Actualities
POMP 4 CALL
POMP 4 - Submissions are now open! The POMP program is set up to attract students belonging to the faculties of Sciences, Engineering, and Agronomy (Bioengineering).
'Un oeil sur demain': how to survive in a hostile environment like Mars?
How to survive in a hostile environment like Mars?
Job opportunity: Mechanical Development Engineer
Apply now: Mechanical Development Engineer at Beyond Gravity
Job opportunity: postdoc position at Wageningen
Apply now: postdoc position in the development of extracellular conversion of CO2 into functional food ingredients
Job opportunity: Postdoctoral researcher
Apply now: Postdoctoral researcher for our project “Bioelectrochemical and decentralized systems for earth and space”.
Read now volume 1 & 2 of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage by Pietro Guarato
The MELiSSA Foundation has co-financed a research project on terrestrial-based CO2 recycling and storage, which was conducted at the University of Lausanne and led to a 2-volume publication.
Discover the last article of UMons !
Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(HB-co-HHx)] and poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(HB-co-HV-co-HHx)] demonstrate interesting mechanical and thermal properties as well as excellent biocompatibility, making them suitable for multiple applications and notably biomedical purposes.
Public defense of the doctoral dissertation of Théodore Besson !
Public defense of the doctoral dissertation of Théodore Besson !
Collaboration between MELiSSA and Belem Foundations
MELiSSA and Belem Foundations: together to reduce the environmental impact of the three-master ship Belem.
French Open: clean and greener tennis using space technology
This year again, Roland Garros chose FGWRS to recycle grey water in locker rooms.
Job Opportunities at UMONS and UGENT
Post-doc positions available at UMONS and UGent in the context of the MELiSSA project.
POMP 3 CALL
POMP 3 - Submissions are now open! The POMP program is set up to attract students belonging to the faculties of Sciences, Engineering, and Agronomy (Bioengineering).
OPPORTUNITY FOR A SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT POSITION
Scientific assistant position in the “PlAnt Characterization unit for closed life support system – engineering, MANufacturing & testing phase 2” (acronym PACMAN2) project of the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency has entrusted QinetiQ and CAPACITÉS to harvest algae in zero-gravity conditions
The European Space Agency (ESA) has entrusted QinetiQ and CAPACITÉS to harvest algae in zero-gravity conditions. Representatives from ESA, QinetiQ and CAPACITÉS will be pleased to answer your questions on this project during a press conference by videoconference the 9th of February, 4 to 5 pm.
Public defense of the doctoral dissertation of ir. Jolien De Paepe, a MELiSSA POMP PhD student
Public defense of the doctoral dissertation of ir. Jolien De Paepe, a MELiSSA POMP PhD student
Discover the latest publication - September 2020!
Discover the latest publication - September 2020!
OPPORTUNITY FOR A PHD POSITION
Doctoral scholarship holder in the field of microbial cleantech for urine treatment in Space.
PLANTS FOR SPACE ? Discover the PFPU Project
"Plant cultivation systems for Bioregenerative Life-Support Systems in Space developed on Earth need to be tested in space, where reduced gravity alters the liquid and gas behavior both within the plant and between the plant and its surrounding environment, making the distribution of water and nutrients a critical issue."
FGWRS (Firmus Grey Water Recycling System)
FGWRS (Firmus Grey Water Recycling System) aims to offer their recycling technology in households to finally stop wasting clean water!
Opportunity for a PhD position
Opportunity for a PhD position - Project “URINIS – Urine nitrification in Space”
The GePEB team of Pascal Institute proposes a 12 months post-doctoral fellowship from January 2020.
Post-doctoral position: Intensive photoproduction of carbohydrates by the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis.
Open PhD position
Open PhD position - Topic: Inactivation of microbial biofilms with low-pressure and atmospheric plasma. Where: Space Microbiology Research Group, German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.) Cologne, Germany.
Position Paper - Consolidating the Swiss activities and rationale for ALSS and MELiSSA development
Switzerland has performed a survey of its industry, universities and research centres and confirms the very high synergies of MELiSSA space research with terrestrial challenges.
MELiSSA is involved in education to assure the future of the circular economy.
Congratulations to Maria Celeste Gritti (Master of Science in Environmental Sanitation) from Ghent University for her thesis!
Congratulations to FGWRS !
Congratulations to Pierre Magnes, Developpement Director and Alexandre Fakih, Engineer at FGWRS (Firmus Grey Water Recycling System)!
We are hiring !
Project “URINIS – Urine nitrification in Space” Opportunity for a PhD position
Corroborating the Feasibility of Essential Conversions in the MELiSSA Loop
Reactivation of Microbial Strains and Synthetic Communities After a Spaceflight to the International Space Station: Corroborating the Feasibility of Essential Conversions in the MELiSSA Loop!
Why industry supports MELiSSA ?
Are you still wondering why industry supports MELiSSA? Thanks to more than 25 years efforts and a long-term commitment, MELiSSA community has built unique capabilities, demonstrated both in space and on earth. Discover these remarkable achievements!
Conclusions of the ESA Working Group on Life Support Systems
On April 30th, ESA member states issued the conclusions of the ESA Working Group on Life Support Systems.