Gravity Related Research : Tuesday 15^th

Time

Speaker

09:25-09:30

Jack van Loon (DESC)

Introduction

09:30-09:50

Dr. Richard Braeucker (Univ. Bonn / DLR, Germany)

Gravity signal transduction in ciliates: experimental strategies (abstract)

09:50-10:10

Dr. Janneke Krooneman (Bioclear)

Microbial Growth Kinetics under Conditions of Microgravity (abstract)

10:10-10:30

Mr. R.G. Bacabac (VU)

Microgravity and bone cell mechanosensitivity. Rheological characterization of the parallel plate flow chamber (abstract)

10:30-10:50

Prof.dr. Timothy Hammond (Tulane Univ./ VA, USA)

STS-106 Results - Effects of Mechanical Culture Conditions on Renal Cell Gene Expression (abstract)

10:50-11:10

Coffee Break

11:10-11:30

Dr. Ad A.M. Delil (NLR)

Issues of Thermal-Gravitational Modelling and Scaling of Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer (abstract)

11:30-11:55

International Microgravity Plasma Facility: expanding the frontiers of physics while keeping society in mind (abstract)

11:55-12:15

Dr. Helen Jane Fraser (RUL)

Physics and Chemistry of molecular solids under microgravity conditions. (Topical Team) (abstract)

12:40-14:00

Lunch Break

14:00-14:20

Dr.ing. Jack van Loon (DESC)

Possibilities and results of the ground facilities in the Netherlands (abstract)

14:20-14:40

Dr. Rene Wubbels (AMC)

Immuno-histochemistry of the otolith sensory epithelium after prolonged hypergravity (abstract)

14:40-15:00

Dr. Jelte Bos (TNO)

Modelling (space) motion sickness (abstract)

15:00-15:20

Tea Break

15:20-15:45

Prof.dr.ir. Chris Snijders (EUR)

Astronaut microgravity model for the assessment of deep muscle fibre atrophy of low back pain. (Topical Team) (abstract)

15:45-16:05

Dr. Marc Heppener (ESA/ESTEC)

Research plans for life and physical sciences (abstract)

16:05-16:25

Dr. Rolf de Groot (SRON)

Microgravity research within the Netherlands (abstract)

16:25-16:30

TBD

Discussion / Closing Remarks

16:30-

Drinks

Astrobiology Related Research : Wednesday 16^th

Time

Speaker

09:00-09:15

Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund (RUL)

An introduction into astrobiology and perspectives in Holland

09:15-09:45

Prof.dr. Alan Schwartz (KUN)

What do we know about the origin of life? (abstract)

09:45-10:05

Dr. Wout Nijman (UU)

Earth's Earliest Sedimentary Basins, a geological contribution to astrobiology (abstract)

10:05-10:25

Astrobiology research with ESA space missions (abstract)

10:25-10:50

Coffee Break

10:50-11:20

Prof.dr. Peter Westbroek (RUL)

Gaia (abstract)

11:20-11:50

Dr. Henk van Verseveld (VU)

The search for extra-terrestrial microbial life. Possibilities and pittfalls (abstract)

11:50-12:20

Prof.dr.ir. Hans Fraaije (RUL)

Evolutionary polymer materials in Chemical Industry and Astrobiology (abstract)

12:20-13:30

Luch Break

13:30-14:00

Dr. Agustin Chicarro (ESA)

Astrobiology and Mars Express / Beagle2 (abstract)

14:00-14:30

Dr. Huub Röttgering (RUL)

Characterizing Earth-like planets orbiting nearby stars and Darwin, ESA's InfraRed Space Interferometer mission (abstract)

14:30-14:50

Dr. Didier Schmitt (ESA/ESTEC)

Proposed program for planetary exploration (abstract)

14:50-15:10

Tea Break

15:10-15:30

Dr. René Demets (H.E. Space Operations)

ESA exobiology on unmanned Foton capsules (abstract)

15:30-15:45

Mr. Guillermo M. Muñoz Caro (RUL)

Detection of prebiotic molecules in UV-photoprocessed interstellar ice analogs (abstract)

15:45-16:00

Mr. Richard Ruiterkamp (RUL)

Evolution of Organic Matter in Space, from deep space to the early planets (abstract)

16:00-16:15

Moderator: Ehrenfreund

Discussion / Round Table

16:15-

Drinks