Centre Deputy Director Melissa de Zwart

University of Adelaide

Melissa de Zwart is Professor at the University of Adelaide and prominent legal researcher working in the areas of commercial and military uses of outer space. She is a member of International Institute of Space Law, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, a Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy (Reserve) and the Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space.

Melissa’s expertise in domestic and international space law will lead P4S in challenging the complex regulatory environment that arises with the creation of novel technology. Melissa’s extensive experience in academic and professional administration supports not only her role as program lead, but also her role as P4S deputy director. 

“I could not go to Space without my copy of the Outer Space Treaty 1967”