific knowledge about Mars, and engaging students, teachers and the community in the scientific process of discovery through active participation in its scientific activities. My current affiliations are: (1) International Research School of Planetary Sciences (Italy), and (2) Hypatia Scientifica (Australia). If you are updating the information, please note that both affiliations must be included.

Dr. Hugh Hill is Associate Professor of Space Science at the International Space University’s (ISU’s) Central Campus in Strasbourg. His first encounter with Space was when his parents brought him to nearby Armagh Planetarium, Ireland, to hear Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012), then Director, give a talk about the night sky. Hugh holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (CNRS), Orsay, and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. He was the only candidate in his cohort to be awarded his Doctorate ”avec mention très honorable et les félicitations du jury”. Hugh also holds a M.Sc. awarded for meteorite research completed at the Universities of Dublin (Trinity College) and Cambridge. He was the first Irish person to be awarded a degree in the field of Meteoritics, the study of meteorites and the early Solar System. He was formerly employed at Armagh Planetarium (1986-1994), and was later an Associate Lecturer in Astronomy and Planetary Science, and Advisor, with The Open University (1995-1998). Based at ISU’s Central Campus, he contributes to ISU’s broad range of courses (MSS, SSP, ESC, etc.) as well as collaborative projects internationally. Prior to coming to ISU, he spent almost four years as a Fellowship Holder at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland (1999-2002) working on the Physics and Chemistry of astrophysical dust. Hugh’s research interests include: Astrobiology, Astrochemistry, Experimental Microgravity, Experimental Hypersonics, and Diamond Physics. He is a member of several academic committees and societies including The European Astrobiology Network Association (Founder Member) and Europlanet. He is also a reviewer for several, peer-reviewed international journals.

Jaroslaw is a System Engineer in Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP, responsible for projects and activity related to on-orbit robotics. He is also an active member of the Polish Space Industry Association “SPACE PL”.

Jaroslaw is an alumni of ISU SSP14 in Montreal, Canada. He was an organizer of several space events, e.g. SpaceUp Poland and Space TweetUp Poland. During his studies was an active member of the Student’s Space Association of Warsaw University of Technology, where he participated in several educational programs of the European Space Agency, such as REXUS/BEXUS and European Student Earth Orbiter. For two years Jaroslaw was a National Point of Contact for Poland in the Space Generation Advisory Council. In his spare time he provides free trainings of soft skills for students organizations under the Association of Volunteer Trainers “STER”.

He believes that space exploration is a challenge and future of all Humanity. Big fun of the Moon Village concept.

Natalia currently works as a Senior Consultant at Euroconsult based in Montreal (Canada). She manages research activities and consulting missions for government and private organizations. She focuses on the assessment of government programs, new technologies and the strategic analysis of industrial and commercial space markets, specializing in space exploration.

Prior to joining Euroconsult, Natalia worked as systems engineer at MDA Corporation where she specialized in the design of satellite communication payloads, supporting the business development proposal team for a variety of international clients. In addition, she worked as research associate at NASA Ames as part of the NASA Academy program in the field of planetary exploration. Natalia became the first Spanish female to participate in the program. Moreover, she worked as trainee at the European Space Agency (ESA) in the field of infrared astronomy within the Herschel Space Observatory team.

Natalia holds a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from McGill University and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid, Spain). Natalia also holds a Diploma in Astronomy and Planetary Science from the Open University UK and she is a graduate of the International Space University (ISU) Space Studies Program (SSP). She is recipient of numerous merit and academic awards, including the “35 under 35 Space Industry Award 2018” of the International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC).

Dr. Norah Patten is a faculty member at the International Space University. Award winning and purpose driven, Norah is a staunch STEM advocate and regularly features on national television, radio and other media. An aeronautical engineer by background, Norah’s mission is to inspire the next generation of engineers, astronauts, scientists and innovators.

Norah currently works as a manager at the Irish Composites Centre. She is a graduate of the New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Program. She was a recipient of the Emerging Space Leaders Grant and a Next Generation Plenary panellist at the International Astronautical Congress in 2015. Through a partnership with NanoRacks, Norah initiated and managed ‘The Only Way is Up’ project which launched Ireland’s first student experiment to the International Space Station in 2014.

Norah is a Scientist-Astronaut Candidate with Project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) and has participated in multiple citizen science campaigns including microgravity research flights and spacesuit testing and evaluation. In October 2019, Norah will become a published children’s author with the release of her book called ‘Shooting for the Stars’, published by The O’Brien Press.
Norah participated in the International Space University Space Studies Program in 2010, holds a PhD in engineering and has industrial experience from The Boeing Company and Bell Labs Alcatel Lucent.

Samantha is currently working at AECOM, in the Applied Research and Sustainable Buildings Group. She is involved in fluid dynamic, energy and carbon modeling related to sustainable design. Prior to AECOM, Samantha was working and studying with the Hypersonics Group at the University of Queensland, and was involved in the scramjet launches, HyShot III and IV, in the Australian desert. She has degrees in aerospace engineering and mathematics. In the future, she plans to become better at juggling and stand up on a surfboard for more than 1 second.

Dr. Su-Yin Tan is a Senior Lecturer in the Geomatics Program, Teaching Fellow of the Faculty of Environment, and Director of the Applied Geomatics Research Laboratory at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

She is a Faculty Member and elected member of the Academic Council of the International Space University (ISU). At ISU, she has served in the roles of Core Chair and Space Applications Department Chair for the Space Studies Program (SSP) and lectures at the Masters of Space Studies (MSS) program. She has been active in the ISU community for over 15 years, since SSP03 (Strasbourg).

Dr. Tan's specialisation is in geographic information systems, remote sensing, and spatial data analysis. She is a distinguished Gates Scholar and received her PhD degree from the University of Cambridge (UK), two Masters degrees from Oxford University (UK) and Boston University (USA), and BSc (Env) from the University of Guelph (Canada). She was previously a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, Visiting Researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford (UK), and member of Christ Church College.

Dr. Tan has an interdisciplinary background in the environmental sciences and spatial analysis methodologies in a range of application areas, such as climatology, ecosystem modelling, and remote sensing. In the past decade, she has received over 16 awards and scholarships, including a prestigious Presidential University Graduate Fellowship and Overseas Research Scholarship. Dr. Tan received the prestigious 2014 Outstanding Performance Award for exceptional contributions to teaching and scholarship, which recognizes the top professors at the University of Waterloo.

Originally from Papua New Guinea, she has a diverse international background and built a record of teaching and research excellence in North America, Australia, Asia, South America, and Europe.

Born in the city of Lagos, western Nigeria and trained as an Electrical/Electronics Engineer at the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. Received both Master and PhD degree in space systems engineering at the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan (http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/english/) in 2013 and 2018 respectively. During my five years graduate school at the Laboratory of Spacecraft Environment Interaction Engineering (LaSEINE) I developed a plasma measurement system for characterizing low Earth orbit grade plasma that was integrated as a mission payload for HORYU-IV satellite (10kg, 30cm cubic small satellite). Led fourteen other mid-career system Engineers from Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Nigeria and Bangladesh in the design, development and operation of constellation of five 1U CubeSats, launched in July 2017 and operated from seven interconnected ground stations across the world. The Project won the 2017 Airbus diversity award (www.company.airbus.com/diversityaward). I am currently an Assistant Professor in space application at the Strasbourg central campus of the International Space University. My research interest are applications of small satellite for capacity development, integrated space application, plasma science, science and technology policy, diversity and inclusion in engineering education.

Tanja Masson-Zwaan is Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University, The Netherlands, and President Emerita of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).

She teaches and supervises students at Bachelors, Masters and PhD level, lectures at universities worldwide, carries out research and publishes on a broad range of space law topics. She advised the Dutch Government with regard to the implementation of the Space Activities Act. She attends the annual sessions of the Legal Subcommittee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space as observer.

Tanja is co-founder and member of the Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group, and was appointed by the Dutch Government as arbitrator for space related disputes at the Permanent Court of Arbitration and as member of the Space Learning Group of ICAO.

She recently co-authored the 4th edition of the book ‘Introduction to Space Law’ (2019). Tanja is an elected member of various professional associations such as the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), the Académie de l’Air et de l’Espace (AAE), and the International Law Association (ILA). She was a Member of the Founding Boards of the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) and of Women in Aerospace-Europe. She serves as advisor to Secure World Foundation (SWF) and is an Honorary Board Member of Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). She is a member of the Board of Editors of Kluwer’s journal Air and Space Law.

Tanja is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the IISL (2001), the Social Sciences Award of the IAA (2008), and the IAF Distinguished Service Award (2015), and is an Honorary Member of the Netherlands Space Society (2018).

Vasilis Zervos is an industrial economist employed as associate professor in Economics and Policy at ISU since 2006. He holds a BA in Economics MSc in Economics (focus on macroeconomy and the role of the central banks) and a DPhil in the economics of the European space industry (University of York).

Previous academic posts include the University of Nottingham (tenured) and University of York. Has been involved in initiating and directing business degrees in the UK and ISU and undertaken extensive research and publications, amongst others in the areas of defence and industrial economics and foreign direct investment.

Ongoing research includes amongst others the areas of economics and project management; economics and knowledge management.

I studied medicine in Marburg, Germany and started my specialisation in nuclear medicine in 1985. In 1989 I joined the German Aerospace Research Facility (DLR) as a flight surgeon for the German D0-2 Spacelab mission. I supported a total of 9 Space-Shuttle and 3 MIR missions in this function.

In 1995 I moved on to the European Astronaut Centre of ESA in Cologne and became the Head of Space-Medicine in 1998. A dedicated medical mission control facility was established and a team of biomedical engineers, IT specialist, nurse, physicians, sport scientists, physiotherapists and psychologists was setup in order to support the upcoming long-duration spaceflights to ISS.

Together with King's College in London a new Master program "Space Physiology and Health" was developed with the goal to establish dedicated space-medicine tracks enabling the education and recruitment of future space-medicine experts.

In January 2016 I joined the ISU on a secondment from ESA as a visiting professor, covering the domain of "Human Performance In Space" (HPS). Since fall 2017 I am full professor and ISU faculty member.

Career: Initial management positions in construction and petrochemical industry. Joined the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1983 in a number of project control and management functions, among others in the HERMES project in Toulouse, France. Since 1980, involved in astronaut activities as Head of the Coordination Office of the European Astronaut Center in Cologne. Joined ISU in 2000 as professor in Space Business and Management. Nominated as dean of ISU in 2005 and as president since 2011. President-emeritus since 2018,

First director of IISC (International Institute of Space Commerce), an Isle of Man based think-tank, since 2009.

Publications: Author of articles on incentive contracting, project management and space commercialization. Author of the book Space Marketing (Kluwer, 2000). Recent research on space commercialization, space tourism and commercial spaceflights.

Consultancy assignments (recent): Space Policy (Luxemburg, Baltic States), Space Tourism (Singapore spaceport, Gallactic Suite, Virgin Galactic, IAA)

Education: Bachelor’s degrees in engineering and applied economics (Catholic University of Louvain), Master of Business Administration degree (Louvain, Cornell University), Ph.D. degree in Industrial Organization (TU Delft, the Netherlands).

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Bill Cowley worked at the University of South Australia for over 30 years, mainly in the Institute for Telecommunications Research at Mawson Lakes. He retired in September 2015 from his UniSA position of Professor of Communication Signal Processing and is currently an adjunct researcher at UniSA.  Bill became involved with the ISU during the SSP04 which was held in Adelaide.  Since then he's assisted with a couple of SSPs and most of the SHSSPs, mainly in areas related to satellite communications.

I graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Monash, Australia, and in 2018 completed the Graduate Certificate in Space Studies from the University of South Australia.

I'm currently completing a Masters of Astronomy at Swinburne University of Technology, also in Australia. My first experience with ISU was at the Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program back in 2014 in Mawson Lakes Australia, and I've since come back as a Teaching Assistant in 2017 and 2018, as well as the role of Participant Liaison in for the Space Studies Program 2018 in the Netherlands. This past SHSSP I was also an Associate Chair and Teaching Associate for the Team Project 'A Day Without Space'.

During his secondary school years, everyone was thinking that Göktug (a.k.a. G2) will excel in literature and become a writer. Nope, he had surprised them all by picking “science” as his primary discipline and this was the beginning of his technical career.

In Turkey, you have to make a “sorted list of preferred departments” before you enter the nation-wide university entrance examination. He prepared such a list to put himself into “aeronautics engineering” but when the results were announced, he found himself studying “mechanical engineering”! Luckily he managed to take some astronautics classes which kept him alive! He then switched to Engineering Management for his masters and simultaneously worked as a launch systems design engineer in ROKETSAN for six years.

This was when he first joined ISU as a participant in SSP10 in Strasbourg. He then started his PhD on Operations Research (OR), but having no supervisor to accept him to write an OR thesis related to space in Turkey, he decided to move to France. There, he worked as the participant liaison for SSP13, then joined the MSS14 class, wrote a report about launch vehicle failures which won the SGAC scholarship award, graduated with cum laude, moved to California to work as a researcher at NASA Ames Research Center, worked on small spacecraft and space debris mitigation projects for two years, wrote a report on the “Impact of New Trends in Satellite Launches on Orbital Debris Environment” which won the SGAC scholarship award for the second time! In 2016, he was once again called as the participant liaison to SSP16 in Israel and decided to stay with ISU in Europe. He served as the Academic Coordinator for four ISU programs: SSP17 in Ireland, SSP18 in The Netherlands, and SHSSP18 and SHSSP19 in Australia. In 2018, he finished his second Masters Thesis on "Interchangeable Payload Swarm Drones" in coordination with SES, Luxembourg. He has recently been appointed as the Deputy Director for SSP19.

Oh, while doing all these, his old passion “to write” haunted! He started writing in the Space Safety Magazine and switched to NewSpace News when he moved to US. Coming back to Europe, he served as the managing editor of the Journal of Space Safety Engineering published by Elsevier and volunteered in organizing several space conferences and events.

All of the above, though, is Göktug’s "job" jobs. The moment he switches off his computer (and yes, he loves to do that!), he either starts dancing or traveling! With 6 continents and more than 50 countries already checked in his list, he is addicted to exploring remote destinations with his good old camera. His personal interest in launchers and launch sites has dragged him to many remote locations from Kourou in French Guiana to Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg in US, from Alcantara in Brazil to Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, from Wenchang in China to Kodiak in Alaska. His next destination will possibly be Esrange in Sweden, or Andoyya in Norway, or hopefully, one day, Concordia in Antarctica!

He used to be a competitive ballroom dancer during his undergrad years. Currently, he is holding a dancesport adjudicator’s license and enjoys organizing, watching and judging ballroom competitions. Since 2014 he is the head of dancesport technical commission in Turkey as well as the national administrator of World Dance Sport Federation. To sum it up, if you occasionally notice him dancing in his office while reading a technical article, don’t be surprised!☺

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Carol is a career Legal Services Attorney (retired); in addition to her JD, she has graduate-level degrees in Music/Theater performance and costume design. 2016 is Carol's 17th year with SSP, where she develops and coordinates the English Program activities to support the participants in communication, presentation, and report writing/editing skills. Carol enjoys playing hammered dulcimer and piano, bicycling, and visiting ISU graduates around the world.

Ms Geraldine Moser is a French national who worked successfully in different countries. In profit and not-for-profit organisations of different sizes, mainly in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, primarily in marketing.

Geraldine holds a Master in International Marketing from the Management School of Strasbourg – the city where she was born and raised. She currently heads the Business Development unit at the International Space University.

She thoroughly enjoys meeting new people and cultures, especially linked to the space sector. She has a French certificate of First Aid (Red Cross).

She is a keen chess player and takes part in various sporting activities, including skiing, swimming and scuba-diving. She strongly believes in reducing marine litter and working towards cleaner oceans.

I have a background in software development but spent all my professional carrier as a systems administrator and in user support.

Being user oriented, I enjoy servicing the ISU community and ISU's evolving needs and have been doing so since more than 20 years now !

I love the challenges I'm presented through ISU and those which every year's program participants are proposing me.

And yes, you can say so: I am an ISU dinosaur !!!

Juan is a graduate of ISU’s SSP Program in 1989, when he benefited from a joint scholarship of CNES and ESA. Last March, Juan was elected as ISU’s 6th President, and has succeed Walter Peeters in September 2018.

His background is in mechanical engineering, business administration, space studies, and languages. He has over 35 years of international management experience in engineering, operations, technology development, education and communications. He has worked in the private sector, in university and for the French (CNES) and European (ESA) Space Agencies.

His latest job was as Head of the Communication Office at ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands. He previously served as director of the Aerospace Research and Technology Centre (CTAE) in Barcelona, and as General Delegate of the Community of Ariane Cities (CVA). Earlier on, he worked as Range Operations Manager (DDO) at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou.

His involvement with ISU as Faculty member dates back to 1993, and he has also served as Director of the SSP Program and as Chair of the Academic Council.

Juan was raised in a German-Spanish family. He speaks seven languages. He and his wife Cristina enjoy a family of three children.

Muriel has worked with the International Space University since July 1995. Muriel is the librarian at ISU central campus and is in charge for the library administration, collection development, systems and services, library website, database management & remote access.

Muriel began her professional career as a journal collection coordinator at the Mathematics Library at the Université de Strasbourg. She graduated from Loughbourough University of Technology (England) in Library and Information Sciences. Personal interests include spending time with family and friends, hiking and.... reading of course!

Omar is the Director of the SSP at ISU.  Prior to assuming his new assignment, Omar was the Chief Innovation Officer, Engineering at NASA Johnson Space Center responsible for empowering the organization creative thinking and develop capacity to innovate. Prior to that he was the Associate Chief Scientist at NASA ARC responsible for identifying new and promising areas of scientific research and supporting technologies that can be integrated into the Center's capabilities.  Previous roles at NASA also included Technology Relationship Manager, Advanced Development Manager, and Space Shuttle Orbiter Structures Subsystem Manager. Omar has Nineteen years of aerospace industry experience and has published over 33 international journal articles; he has four engineering degrees and has been an invited speaker to multiple national and international events. Omar has also been the recipient of several prestigious awards and recognitions from NASA.

Sébastien is an IT professional with skills in databases management and web development, holding a DUT in Computer Sciences. IT support was his main assignment in different positions for DARTY, Paris-Bercy, and Alcoa, St Cosme, France.

After a short period of self-directed learning, he ran a web design business and then took the opportunity to join ISU in 2011 in the position of web developer to support database enhancement and related services to ISU alumni and community members.

In 2013, Sébastien took up the challenge to support ISU in his new position as SSP Logistics Coordinator.

Andrew is a Canadian Barrister and Solicitor, Australian Lawyer and Australian Registered Migration Agent. His research focus is the forthcoming intersection of international migration law and international space law governing the future human settlement of outer space. His most recent publication, 'Freedom of Movement in Outer Space as an Individual Human Right', can be found in volume 42 of the Annals of Air and Space Law. Andrew has completed a Master of Research from Macquarie University examining the Outer Space Treaty from an international migration law perspective, as well as the Strategic Space Law Program at McGill University. In addition to his Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, he also holds two Master of Laws degrees and a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law. He is a proud alumnus of the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program (SH-SSP) in 2016, going on to earn a Graduate Certificate in Space Studies from the University of South Australia. Andrew was a member of staff on the 2017 Space Studies Program, held in Cork, Ireland, where he served as the Teaching Associate for the 'A Roadmap for Emerging Space States' (ARESS) team project. He also was the Associate Chair of the 'Space Ready: The Launchpad for Emerging Agencies' team project at the 2018 SH-SSP in Adelaide, Australia. Andrew is largely based in Toronto, Canada, and is currently employed in a research capacity by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute at the University of Melbourne and an immigration consultancy firm located in London, UK. In the decade prior he has worked in the corporate immigration field, in London, Melbourne, Sydney and Toronto as well as for both the Australian Departments of Immigration and Defence. He has also previously served in the offices of both an Australian and a United States Senator.