Chemical engineering, catalysis and flow chemistry for human space exploration

Prof. Volker Hessel studied chemistry at Mainz University/D. 1994: Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz/Germany (Director R&D); 2005: Professor Eindhoven University of Technology/NL; 2018: Deputy Dean (Research), Professor University of Adelaide, AUS; 2019: part-time professor University of Warwick/UK.
He is author of 606 peer-reviewed publications (h-index: 86). He received the AIChE Excellence in Process Development Research Award, IUPAC ThalesNano Prize in Flow Chemistry, and all EU’s research excellence grants (ERC Advanced/Proof of Concept/Synergy, FET OPEN). He is Node Lead in the ARC Centre of Excellence Plants for Space and Research Director of the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources.