Cultural WG webinar – For a Just and Sustainable Space Exploration

Agenda

• Remo Rapetti: Introduction
• Aaron Boley: The Earth-Moon System and the Need for Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration
• Claire Nelson: HOW WE SHARE THE MOON: Analog Research as a Modality to Help Ensure Space for All
• Lisa Pettibone: Comments and Q&A session

Dr. Aaron Boley is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia. His research explores a wide range of topics, including planetary dynamics, astrophysical discs, meteoritics, space sustainability and security, and space policy.  Before joining the faculty at UBC, Boley was a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Florida and a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Zurich. He is the Co-Director of the Outer Space Institute and co-author of Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space.

Dr. Claire Nelson holds a Bachelors and Masters in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and Purdue University, and a Doctorate in Engineering Management from the George Washington University, and is an inductee in several Engineering Honor Societies. She was named an Outstanding Alumni of Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering in 2013. A winner of several awards and honors, Dr. Nelson has received several commendations for leadership in the US Congressional Record and was named a WHITE HOUSE CHAMPION OF CHANGE in 2012. She is the Founder of the Caribbean American Heritage Month and the Ideation Leader of The Futures Forum. She is the author of the book Smart Futures for a Flourishing World.

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