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Space Studies Program 2016

July 12 - September 1, 2016
hosted by the Technion, Haifa, Israel.

The International Space University (ISU) provides graduate-level training to the future leaders of the emerging global space community. This 29th Space Studies Program (SSP) was an eight week program that covered the main space related fields.

SSP16 Retrospective

Simon "Pete" Worden - The Breakthrough Initiatives

Tuesday 2 August, 2016 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Chruchill Auditorium
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Simon Pete Worden At the Royal Society in London on July 20, 2015, Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking and Lord Martin Rees announced a set of initiatives — a scientific programme aimed at finding evidence of technological life beyond Earth entitled ‘Breakthrough Listen', and a contest to devise potential messages named 'Breakthrough Message’. In addition, atop the One World Trade Center in New York on April 20, 2016, 'Breakthrough Starshot' was announced, an interstellar programme to Alpha Centauri. These are the first of several privately-funded global initiatives to answer the fundamental science questions surrounding the origin, extent and nature of life in the universe. The Breakthrough Initiatives are managed by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.

Management
Chairs
Academics
TAs
Logistics
Public Relations
IT
SEAC & TP Editors
Participant Liaison & Library

Walter Peeters - ISU President — Walter Peeters ISU President

John Connolly - ISU SSP Director — John Connolly ISU SSP Director

Neta Vizel - SSP16 Local Director — Neta Vizel SSP16 Local Director

Prof. Pini Gurfil - SSP16 Local Organizing Committee Lead, Head of the Asher Space Research Institute — Prof. Pini Gurfil Head of the Asher Space Research Institute,
and SSP16 Local Organizing Committee Lead

Su-Yin Tan - SSP16 Chair — Dr. Su-Yin Tan Core Chair 1 & Space Applications Department Chair

Joseph Pellegrino - SSP16 Chair — Joseph Pellegrino Space Engineering Department Chair

Maya Glickman-Pariente - SSP16 Associate Chair — Maya Glickman-Pariente Space Engineering Department Associate Chair

Dr. Kris Lehnhardt, MD - SSP16 Chair — Dr. Kris Lehnhardt, MD Human Performance in Space Department Chair

Norah Patten - SSP16 Chair — Dr. Norah Patten Space Humanities Department Co-Chair

Dr. Geoff Steeves - SSP16 Chair — Dr. Geoff Steeves Space Humanities Department Co-Chair

Adil Jafry - SSP16 Chair — Adil Jafry Space Management & Business Department Chair

Christopher Johnson - SSP16 Chair — Christopher Johnson Space Policy, Economics & Law Department Chair

René Laufer - SSP16 Chair — René Laufer Space Sciences Department Chair

Jacob Cohen - SSP16 Chair — Jacob Cohen Team Project Mars Environment Chair

Francois Spiero - SSP16 Chair — François Spiero Team Project Artificial Gravity Co-Chair

Remco Timmermans - SSP16 Chair — Remco Timmermans Team Project Artifical Gravity Co-Chair

Dr. Barak Fishbain - SSP16 Chair — Dr. Barak Fishbain Team Project Big Data Chair

Daniel Brack - SSP16 Associate Chair — Daniel Brack Team Project Big Data Associate Chair

Zhuoyan Lu (China) — Zhuoyan Lu SSP Academic Coordinator

Robert Hunt (Australia) — Robert Hunt SSP16 on-site Academic Coordinator

Noémie Bernede (France/Germany) — Noémie Bernede SSP16 Academic Assistant

Sébastien Bessat (France) — Sébastien Bessat SSP Logistics Coordinator

Shrrirup Nambiar (India) — Shrrirup Nambiar SSP16 Logistics Assistant

Jonathan Faull (Ireland) — Jonathan Faull SSP16 External Relations, and Logistics Assistant

Ira Rashkovan (Israel) — Ira Rashkovan SSP16 Local Administrative Coordinator

Shirley Ginesin - SSP16 Local Operations Coordinator — Shirley Ginesin SSP16 Local Operations Coordinator

Géraldine Moser (France) — Géraldine Moser Head, Business Development Unit

Vera Gutman (Israel) — Vera Gutman SSP16 External Relations Assistant

Remco Timmermans (Netherlands) — Remco Timmermans SSP16 Team Project Artificial Gravity Chair, and SSP16 Social Media Advisor

Nicolas Moncussi (France) — Nicolas Moncussi Multimedia Assistant, IT Services

Bernd Weiss (Germany) — Bernd Weiss SSP16 IT Assistant

Benjamin Gürtl (Austria) — Benjamin Gürtl SSP16 IT Assistant

Carol Carnett (USA) — Carol Carnett Space English Access Course Lead

Subhani Shaik (India) — Subhani Shaik SEAC Assistant

Merryl Azriel (USA) — Merryl Azriel TP Editor

Ruth McAvinia (Ireland) — Ruth McAvinia TP Editor

Laura Rose (Canada) — Laura Rose TP Editor

Arif Göktuğ Karacalıoğlu (Turkey) — Arif Göktuğ Karacalıoğlu SSP16 Participant Liaison

Muriel Riester (France) — Muriel RiesterISU Librarian

Maria Lucas Rhimbassen (Canada / Romania) — Maria Lucas Rhimbassen SSP16 Librarian and Accountant

Technion City, Haifa, Israel

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology was founded in 1912 in Haifa and is the oldest university in Israel and the Middle East. The university offers degrees in science and engineering, and related fields such as architecture, medicine, industrial management and education.

The Technion is a science and technology research university, among the world’s top universities, dedicated to the creation of knowledge and the development of human capital and leadership, for the advancement of the State of Israel and all humanity.

The Technion is noted as a global pioneer in multidisciplinary research into fields including energy, nanotechnology, and life science.

The Technion has 4 Nobel Laureates, a graduate and 3 faculty members.