2025 MELiSSA Conference
CURRENT AND FUTURE WAYS TO CLOSED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
May 20-21-22, 2025
Parque de las Ciencias
Granada (Spain)
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2025 MELiSSA Conference - 8th edition
Welcome to the 2025 MELiSSA Conference!
The MELiSSA Consortium has curated an outstanding event centered on ‘Closed Life Support Systems.’ The 8th edition of the MELiSSA Conference will be held in Granada, Spain, from May 20th to May 22nd 2025.
Granada, the historic city known for the ‘Alhambra’, a Moorish palace known for its splendor and its advanced water systems. This year’s program is set to be particularly exciting, with a focus on interaction. Don’t miss this unique chance to engage with international experts in both fundamental and applied research for space and Earth applications.
The conference will emphasize and enhance collaboration between researchers, engineers, specialists, and organizations from both the public and private sectors. All key domains—air, water, waste recycling, food production, modeling, control, safety, circular systems, education, and societal impact—will be represented.
Listen to international experts from the worlds of academia and industry.
It will be a unique opportunity to listen to international experts from the worlds of academia and industry.
The 2022 edition of the MELiSSA Conference is a European platform focused on closed-life support systems. It is the place to share and exchange thoughts on fundamental and applied research for Space and Earth applications (e.g. circular economy). All the respective domains: air, water, waste recycling, food production and preparation, modelling, control, safety, circular systems, education and societal impact, … are represented.
The Conference will highlight and foster the collaboration between researchers, engineers, experts, private and public organizations.
Scientific Sessions
Take a look at the various topics that will be highlighted during the Conference.
1. Eating and breathing in Space
1.1 Air revitalization
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1.2 Plant Characterization
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1.3 On board food production and preparation
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2. Valorising wastes, recovering water and drinking in Space
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3. Paving the path to circular systems for Space and Earth
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Key speakers
These are the faces that you will have the privilege to meet. Inspiring speakers from the space sector and beyond.
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Key speakers
These are the faces that you will have the privilege to meet. Inspiring speakers from the space sector and beyond.
Didier Schmitt
Our program
Discover now our program for the 3 days!
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Scientific Committee
- Chloé Audas (ESA)
- Brigitte Lamaze (ESA)
- Dr. Sandra Ortega Ugalde (ESA)
- Christel Paillé (ESA)
- Prof. Claude-Gilles Dussap (MELiSSA Foundation)
- Dr. Heleen de Wever (VITO)
- Rob Suters LLM (IPStar B.V.)
- Prof. Céline Laroche (Université Clermont Auvergne)
- Prof. Francesc Godia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
- Dr. Nele Ameloot (University of Ghent)
- Prof. Natalie Leys (SCK CEN)
- Philippe Fiani (Sherpa Engineering S.A.)
- Prof. Ruddy Wattiez (University of Mons)
- Lorenzo Bucchieri (EnginSoft S.p.A.)
- Prof. Stefania de Pascale (University of Naples Federico II)
- Prof. Siegfried Vlaeminck (University of Antwerp)
- Dr. Ann-Iren Kittang Jost (NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS)
- Prof. Kai Udert (EAWAG)
- Prof. Jéremy Pruvost (Nantes University)
A conference organized by the MELiSSA Consortium
- European Space Agency
- MELiSSA Foundation
- VITO N.V.
- IPStar B.V.
- Université Clermont Auvergne
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Ghent University
- SCK CEN
- Sherpa Engineering S.A.
- University of Mons
- EnginSoft S.p.A.
- University of Naples Federico II
- University of Antwerp
- NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS
- EAWAG
- Nantes University
Schedule and deadlines
08/10/2024
Opening oral and poster abstract call
15/01/2025
Closure of abstract submission
15/02/2025
Notification of acceptance
01/03/2025
Early Bird deadline
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Issue of program
13/05/2025
Closure of registration