SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL BOARD POSITIONS
International Technical Boards
1. Member of the IAASS Training Working Group, since 2024.
Scientific Boards Moderator
7-9. Invited Moderator, Round table 'Astronauts meeting students', with Astronaut A. Fisher, D. Frimout and Cosmonauts D. Prunariu and F. Viehbock, Belgian Space Week 2024, Haute Ecole Provinciale de Liege, Liege, 7 October 2024; Euro Space Center, Redu, 8 October 2024; Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 8 October 2024.
6. Invited Moderator, Round table 'The evolution of Space Exploration - point of view of Astronauts', with Astronauts D Frimout, F. De Winne, C. Bolden, A. Fisher, R. Thirsk, Switch to Space 3, Palace of Egmont, Brussels, Belgium, 19 October 2022.
5. Invited Moderator, Round table 'The place of Belgian industry in the Moon and Mars gateway', Switch to Space 3, Palace of Egmont, Brussels, Belgium, 19 October 2022.
4. Invited Moderator, Round table 'Astronauts meeting students', with Astronauts N. Stott, R. Ewald, R. Thirsk, Belgian Space Week 2022, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 18 October 2022.
3. Invited Moderator, Round table ‘Aircraft Parabolic Flight Campaigns for Microgravity and Student Experiments’, Global Network Forum, 69th IAF Congress, Bremen, Germany, 2018.
1-2. Invited Moderator (2x), Plenary Sessions, Conference of Belgian Presidency of European Union's Research Council "Opening European Research to the World", European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, 2001.
Scientific Boards Chairman
27. co-Chairman, Session A2.5 'Facilities and Operations of Microgravity Experiments', 75th IAF Congress, Milan, Italy, 2024.
26. co-Chairman, Session A2.1 'Gravity and Fundamental Physics', 75th IAF Congress, Milan, Italy, 2024.
25. co-Chairman, ‘Topic 1: To the Moon and Mars’, Switch to Space 3 Event, YouSpace, Brussels, Belgium 2022.
24. Invited Chairman, Session A2.7 'Life and Physical Sciences under reduced Gravity', 73rd IAF Congress, Paris, France, 2022.
23. Invited Chairman, Session A2.4 'Science Results from Ground-Based Research', 73rd IAF Congress, Paris, France, 2022.
22. Invited Chairman, Jury of ESA CanSat Competition, Bologna, Italy, 2022.
21. Invited Chairman, ‘Topic 5: Physical Sciences session’, Switch to Space1 Event, YouSpace, Brussels, Belgium 2018.
20. co-Chairman, Session A2.6 'Microgravity Sciences Onboard the ISS and Beyond I', 68th IAF Congress, Adelaide, Australia, 2017.
19. co-Chairman, Session A2.7 'Microgravity Sciences Onboard the ISS and Beyond II', 68th IAF Congress, Adelaide, Australia, 2017.
18. co-Chairman, Session A2.2 'Fluid and Materials Sciences', 68th IAF Congress, Adelaide, Australia, 2017.
17. co-Chairman, Session 'Future prospects', Symposium '25 years of ESA Parabolic Flights', ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2009.
16. co-Chairman, Session 'The Past and the Future', Symposium '25 years of ESA Parabolic Flights', ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2009.
15. co-Chairman, Session 'Physical Science: Heat and Mass Transfer and Foams', Symposium '25 years of ESA Parabolic Flights', ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2009.
14. Chairman, Session A2.I 'Interactive Session on Microgravity Sciences and Processes', 60th IAF Congress, Daejeon, Korea, 2009.
13. Chairman, Session A2.6 'Microgravity Sciences onboard the ISS and Beyond', 60th IAF Congress, Daejeon, Korea, 2009.
12. Chairman, Session D4 'Facilities III', '3rd International Symposium on Physical Sciences in Space', Nara, Japan, 2007.
11. Chairman, Session J.3 'Results of microgravity experiments', 54th IAF Congress, Bremen. Germany, 2003.
10. Chairman, Session 'Other User Aspects of Parabolic Flights - Growth potential', Parabolic Flight User Days PFUD, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2003.
9. Chairman, Session 'Lessons Learned and Experiments Follow-up', Parabolic Flight User Days PFUD, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2003.
8. Chairman, Session 'The role of Parabolic Flights in Physics and Life Sciences', Parabolic Flight User Days PFUD, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2003.
7. Chairman, Session IAA.10.1 'The EVA wall for ISS assembly', 52nd IAF Congress, Toulouse, France, 2001.
6. Chairman, Session J.3 'Results of microgravity experiments', 52nd IAF Congress, Toulouse, France, 2001.
5. Chairman, Session 'ISS', 8th International Conference on Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules ICCBM8', Sandestin, Florida USA, 2000.
4. co-Chairman, Workshop 'Results 1st ESA Student parabolic flight campaign', Le Bourget, Paris, France, 1995.
3. Chairman, Session 'Fluid Physics', Workshop 'Scientific Results of the 15th,16th ESA Caravelle campaigns', ESA, Paris, France, 1993.
2. Chairman, Session 'Material Sciences', Workshop 'Scientific Results of the 12-14th ESA Caravelle campaigns', ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1992.
1. Chairman, Session 'Combustion', Workshop 'Scientific Results of the 7th to 11th ESA Caravelle campaigns', Brussels, Belgium, 1991.
Scientific Boards Rapporteur
8. Rapporteur, Session A2.3 'Microgravity Experiments from Sub-orbital to Orbital Platforms', 60th IAF Congress, Daejeon, Korea, 2009.
7. Rapporteur, Session J.3 'Results of Microgravity Experiments', 55th IAF Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 2004.
6. Rapporteur, Session J.6 'Fluid and Materials Sciences onboard Orbital Platforms, 54th IAF Congress, Bremen, Germany, 2003.
5. Rapporteur, Session J.5 'Facilities and Operations in Microgravity', 50th IAF Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999.
4. Rapporteur, Session IAA.10 'EVA New Technologies and Operational Experience', 50th IAF Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999.
3. Rapporteur, Session J.3 'Scientific Results of Orbital Experiments', 48th IAF Congress, Torino, Italy, 1997.
2. Rapporteur and Member of Examination Jury for a Ph.D. Thesis, Rennes University, France, 1995.
1. Rapporteur, Session J.5 'Multi-User Facilities, Single Experiments', 46th IAF Congress, Oslo, Norway, 1995.
Member of Selection Board of Scientific Experiment
14. Swiss National Science Foundation for evaluation of scientific experiment proposal, 2018.
13. European Space Agency (ESA) Selection Board 'Fly Your Thesis' contest for Student experiments for Parabolic Flights, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2015.
12. International Space University (ISU) Selection Board, contest for Student experiments for Parabolic Flights, ISU-SSP13, ISU Campus, Strasbourg, France, 2013.
11. Swiss National Science Foundation for evaluation of scientific experiment proposal, 2011.
10. European Space Agency (ESA) Selection Board (3x) 'Fly Your Thesis' contest for Student experiments for Parabolic Flights, ESAC, Madrid, Spain, 2008-2010.
9. Selection Jury of Experiments for Belgian Parabolic Flight Campaign for Secondary Schools, Brussels, Belgium, 2006.
8. Selection Jury of proposals for contest 'Nuon Solar Energy in Australia', Technology University of Delft, The Netherlands, 2003.
7. Selection Jury of Experiments for 'Brussels Zero-G Experience' Parabolic Flight Campaign, Brussels, Belgium, 2003.
6. European Space Agency Review Board of Physical Science Experiments for ISS International Announcement of Opportunity, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2001.
5. European Space Agency Selection Board of SUCCESS Contest of Student Experiments for ISS, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1999.
4. European Space Agency Peer Groups (21x) for Selection of Microgravity Experiments for Parabolic Flights, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1986-1995.
3. International Selection Boards (2x) for Student Microgravity Experiment Proposals for 1st and 2nd ESA Student Parabolic Flights, European Union's Weeks of Scientific Culture, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium, 1994-1995.
2. European Space Agency Evaluation Group of Physical Sciences Experiments for Columbus Precursor Flights, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1993.
1. European Space Agency Selection Peer Group, 'Fluid Physics Experiments for the Advanced Fluid Physics Module on Spacelab D2', ESA-HO, Paris, France, 1987.
Conference Scientific Committees
20-21. Organizing Committee (2x) of Belgian Space Week, Belgium, 2024, 2022.
15-19. Scientific Organizing Committee (4x) of Switch-to-Space meetings, Palais d'Egmont, Brussels, Belgium, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
14. Scientific Organizing Committee of Symposium ‘25 years of ESA Parabolic Flight’, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2009.
13. Scientific Organizing Committee of Symposium '2nd Parabolic Flight User Day PFUD', Erasmus Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2005.
12. Scientific Organizing Committee of Symposium 'Parabolic Flight User Day PFUD', Erasmus Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2003.
11. Scientific Organizing Committee of Symposium 'Space Days', Royal Belgian Society of Engineers and Industrialists, Brussels, Belgium, 1999.
10. ESA Scientific Organizing Committee of '4th International Symposium on Parabolic Flights', Paris, France, 1999.
9. Scientific Organizing Committee of 'ESA-CNES Joint Workshop on Parabolic Flight Experiment Results', Toulouse, France, 1994.
8. ESA Scientific Organizing Committee of '2nd International Symposium on Parabolic Flights', Paris, France, 1994.
1-7. ESA Scientific Organizing Committee (7x) of 'ESA Workshop on Scientific Results of ESA Parabolic Flight Microgravity Experiments', 1986-1993.
ESA Tender Evaluation Board (TEB) positions
for payload development and aircraft parabolic flight project at ESTEC
39. Technical Officer, 'Operation of Airbus A310 ZERO-G for reduced gravity experiments during parabolic flights', 2015.
38. Deputy Chairman, 'MELISSA Higher Plant Compartment Atmospheric subsystems', 2015
37. Deputy Chairman, 'Integrated countermeasures with biofeedback and actuators', 2013.
36. Secretary, 'Operation of Airbus A300 for experiments during parabolic flights', 2012.
35. Secretary, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase C/D', 2011.
34. Deputy Chairman, 'Enhanced Virtual Reality Simulator', 2011.
33. Member/Technical Expert, ‘Extraction of Specific Air Chemical Contaminants’, 2010.
32. Chairman, 'Force-feedback with Immersive Technologies Suit', 2010.
31. Deputy Chairman, 'Bone and Muscle Modelling Study', 2009.
30. Secretary, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase A/B', 2009.
29. Secretary, 'Solution Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility (SCDF) Phase A', 2009.
28. Secretary, 'Operation of Airbus A300 for experiments during parabolic flights', 2007.
27. Secretary, 'OmegaHab/AquaHab facility', 2006.
26. Technical Expert, 'Aurora Exploration Work Plan: Capture/Docking Mechanism Testing', 2006.
25. Member and Technical Expert, 'Ultra Lightweight Telescope', 2004.
24. Deputy Chairman, 'Study Phase II of Zeolite Insert for Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility, 2003.
23. Secretary, 'Study Phase II Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Ground Models', 2003.
22. Technical Expert and Member, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Software Simulator', 2002.
21. Technical Expert and Member, 'European Drawer Rack Class 2 Payload operation Test', 2002.
20. Technical Expert, 'European Drawer Rack Virtual Model, Software Simulator and Multimedia Server', 2002.
19. Technical Expert, 'Protein Microscope for International Space Station (PromISS) Experiment Facility', 2002.
18. Technical Expert, 'Zeolite ZEOGRID experiment facility', 2002.
17. Technical Expert, 'Zeolite NANOSLAB experiment facility', 2002.
16. Technical Expert, 'Combustion Synthesis (COSMIC) facility', 2002.
15. Technical Expert, 'Diffusion Coefficient in Crude Oils (DCCO) facility', 2002.
14. Secretary, 'Operation of Airbus A300 for experiments during parabolic flights', 2002.
13. Deputy Chairman, 'Study Phase I of Zeolite Insert for Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility', 2001.
12. Secretary, 'Study Phase I Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Ground Models', 2001.
11. Secretary, 'Study Soret and Diffusion Coefficients Facility', 2001.
10. Secretary, GSTP proposal 'Study of Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Ground Models', 2001.
9. Secretary, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Optical Design Take-over', 2001.
8. Technical Expert, 'Advanced Protein Crystallisation Facility for ISS', 1999.
7. Secretary, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Phase C/D development', 1999.
6. Technical Expert, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Phase B Study', 1997
5. Technical Expert, 'Bubble, Drop, Particle Unit Test Containers for re-flight on Spacelab Life and Microgravity Sciences', 1995.
4. Technical Expert, 'Colloid and Aggregate Experiment Facility', 1994.
3. Technical Expert, 'Handling of toxic material on Columbus Study', 1989.
2. Technical Expert, 'Support to ESA parabolic flight organization', 1989.
1. Technical Expert, 'Advanced Fluid Physics Module (AFPM)', 1986
ESA Technical Review Board positions for payload development
at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
FAR: Final Acceptance Review, PAR: Preliminary Acceptance Review; CDR: Critical Design Review; PDR: Preliminary Design Review; ESRR: Experiment Scientific Requirement Review; SRR: System Requirement Review
39. Secretary, FAR Panel, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase C/D', 2014.
38. Secretary, CDR Board, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase C/D', 2012.
37. Secretary, CDR Panel, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase C/D', 2012.
36. Secretary, PDR Board, 'Zeolite Solution Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility (ZSCDF) Phase B', 2012.
35. Secretary, PDR Panel, 'Zeolite Solution Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility (ZSCDF) Phase B', 2012.
34. Technical Expert, ESRR, 'GRIP Experiment for Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX)', 2011.
33. Technical Expert, ESRR, 'Solution Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility (SCDF)', 2010.
32. Secretary, PDR Board, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase A/B', 2010.
31. Secretary, PDR Panel, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase A/B', 2010.
30. Secretary, SRR Board, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase A/B', 2009.
29. Secretary, SRR Panel, 'Dextrous Manipulation Payload (DEX) Phase A/B', 2009.
28. Technical Expert, PDR 'Subject Loading System (SLS)', 2009.
27. Technical Expert, SRR 'Eurobot', 2008.
26. Secretary, FAR Board, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Experiment Assemblies', 2008
25. Technical Expert, FAR 'Project for On-Board Autonomy-2 (Proba-2)', 2008.
24. Technical Expert, CDR 'Urine Collection System UCS', 2007.
23. Technical Expert, CDR 'European Experimental Re-entry Test bed (EXPERT) Payloads', 2007.
22. Secretary, FAR Board, 'OmegaHab/AquaHab facility', KTH Munich, Germany, 2007.
21. Technical Expert, FAR, 'European Drawer Rack (EDR)', 2006.
20. Chairman, CDR Board, 'Gradflex Phase C/D Development', HTS Zurich, Switzerland, 2006.
19. Technical Expert, CDR, 'Payload Operation Test POT', 2005.
18. Secretary, PAR Panel, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Flight Model, 2004.
17. Secretary, FAR Panel, ''Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Ground Research Units', 2004.
16. Technical Expert, FAR 'Experiment Ground Support Equipment ExGSE', 2004.
15. Secretary, FAR Panel, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Engineering Model, 2004.
14. Secretary, PDR Board, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Zeolite Experiment Assembly', 2004.
13. Chairman, SRR, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Zeolite Experiment Assembly', 2004.
12. Secretary, PDR Board, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Ground Research Units', 2004.
11. Secretary, CDR-2, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Phase C/D Development', 2002.
10. Technical Expert, PDR, 'European Drawer Rack for Columbus', 2001.
9. Secretary, CDR-1, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Phase C/D Development', 2001.
8. Secretary, PDR, 'Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility Phase C/D Development', 2000.
7. Technical Expert, CDR, 'Columbus Standard Payload Outfitting Equipment', 1998.
6. Technical Expert, PDR, 'Phase C/D Development of the Morphological Transition and Model Substances Facility', 1996.
5. Chairman, CDR, 'Technical Development of Test Container #4 for the Bubble, Drop and Particle Unit (BDPU)', 1995.
4. Technical Expert, Phase A Study Review, 'Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL)', 1994.
3. Technical Expert, FAR, 'Advanced Fluid Physics Module (AFPM)', 1993.
2. Technical Expert, CDR, 'Advanced Fluid Physics Module (AFPM)', 1990.
1. Technical Expert, PDR, 'Advanced Fluid Physics Module (AFPM)', 1988.
Invited Member of Inter-Agency Boards for Parabolic Flight Projects
13-15. ESA-CNES-DLR Review Group (3x), 'Definition of Parabolic Flight Aircraft after 2014', CNES, Paris, France, 2011-2014.
11-12. ESA-CNES Review Group (2x), 'Definition Airbus A-300 for Parabolic Flights', CNES, Toulouse, France, 1995-1996.
9-10. Joint ESA-CNES Users Contact Group (2x) 'Parabolic flights with Caravelle', CNES, Paris, France, 1992-1994.
1-8. Technical Expert (8x), ESA Medical Board, 'Human Physiology Experiment Medical Protocols for Parabolic Flights', ESA-EAC, Köln, Germany, 1993-1995.
Invited Member of Candidate Selection Boards
8-9. ESA Selection Boards (2x) for 'Mars500' Study European candidates, ESTEC, 2009; EAC, 2010.
7. Privileged Expert, Evaluation Board of the President of the Belgian Federal Science Programmatic and Policy Service, Brussels, Belgium, 2006.
6. Selection Committee for Position of 'DG Research and Applications' of Belgian Science Policy Office, Selection Office of Belgian Federal Administration SELOR, Brussels, Belgium, 2005.
1-5. Interviews (5x) for Engineering Positions at ESA Microgravity Division, ESTEC, 1988-2015.
Invited Member of Academic Boards
9-14. Evaluation Board (6x) of Student Industry Internship Reports, Polytechnic School of Louvain, Catholic University Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2014-22.
8. International Space University, Human in Space Performance Dept, Student Final Presentation, École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS), Montreal, Canada, 2014.
6-7. Engineer Thesis Juries (2x), Polytechnic School of Louvain, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, 2011.
5. Ph. D. Thesis Jury, Polytechnic School of Louvain, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, 2011.
4. Ph. D. Thesis Jury, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, 2010. See here.
3. Ph. D. Thesis Jury, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University Leuven KUL, Belgium, 2010.
2. Ph. D. Thesis Jury, Faculty of Agronomy, Catholic University Leuven KUL, Belgium, 2004.
1. Ph. D. Thesis Jury, Faculty of Sciences, University Rennes I, France, 1994.
Other International Technical Review Boards
3. Invited expert, European Cooperation for Science and Technology e-COST, since 2016.
2. Reviewer, International Astronautics Academy (IAA) Study Paper ‘Space Debris Environment Remediation’, 2012.
1. Technical Expert, Review on 'Alternative Energy Sources', European Union Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 1982.
Other Boards
3. Participation in Charity Event organized by Foundation 'Celebrities United for Child Protection', Bouglione Circus, Brussels, Belgium, 2008.
2. Member, Selection Jury for best drawing contest 'Message of hope for abused children', Foundation 'Celebrities United for Child Protection', Brussels, Belgium, 2007.
1. Chairman, Selection Jury for best artifact celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tintin album "On a marché sur la Lune", General Assembly of The Friends of Hergé, Waterloo, Belgium, 2003.