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Program

DAY ONE - Tuesday November 3rd
DAY TWO - Wednesday November 4th
DAY THREE - Thursday November 5th

DAY ONE - Tuesday November 3rd

MELiSSA activities in Switzerland - Olivier Botta, Swiss Space Office
ASI Life Support Activities - Crisconio Marino, Italian Space Agency
MELiSSA Overview and Perspectives - Christophe Lasseur, ESA
Introduction to China Human Space Program - Sun Gongling, ISU
Space Experiments to the interest of space biology and medicine - Iliyn V.K, IBMP Moscow
Status and Future plan of JAXA microbial monitoring from ISS and beyond - Toru Shimazu, Japan Space Forum
PACMAN Project - Designing, building and testing the prototype of a Plant Characterization Unit - Claudia Quadri, EnginSoft
EBIOS - An approach to build bioregenerative life suppost sytem for terrestrial and planetary application - Barbara Belvisi, Interstellar
K, MG, Ca, Na balances in a closed system combining aeroponic lettuce cultivation supplied with grey water - Kamil Janiak, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Development status of the nutrient delivery system of PFPU, Precursor of microgravity Food Production Unit - Giorgio Boscheri, Thales Alenia Space
Lunar Nutritional Grower (LuNG) - Assessing the viability of a lunar hydroponic system - Saad Rayees, MSE TU Berlin
Microgravity mimetics on the development of multifunctional bioreactors systems for efficient cell growth - Ayse Kose, Ege University Bioengineering Department
PRIAM - A compact intensified artificial light photobioreactor adapted to life support for human space exploration - Thobie Charlene, Algolight
Improved lettuce yield and quality by microbial treatments in vertical farming - Thijs Van Gerrewey, Ghent University
Design of a module for cultivation of tuberous plants in space - The PROJECT “PRECURSOR OF FOOD PRODUCTION UNIT” (PFPU) -Paradiso Roberta, University of Naples Federico II
Plant gas exchange mechanistic modeling taking into account multiple timeframes and gravity levels - Poulet Lucie, NASA
The SEMiLLA Platform as a means to create environments to develop the Circular Economy concept - Clara Plata Rios, SEMiLLA
Microbial Fuel Cells with Peroxide Production for Blackwater Treatment - Sudeep C. Popat, Clemson University
Mission to Mars inspires food project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Mastroleo Felice, SCK CEN
Microbes in Hydroponic Crop Cultivation in Space - Danny Geelen, Ghent University
IGLUNA 2020 - A Space Habitat - MELiSSA POMP Team - Cyanobacteria and higher plant production on recycled urine - Crain Grace, ETH Zurich
Seed orientation affects seedling development in hardware for experiments in space - Aronne Giovanna, University of Naples Federico II
A philosopher’s journey into MELiSSA - Ségolène Guindard, Univeristy Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis
In-Situ resources bio-utilisation for Life Support Systems (REBUS) - Stefania De Pascale, University of Naples Federico II
The MELiSSA Foundation and the future of ESA sponsored LSS research via the Pool of MELiSSA PhD (POMP project) - Mergeay Max, MELiSSA Foundation
Hydroponic nutrient solution monitoring for crop characterization - Øyvind Mejdell Jakobsen, CIRIS, NTNU Social Research
Questionning the future through a fiction science graphic novel - Schmitt Didier, ESA
The Role of Plants as Food and Life Support for Exploration - Ralph Fritsche & Lucie Poulet, NASA

DAY TWO - Wednesday November 4th

Overview of ESA Exploration Program - Didier Schmitt, ESA
MELiSSA Pilot Plant status and perspective - Francesc Godia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Continuous operation of C3, C4a and C5 Compartments in the MELiSSA Pilot Plant interconnected in gas and liquid phases - Enrique Peiro, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The connection of physical-chemical and biological processes for future closed life support systems for space applications - Alexander Tikhomirov, IBP SB RAS
An experimental device for studies on cyanobacteria at low pressure, in the frame of BLSS - Cyprien Verseux, University of Bremen
Production of high-quality edible biomass with high levels of antioxidants by genetic engineering of the photosynthetic microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - Matteo Ballottari, University of Verona
JAXA Lunar Farming Concept Study Working Group activity - Tetsuhito Fuse, JAXA
Experimental feedback on the pilot scale production of rhodospirillum rubrum - Lucie Van Haver, Algosolis
Impact of carbon source and light intensity on the production of PHA by Rs. rubrum - Guillaume Bayon, UMons
Dynamics of Limnospira indica continuous culture in and air-lift photobioreactor - David Garcia-Gragera, MELiSSA Pilot Plant
Genetic responses of metabolically active Arthrospira sp. PCC 8005 to chronic high-dose gamma irradiation - Paul Janssen, SCK CEN
The effect of phosphate starvation on nutrient uptake and cellular content of the microalgae Desmodesmus communis and Chlorella protothecoides - Aigars Lavrinovičs, Riga Technical University
Overview of experiment results from the first research campaign of the EDEN ISS greenhouse facility in Antarctica in 2018 - Paul Zabel, DLR
Microalgae: from oxygen and food production in Space to groundwater processing on Earth - Gisela Detrell, University of Stuttgart
From waste to resource: closing the loops in the urban water, energy and food nexus - Amsterdam case study - Radu Giurgiu, SEMiLLA IPStar
Solid-Liquid Separation Technology for Biomass Harvesting in Bioreactors - Marie Vandermies, QinetiQ Space
Biotechnology and Safety from Urban to Space Water Cycling - David Weissbrodt, TU Delft
How ESA Business Applications can help commercialize MELISSA technologies - Nicolas Helssen, ESA Business Ambassador
Characterization of oxygen production from photo-bioreactor for ISS cabin technology demonstrator - Dominique Chapuis, RUAG
Cellulose wastes management by microbial degradation - Hristo Najdenski, The Stephan Angelov Insitute
Coupling urine treatment and water recycling with Limnospira indica cultivation - Neha Sachdeva, UMons
ALISSE Tool Status and Perspective for Space and Earth development - Philippe Fiani, SHERPA Engineering
Design and control of a bioanode for CO2 recovery in regenerative life support systems - Korneel Rabaey, Ghent University
Application of the energy cascade model (MEC) on Lettuce crop grown in controlled environment at two different scales - A small growth chamber and a vertical farm - Chiara Amitrano, University of Naples Federico II
Microbial analysis of the MELiSSA waste degradation compartment 1 (C1) and isolation and identification of C1 dominant bacteria - Tinh Van Nguyen, KU Leuven
Ink from Organic Waste for Additive Manufacturing in Space - Martin Cerff, Blue Horizon
Improving ammonification to nitrate production in bioconversion of organic fertilizers to liquid products - Yankai Xie, University of Antwerp
Global Control Loop of MELiSSA Life Support System - Baptiste Boyer, SHERPA Engineering
Plants in Space - Hristina Kostadinova, High Language School Ivan Vazov
Exploring the impact of irregular metabolic efficiencies and the space environment on the survivability of a regenerative life support system through agent-based modeling - Angelo Vermeulen, TU Delft
Ecological Engineering of Photoorganoheterotrophic Mixed Cultures for Water Resource Factories - David Weissbrodt, TU Delft
Impact of a closed life support system on human microbiome and health - Joel Dore, INRAE
From a metabolic stoichiometry to a full MELiSSA metabolome - Baptiste Leroy, UMons
SpaceBakery – a closed ecological plant cultivation system and bakery for extended stays on Planet Mars and their applications for Planet Earth - Lucie Beckers, Puratos
Space Architecture for a Moon Village - Life Support Elements - Daniel Inocente & Brigitte Lamaze, ESA
Plant prebiotics in BLSS for human nutrition in space - Alberto Battistelli, CNR

DAY THREE - Thursday November 4th

Resource Recovery - The Power to Change- Willy Verstraete, Ghent University
Design and simulation of circular water systems - the UWOT model - Dimitrios Bouziotas, KWR Water Research Institute
Nitrify to support life/ MELiSSA’s development path of an essential process - Siegfried Vlaeminck - University of Antwerp
Combining (bio)electrochemical processes and nitrification for urine recycling in Space - Jolien De Paepe, Ghent University
Consolidating the Swiss activities and rationale for ALSS and MELiSSA development - Théodore Besson, Earth Space Technical Ecosystem Enterprises SA
Adaptation of activated sludge biomass for nitrification of concentrated urine - Anna Jurga, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
From wastewater treatment to space-inspired resource recovery with the Biomakery concept at La Trappe - Lindeboom Ralph, SEMiLLA IPstar
Urine running in circles - human "waste“ as a resource for horticulture & agriculture - Ariane Krause, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops - IGZ
Terrestrial valorization of a MELiSSA compartment - Photoheterotrophic production of purple microbial protein on brewery water - Abbas Alloul, University of Antwerp
Microalgae-based biofacade as a solution to support sustainable access to food, energy, and water in urban centers - Flora Girard, University of Nantes - GEPEA Laboratory
Opening the ‘yellow box’ - Main organics in urine and their fate during nitrification and microalgae cultivation - Veerle Van Malderen, University of Antwerp
BIOFACADE - a symbiosis between micro-algae production and buildings - Anouk Legendre, XTU Architects
Control of pH and process modelling contribute to stable alkalinity-limited urine nitrification - Valentin Faust, Eawag
A Model for the Global Carbon Cycle - Pietro Guarato, University of Lausanne and EPFL
Urine nitrification in space - assessing the effect of space conditions on synthetic nitrifying communities - Athraa Al-saadi, Ghent University
Petit Langoustier terresterial, application for SDG’s through SILAB - Marc Firlet, Le Petit Langoustier
How to gradually acclimate MELiSSA’s nitrification compartment to urine mixed with VFA-rich anaerobic digestion (C1) effluent - Koen Rummens, KU Leuven
Grey Water Re-use During Music Festivals Using a Mobile Constructed Wetland and a Mobile Drinking Water System - Fida Hussain Lakho, Ghent University
Investigation of the transpiration process in spinach - Joanna Kuzma, ESA
Bacteria and Archaea distributions in California ephemeral wetlands - Mohamed Mysara, SCK-CEN
Polishing goat farm waste water in view of advanced phosphate removal - Rui Zang, Ghent University
The effect of nitrogen availability on cold acclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana plants - Armida Gjindali, University of Manchester
High temperatures affect pollen fertility more than altered gravity bottlenecks in the reproductive cycle of micro-tom - Maurizio Iovane, University of Naples Federico II
Microgreens for Human Nutrition in Spaceflight - Christina Johnson, NASA Postdoctoral Program
Proposal for MELiSSA Overall Control Loop Architecture - Carles Ciurans, UAB/UCA
Microbes in Hydroponic Crop Cultivation in Space - Danny Geelen, Ghent University
Microbial Risk in closed systems - Claude Mabilat, BIOMERIEUX
MATISS­1 et 2: Microbial aerosol tethering on innovative surfaces in the international space station - Laurence Lemelle, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon/CNRS
PARAGEN 1.0 - a synthetic bacteriocin gene collection for rapid in vitro antimicrobial peptide selection for the microbial control of industrial fermentation - Jason Bland, Syngulon
Assessing impacts of over fifty years of launching activities on marine ecosystems (the metal compounds case) - Tatiana Vallaeys, University of Montpellier
Copper resistance mediates long-term survival of Cupriavidus metallidurans in wet contact with metallic Cu - Laurens Maertens, SCK CEN & UNamur
Decentralized sanitation & waste water treatment concepts - Peter Scheer, SEMiLLA Sanitation
Closing remarks - José Gavira Izquierdo, ESA

Regenerative Life Support Systems for Long Term Space Missions