ESRIC-Director Kathryn Hadler: unlocking the potential of space

Luxembourg is a key player in the development of the space sector, including space resources with the European Space Resources and Innovation Centre (ESRIC). Listen to its director, Dr Kathryn Hadler, in this episode of SciLux  podcast, and find out why she came from the Imperial College of London to Luxembourg and why space resources activities include much more than space mining.

Dr. Veneranda López Días: focus on the lunar water cycle

Dr. Veneranda López Días is Research & Technology Associate at LIST specialised in hydrology and spectronomy. Listen to her Podcast to discover the intriguing theories about how water migrates on the Moon, the potential for future lunar missions, and the technological advances needed to extract and utilise this precious resource.

Prof. Djamila Aouada: making space a safer environment

“I find joy in doing something that has impact, in creating meaningful technologies and above all in learning and growing with my people. Know that it is important to love what you do, to find joy in what you do. Every little girl is unique. Every girl should follow her purpose and work hard to reach it.”  This video in the series “Be Brave: Women [& girls] in Science” features Djamila Aouada, Assistant Professor in Computer Vision at the SnT at the University of Luxembourg.

Prof. Olivares-Mendez and Dr. Martinez: supporting close-to-market solutions

Over the last three decades, Luxembourg has cultivated a vibrant space ecosystem, providing a conducive environment for start-ups, companies, and the research sector to thrive. In this podcast, explore the groundbreaking work of Carol Martinez and Miguel Olivares-Mendez, both renowned experts in space robotics, as they passionately push the boundaries of this dynamic field.

Hubert Moser: pioneers of space fiber production in Luxembourg

The company Flawless Photonics settled in Luxembourg in 2021 and specializes in manufacturing optical glasses, fibres, and components in microgravity.  With a career spanning almost 15 years in the space sector, Hubert Moser is a Senior Director Engineering at Flawless Photonics and manages the Luxembourg office. Learn in this interview why material science is one of the most promising areas in space, why he settled in Luxembourg and what achievements his team has made so far.

Marco Sikirić: a PhD candidate focusing on space resources

Marko Sikirić is a young researcher at ESRIC. His research fields in Plasma Physics and Material Science are based on the utilisation of space resources to sustain life for longer periods of time outside of Earth. One of the foundations of life to sustain human crew outside of Earth is water and oxygen. As Moon’s soil contains oxygen his mission is to investigate specific setup of plasma reduction to extract that oxygen and create water with hydrogen plasma.

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