ACS Fall 2022: CME NASA Sustainability Conference – Space Chemistry Roundtable
at the UChicago Rubenstein Forum on Tuesday, August 23rd at 3:05 – 4:35 pm
Panelists: Dr. Ferenc Darvas, Dr. James Green, Ms. Jana Stoudemire, Dr. Ken Savin
Agenda:
Welcome – Dr. Ferenc Darvas, Dr. James Green, Ms. Jana Stoudemire, Dr. Ken Savin
- General introduction (15 minutes)
Building A Roadmap for Space Chemistry Applications
Dr. Ferenc Darvas – Executive Chairman, InnoStudio Inc. & SpaceMedChem, Inc.
NASA Space Chemistry Exploration Needs
Dr. James Green, previously NASA Chief Scientist – Space Chemistry to Support Exploration
The Developing LEO Economy
Ms. Jana Stoudemire, Axiom Space, Commercial Innovation – Access & Commercial Space Stations
Industrial/Commercial Space Chemistry Initiatives
Dr. Ken Savin, Redwire, Chief Scientist – Chemical Processes in Microgravity Benefits & Challenges
- Roundtable discussion (60 minutes)
(Lead: Dr. Ferenc Darvas, Executive Chairman, InnoStudio Inc. & SpaceMedChem Inc.)
1) Thoughts on focus areas that should be pursued; new areas to be explored/ considered
- Pharmaceuticals, Advanced Materials, Others: Exploring the need for standard chemical laboratories in Space, broader issues of standardization
- Most impactful POC for each focus area
Benefits and constraints of working in microgravity
- Required capabilities for conducting chemistry in space
- What’s available/needed to support generating POC
- Major bottlenecks that need to be removed.
- Timing for execution of POC missions
- Priorities for utilizing current ISS capabilities and future commercial provider platforms for development of chemistry in space
- Near term opportunities using existing capabilities
- Longer-term development priorities
- Opportunities for collaboration between commercial providers, NASA and other government agencies, academic institutions and industry partners
- Thoughts on best models
- Pre-competitive consortia (Space Chemistry Consortium experiences and perspectives)
- Thoughts on best models
- Validation studies for commercial applications involving individual / multiple partners?
- Near term and longer-term opportunities to explore space chemistry applications for exploration
- Summary and Next Steps (15 minutes)
