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Name: Dr. rer. pol. Arne Sönnichsen
Occupation: Scientific advisor at IQIB.
Description: Arne Sönnichsen is a scientific consultant at the Institute for Qualifying Innovation Research and Consultancy, a wholly owned subsidiary of DLR. There he works on space-related projects with DLR and the Space Agency. In his doctoral project, he focussed on the impact of technologies on the genesis of governance using the example of selected space-related cases such as new space launchers, space forces and the establishment of space traffic management. Other research interests include the relationship between popular culture and politics.
Information on publications and activities can be found on the webpage of University of Duisburg-Essen (currently in German).
Responsibility: Member and project management
Name: Philipp Fischer
Occupation: Master’s student at IFSH
Description: Philipp Fischer is currently a master’s student in the “Peace and Security Studies” programme at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). During his studies, he has already worked on the history of space flight, the Soviet space programme and arms control in space. His other areas of interest include nuclear weapons policy, nuclear arms control and Sino-Russian relations.
Responsibility: IT
Name: Marieluna Frank, M.A.
Occupation: Research Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate at the Chair for Global Governance, Zeppelin Universität Friedrichshafen
Description: In her research, Marieluna Frank investigates the role of non-state actors in the high seas, outer space, and Antarctica. In this framework, she is particularly interested in sustainability, environment and intergenerational justice. Before coming to the Zeppelin University, Marieluna Frank worked as an assistant at the permanent EU Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva. Previously, she studied International Law, Human Rights and Political Science in Venice, Luxembourg and Konstanz. Her research aims to promote social discourse regarding the importance of the high seas, Antarctica, and outer space.
Responsibility: Member and project management
Name: Chiara Moenter
Occupation: , co-founder SDG 18: Space for All
Description: As Manager for Space, Chiara Moenter has been working on space law, budget, communication and sustainability since 2023. Prior to that, she worked at ESA in the Directorate of European, Legal and International Matters (DELI) in the field of space communication and spent two years as a space journalist at SpaceWatch.Global. In May 2020, she co-founded the initiative ‘SDG 18: Space for All’, which aims to ensure the sustainable use of space for the benefit of all humanity.
Responsibility: Public relations
Name: Lars Petzold
Occupation: Research Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
Description: Lars Petzold is a Research Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI). In his research, he focuses on Human and Robotic space exploration, access to space, as well as the political and public discourse regarding space issues. He holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Cologne.
Responsibility: Public relations