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    Title

    Advancements in Astrobiology and Space Exploration

    type

    oral

    Description

    This session offers an insightful exploration of the latest advancements in astrobiology and space exploration. From ambitious human missions to the Moon and Mars to cutting-edge robotic exploration of Mars subsurface and ocean worlds like Europa, and Enceladus, this session covers all aspects of astrobiology. Therefore, this scientific gathering seeks to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange on extremophiles research, exobiology, biosignature detection, planetary protection, space exploration technology, and the quest to find evidence of habitability and life beyond our home planet.

    Date

    2026-10-08

    Time

    15:00

    Room

    Hall 7

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. Fathi Karouia, NASA Ames Research Center, Blue Marble Space Institute Of Science; BioServe Space Technologies, University of Colorado Boulder, United States;

    • Co-Chair: Dr. Stephan Ulamec, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    15:00

    Astrobiological implications of extremophilic fungi: metal nanoparticle biosynthesis under simulated microgravity

    15

    confirmed

    Dr. Alireza Armand

    State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST)

    Macao SAR, China

    2

    15:15

    Autonomous Microbial Fuel Cell-Powered Cultivation Bioregenerative Payload Integration for Future Lunar Missions: Development and Testing of the BEATRICE System

    15

    confirmed

    Dr. Paolo Marzioli

    Sapienza University of Rome

    Italy

    3

    15:30

    Extended Exoplanet Habitability: the EcoZone and planetary water content.

    15

    confirmed

    Prof. Amri Wandel

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Israel

    4

    15:45

    Nutrient sensing strategies via TOR signaling pathway in tomato plants grown on Lunar regolith (LHS-1) simulant enriched with pioneering plants

    15

    confirmed

    Ms. Yaren Akkaya

    Ege University

    Türkiye

    5

    16:00

    Tracking Organic Transformation in Clay Minerals and Its Implications for Biosignature Interpretation

    15

    confirmed

    Ms. Esinnur Calisir

    Istanbul University

    Türkiye

    6

    16:15

    venom: venture the extraction of organic molecules – mainframe redesign and subsystem reconfiguration for planetary astrobiology missions

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Tommaso Troise

    CISAS – “G. Colombo” Center of Studies and Activities for Space, University of Padova

    Italy

    7

    16:30

    Catalytic Role of C60 Fullerene in Miller-Urey Experiment Reactions: An Ab Initio Study on the Origin of Life

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Eftal Gezer

    Gebze Technical University

    Türkiye