Forum Member Introduction

Welcome everybody!

I'm Alex, also from Germany and together with Juergen I'm leading the Habitat Design Project. I'm 28, studied Astronautical Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Aachen, Germany and right now I'm in Torino, Italy doing a Master's course in Space Exploration, in particular about a permanent lunar base.

My first SGC experience was in 2005 in Fukuoka, I liked it so much that I became Staff member in 2006 and now for 2007 as well.

We are looking forward to your ideas, since this is the place where you can get active and shape the future!

Alex

Hello everybody,
My name is Bill Tandy. I currently work in the aerospace industry after having just recently completed my Master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. I have an amazing job that allows me to work on some of the coolest current projects, but I know that the future has the potential to be filled with even more ambitious undertakings. My aim here is to contribute in whatever way that I can to your project goals.

Hello, all;

My name is Marcia Fiamengo and I'm a nuclear engineering student. I did the majority of my undergraduate work at Oregon State University and am moving on to my Masters (and hopefully PhD) at the University of Florida. I'm looking forward to helping in any way I can.

-Marci

Hey,

Thanks to Alex for introducing this website when we met in Germany...I live in Turkey and work for Space Camp Turkey. Space Camp Turkey aims to educate children in astronomy and space sciences.I believe that there is so much to do...

I'd be glad to be a part of the conferences.

Peace,

Emre

Hi

I am a Belgian student, first Year student civil engineering with lots of intersts for space exploration.
To be honest I am a bit overwhelmed by all the authoroty and knowledge you guys have about the topic :-$ So I feel very small; but inspite of that I would like to contribute some idea's or opinions, and I want to learn a lot while helping.
I was a glider pilot in the belgian Air force for some years; I play the piano and the saxophone in several orchestra's. Also I have some experience in cooking and camping (and the combination).
For the rest I have a great philosophical interest, maybe that can be of some use.
I look forward to working with you all!
Pieter (sounds as 'Peter' in English)

Hello everybody,
i am student of aeronautical engg. studying in 3rd year in india. i am interested in space exploration and technology from my childhood.
when i was in 12th standard i have made a semi-static model of mars habitat and it might be useful in sgc projects.
i get inform about sgc from my sir and i am first time joining the sgc team and happy to share my ideas with you all people. i look forward to working with you all.

Hello Everyone,

My name is Joe Palaia. I've attended SGC '05 in Japan and '06 in Spain, and I'm really looking forward to India!

Here's a brief bio:

Joseph Palaia holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Masters degree in Nuclear Science & Engineering from MIT.

In September 2005, he co-founded a space startup company, the 4Frontiers Corporation. 4Frontiers is an emerging space commerce company with unique expertise in Mars settlement design and related technologies. The company has access to a broad array of technical and social science specialists that strive for unparalleled realism in modeling the new space frontier. The company’s core technology development focuses on enabling technologies for space exploration, settlement, and insitu resource utilization. Its activities in three business segments (informative entertainment/education, research & development, and consultancy) give it both the capability to develop innovative space systems and technologies, as well as the ability to translate these concepts into a public format which is engaging, entertaining, and informative. Joe serves as Vice President of Operations and R&D for 4Frontiers.

Joe is a co-author of three technical papers. The first paper, the result of a nuclear reactor design course at MIT, is titled, “Mission to Mars: How to Get There and Back with Nuclear Energy.” It was published by the MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Studies in September 2004. The second paper, the result of an eight month technical feasibility study, is titled, “A Permanent Settlement on Mars: The Architecture of the Mars Homestead Project.” It was published at the 35th International Conference on Environmental Systems in July 2005. The third paper is entitled, “The Emerging Inner Solar System Economy.” It is being published in an upcoming edition of the journal Futures Research Quarterly.

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Happy to e-meet all of you!

Joe

Hello, my name is Erik and I am uneducated. Accepted into the Aerospace Engineering program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, but unable to attend due to financial constraints. Highly intelligent, minimally educated man with many skills and ideas. I am very enthusiastic about this project because it has been my dream to contribute to the design of a human living structure on another planet. I am willing to help in any way and I am in awe of the credentials posted by your members. There are very few things that I do not excel at, however I am married with many children and, therefore, do not have a huge surplus of time. Space exploration, however, is of utmost importance to me, and my children. I believe my contribution could involve oral and written communications, as well as thought experiments related to design, human factors psych., p.r, and I truly love analyzing the effects of technology on society. I hope you will allow me to participate in some way.

hi all, i am dhruv from india. i am a biotechnology student at under graduate level. i am very interested in this field of creating habitats on mars or moon. being a bio tech student i am sure i can contribute to this effort of developing these habitat designs in these workshops. since subsequent action after the construction of these habitats on any planet is to terraform that planet, so we can develop ideas for this activity by studying soil ecology of that planet in the sense that what type of flora and fauna can be developed in that soil .

Hi, My name is Nitto Ronjon Bormon. I am from Bangladesh. I have gained my Master of Science in applied chemistry and Chemical Technology from the University of Dhaka.I don't have much ideas about outer space. But I studied some courses during my Bachelor and Master in Chemistry which explained some chemistry of space and man made problems in the sky.

So whenever I read any news about outer space then I like to get some information about space chemistry.I am working for environment safety awarenes volunteer programme for my country.I am trying to build up knowledge of our industrialist, civil society, school and collegeg level student about environment and how to keep it safe, as space is key part of environment so I like to get detailed planned of space generation' How they will keep safe and no any bad impact on space chemistry beside their activities"

Nitto