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COSPAR 2026

Welcome!

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S) is using the lens of space to transform the sustainability of food and bioresource production on Earth and beyond.

Our team will be in attendance at the COSPAR Scientific Assembly presenting research spanning space law, agriculture, engineering and plant biology. 

Panels

International Life Support Panel (with Prof Matthew Gilliham)

Tuesday Aug 4 | 11:00 - 12:30 |  Spadolini lower 3 

Presentations

PEX.2: Towards a mandatory risk assessment framework for sustainable space resource activities 

Wednesday Aug 5 | 09:20 - 09:35 | Spadolini lower 3 

Authors: Camille Bitton, Prof Melissa de Zwart

 

PEX.1: In-situ plant production and food-waste recovery for sustainable off-Earth habitats

Friday Aug 7 | 09:50 - 10:05 | Arsenale - Fureria 1

Authors: Camille Bitton, Prof Melissa de Zwart

 

PEX.2: How do we create an effective lunar environmental policy?

Friday Aug 7 | 12:00 - 12:15 | Arsenale - Fureria 1

Authors: Prof Melissa de Zwart

 

PEX.3: Informing Environmental Stewardship of the Moon: The Consultation of Indigenous Peoples in Guidance Formation

Friday Aug 7 | 16:15 - 16:30 | Arsenale - Basilica

Authors: Dr Ciara Finnegan, Prof Melissa de Zwart

 

G0.5: Sensing the Future of Space Agriculture and Food: Linking Plant Digital Management to Astronaut Food Perception Through AI

Thursday Aug 6 | 17:30 - 17:45 | Lorenese 1

Authors: Prof Sigfredo Fuentes et al. 

 

G0.5: From Omega-3 to Zero-G: How Space Simulated Conditions Shape Flaxseed Oil Perception

Thursday Aug 6 | 17:45 - 18:00 | Lorenese 1

Authors: Dr Claudia Gonzalez Viejo et al.

 

Determining the impact of short-term hyper- and micro-gravity on Wolffia australiana, a promising food and biomanufacturing platform for long-term space exploration

Wednesday Aug 5 | 11:00 - 11:20 | Spadolini lower 2

Authors: Prof Jenny Mortimer 

 

Posters

WTF-198: Internationally connected plant biology as an enabler for bioregenerative life support of long-term space missions

Wednesday 5 August  - Friday 7 August | 16:30 - 17:30 | Posterroom

Authors: Prof Matthew Gilliham et al.

View poster here.

 

WTF-201: In Planta Biomanufacturing for Space Exploration: Bridging Fundamental Plant Science and Sustainable Off-Earth Production

Wednesday 5 August  - Friday 7 August | 16:30 - 17:30 | Posterroom

Authors: Prof Jenny Mortimer 

 

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