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Space4Impact joins the Showcase 2030
The Tech4Impact Showcase 2030 is coming back for its third edition this June 13th – 14th and Space4Impact is joining the program with a half-day session on space.
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UZH is now member of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
The University of Zurich was elected as a new member of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) by the current university members on March 25. This election was possible, as the UZH belongs to the worldwide leading institutions for research in the Space- and Aviation field.
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Robot from UZH and ETH takes first steps towards mission to the Moon
The robotic explorer GLIMPSE and its team, consisting of scientists and engineers from the University of Zurich, ETH and other industrial and academic partners, have reached the final round of the “Space resources challenge”.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Maria J. Santos
This month we have interviewed Maria Santos, professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich. Her research focuses on Earth System Science.
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Successful research campaigns, increased international visibility and outreach: brief review of UZH Space Hub in 2021
2021 has been a successful and active year for the UZH Space Hub and its members, combined with a strong increase in international visibility: According to Space Tec Analytics, UZH Space Hub belongs to the 28 globally significant space hubs – which is impressive when considering that operations had started in 2018. Photos ©Regina Sablotny
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Meet a Space Scientist: Florian Kehl
This month we have interviewed Florian Kehl, senior scientist at the UZH Space Hub (in front of Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) engineering model at NASA JPL in this picture). His research focuses on instrument development for astrobiology and space biology missions, microgravity research, and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU).
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Why a dialogue between Theology and Sciences in "Space Sustainability"
In this article, our UZH Space Hub Director, Prof. Oliver Ullrich, explains the need for a dialogue between Theology and Sciences.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Andreas Losch
This month we have interviewed Dr. Andreas Losch, Privatdozent at the faculty of Theology of the University of Zurich. In this interview, Andreas told us more about his research on Space and Planetary Sustainability.
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Technopark Liechtenstein - a new alliance of UZH Space Hub
With great pleasure, we welcome Technopark Liechtenstein as partner of the UZH Space Hub. Othmar Oehri, CEO Technopark Liechtenstein, and Oliver Ullrich, Director UZH Space Hub, are very much looking forward to this cooperation. Oliver emphasizes the enormous innovative power in Liechtenstein: "Liechtenstein is a broadly diversified industrial country. Almost half of the gross domestic product is generated by industry. Liechtenstein is also a hot spot of innovation. Measured as share of the gross domestic product, no country in the world invests more in research and development than Liechtenstein. The partnership with Technopark Liechtenstein enables mutual networking of our start-up communities, the establishment of new R&D collaborations, new interfaces from idea to development to distribution and marketing, and last but not least access to investors and opportunities for growth financing".
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UZH and Airbus to Grow Tissue on the International Space Station ISS
For the second time, the UZH Space Hub and Airbus are sending adult human stem cells to the International Space Station ISS. The goal of this innovative project is to develop the industrial production of miniature tissues in space for terrestrial use in research and medicine. First tests in 2020 had proven, that the production of tissue in Space is working not only in theory, but in practice. Read more in the UZH press release
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Meet a Space Scientist: Claudia Röösli
This month we have interviewed Claudia Röösli, group leader at the Remote Sensing Laboratories and head of NPOC for satellite data. At the UZH Space Hub, she is the expert for Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. In this interview, she told us more about her research on biodiversity.
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Interview with Oliver Ullrich and Claude Nicollier on commercial Space Travel
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INNOVATHON 2021
The UZH Innovation Hub invites students, researchers and corporate experts to engage in the brand new course at the University of Zurich Innovathon 2021: Digitalization of mobility.
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UZH students: The backbone of the Corona Drive-in Testcenter Dübendorf
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The UZH Space Hub is one of the 28 relevant global Hubs in the SpaceTech Sector
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We want you! Apply as ESA Astronaut and qualify for a Zero G Flight with the UZH Space Hub
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Meet a Space Scientist: Svantje Tauber
This month we have interviewed Svantje Tauber, biologist and research associate in the group Cell Biology - Gravitational Biology and Biomechanics of Prof. Oliver Ullrich at the Institute of Anatomy, and Expert for Space Life Science at the UZH Space Hub. In this interview, she told us more about her research.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Ravit Helled
This month we have interviewed Ravit Helled, Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at the Institute for Computational Science of the University of Zurich. In this interview, she told us more about her research on planet formation and evolution structure, and her passion for Space.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Reik Leiterer
This month we have interviewed Reik Leiterer, CEO and co-founder of ExoLabs, a spin-off of the Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL) of the University of Zurich. The goal? To provide tailored software solutions, data products and scientific know-how based on geospatial and remote sensing data to support the private and public sector in gaining insights and efficiency at reduced costs.
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Open Positions in Thermal Remote Sensing
Applications for one senior researcher position and two PhD positions in thermal remote sensing of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are invited.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Giovanni Bertolini
This month we have interviewed Giovanni Bertolini, group leader of the Swiss Space Travel and AiR Sickness (SSTARS) group at the Department of Neurology, University of Zurich. His research focuses on the mechanism of habituation and learning of self-motion perception in novel motion environments.
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Autonomous navigation of drones for search-and-rescue applications
Our UZH Space Hub member, Davide Scaramuzza is a Professor of Robotics and Perception at both departments of Informatics (University of Zurich) and Neuroinformatics (joint between the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich), where he directs the Robotics and Perception Group. He recently conducted flight experiments in the Dübendorf airfield.
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Covid Test Center in Dübendorf: a unique glimpse behind the scenes
The UZH Space Hub, together with the Air Force Center, is supporting the Corona Drive-in-Test Center, that was newly built and operated at the Dübendorf airfield by the University Hospital Balgrist, following a request of the Department of Health of the canton Zurich. Our UZH Space Hub colleague, Dr. Svantje Tauber, is currently working there and gave us a special point of view in this interview.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Prof. Johannes Vogel
This month we have interviewed Johannes Vogel, Johannes Vogel, professor and senior group leader at the Institute of Veterinary Physiology, University of Zurich. His research focuses on the cellular response to hypoxia.
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Personal für das Corona Drive-in-Testzentrum Dübendorf gesucht
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Meeting a Space Scientist: Prof. Alexander Damm
This month we have interviewed Alexander Damm, professor at the Remote Sensing Laboratories of the University of Zurich. His research focuses on applications of remote sensing techniques to study water systems on our own planet. Would you like to know more? Then, read the full interview.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Prof. Philippe Jetzer
This month we have interviewed Philippe Jetzer, professor at the Physics Institute of the University of Zurich. His research focuses on a very hot topic nowadays, the detection of gravitational waves! Would you like to know more? Then read the full interview.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneider
This month we have interviewed Uwe Schneider, professor in the Medical Physics and Radiation Research at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on Space Radiation, an interdisciplinary science that includes the examination of biological effects of radiation on organisms. Want to know more? Read further!
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Producing Human Tissue in Space
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station. With this innovative concept Prof. Oliver Ullrich and Dr. Cora Thiel from the UZH Space Hub will explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness. Weightlessness as a tool is being used, because physical forces such as gravity influence how stem cells differentiate and how the formation and regeneration of tissue is organized.
The experiment will be conducted together with Airbus Defence and Space in a mobile mini-laboratory, the CubeLab module of the US company Space Tango. This approach could be of benefit for transplantation medicine and precision medicine and as an alternative to animal experiments.
Read more here: https://www.media.uzh.ch/en/Press-Releases/2020/UZH-Space-Hub.html
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Meet a Space Scientist: Dr. Cora Thiel
This month we have interviewed Dr. Cora Thiel, Research Group Leader at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich. Her research focuses on the impact of Earth’s gravity on chromatin structure and gene expression regulation in cells of the immune system. She was a member of the 4th Swiss Parabolic Flight Campaign crew, curious? Read the full interview!
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4th Swiss Parabolic Flight Campaign
Early this morning a zero-G aircraft left Dübendorf Airport bringing 8 scientific experiments in different gravity conditions. This is the 4th Swiss Parabolic Flight Campaign and was organised by the UZH Space Hub together with the Swiss Skylab Foundation.
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Meet a Space Scientist: Prof. Dr. Lucio Mayer
This month we have interviewed Lucio Mayer, here on the left, professor at the Institute for Computational Science and Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Zurich. Want to know more? Read the full interview!
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Meet the UZH Space Hub R&D and Operations Team
The Space Hub does not stop, we just moved to digital! Are you wondering who is we? Then, let us introduce you the Research, Development and Operations Team, together in this picture taken during our last Skype meeting while working for you from home. With our various background, we support the UZH Space Hub community, take care of our events and distribute relevant information. Would you like to know more? Read below!
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Meet a Space Scientist: Dr. Andreas Hueni
This month we have interviewed Dr. Andreas Hueni, shown on the right side of this picture, taken at the NASA Armstrong Research Flight Facility in Palmdale, CA, with one of the pilots of the ER-2 research aircraft, shortly before take-off. Andy is an academic associate with the Remote Sensing Laboratories at the University of Zurich, responsible for APEX (Airborne Prism Experiment) sensor and data calibration, campaign manager for APEX and AVIRIS-NG flights in Europe in collaboration with ESA and NASA, and project manager of the future ARES platform. His research interests are the calibration of spectrometers and the design of combined database and software systems such as the spectral information system SPECCHIO. Want to know more? Read the full interview!
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Meet a Space Scientist: Dr. Jaap Swanenburg
We have interviewed Dr. Jaap Swanenburg, who works in the Integrative Spinal Research (ISR) group, the research arm of the department of Chiropractic Medicine at Balgrist University Hospital. Their research focuses on the human spinal motor control under different gravity conditions with the aim of improving spinal health, let's discover more!
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Innovation Park Zurich
With the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich a new platform for research, development and innovation is being created on the Dübendorf airfield. In the near future, renowned research institutions and companies will settle on the site.
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Be a star in ESA’s universe – A roundup
On November 7, the roadshow event “Be a Star in ESA’s Universe” stopped by at the UZH and the UZH Space Hub hosted an interactive evening about careers either at ESA or in space academia, industry or research and innovation. Here is a roundup for you to become a star yourself!
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First UZH Space Hub workshop
Every venture depends on an active and strong team. Therefore, the UZH Space Hub members will meet for the first time on October 17, 2019 to shape and enrich the cluster with your ideas and your contribution.
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Forschungsprojekt: Optimierung von Anflugverfahren zur Lärmminderung am Flughafen Zürich mit dem DLR Pilotenassistenzsystem LNAS
Fluglärm ist ein viel diskutiertes Problem im Grossraum Zürich. Von Seiten der Wissenschaft wird intensiv geforscht um Verbesserungen zu erzielen. Im Rahmen eines von der Swiss SkyLab Foundation initiierten 3-jährigen Projekts wurde in einem Konsortium zusammen mit der Eidgenössischen Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt Empa und dem Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) das Pilotenassistenzsystem LNAS (Low Noise Augmentation System) für den sogenannten Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) weiterentwickelt. Dieses System soll Piloten im Alltag dabei helfen, Lärmimmissionen bei Anflügen minimal zu halten und gleichzeitig möglichst ökonomisch anzufliegen.
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Von Apollo bis Artemis
Von der Mondlandung bis zu Arbeitsplatz im All
Mit dem Artemis-Programm will die amerikanische Raumfahrtagentur NASA erneut Astronauten zur Mondoberfläche senden. Damit wird im Jahr 2024 zum ersten Mal seit dem Ende des Apollo-Programms im Jahr 1972 eine bemannte Mission den Erdtrabanden erkunden. Seit dem ersten Mann auf dem Mond hat sich die Raumfahrt grundlegend verändert, denn der Weg in den Weltraum soll bald nicht mehr nur den staatlichen Raumfahrtagenturen vorbehalten bleiben.
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NASA fördert privatwirtschaftliche Tätigkeiten auf der ISS
Die US-amerikanische Raumfahrtagentur will die internationale Raumstation ISS zunehmend für inländische Unternehmen öffnen und privatwirtschaftlich organisierte Astronauteneinsätze unterstützen. Ziel sei es, die ökonomische Nutzung des unteren Erdorbit (weniger als 2000 km über der Erdoberfläche) zu beschleunigen, wie die NASA in einer Pressekonferenz mitteilte.
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Wissenschaftler scannen die Lägern im Dienste der Raumfahrt
Regelmässig scannen Wissenschaftler der Universität Zürich die Lägern aus der Luft. Dabei kommt ein Spektrometer zum Einsatz, das im Rahmen des PRODEX Programms der Europäischen Raumfahrtagentur entwickelt wurde. Mit den Aufnahmen können Rückschlüsse u.a. auf den Zustand des Ökosystems und die Zusammensetzung der Atmosphäre gezogen werden.
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STARMUS V: Das Weltraum-Festival kommt nach Zürich
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Innovation: Universität Zürich im Spitzenfeld
Unter den hundert innovativsten Universitäten Europas belegt die Universität Zürich den neunten Platz. Damit konnte sie vier Plätze nach oben rücken, wie aus dem aktuellen Reuters- Ranking 2019 hervorgeht.
Neben der Universität Zürich sind auch die EPFL Luzern (Platz 5) und die ETH Zürich (Platz 10) in den Top 10 vertreten. An erster Stelle rangiert, zum vierten Mal in Folge, die belgische KU Leuven. Abgesehen vom Spitzenreiter sind nur englische, deutsche und Schweizer Hochschulen unter den zehn Top-Innovatoren.
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Ein fliegender Wächter für die Ökosysteme der Erde
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NASA Lands at UZH
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First UZH Space Hub Research Flight Campaign
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Research and Innovation Fly High
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