Mr. Brand Griffin is the Program Manager for a Single-Person Spacecraft at Genesis Engineering Solutions. Before joining Genesis, he supported NASA’s Advanced Concepts Office at the Marshall Spaceflight Center where he participated in the analysis and design of lunar bases and deep space habitats. Formerly, he worked with Boeing as the lead configurator for Space Station Freedom and Habitation Module Manager. Among his innovative designs are an open-cockpit lunar hopper, wheeled-landing pressurized rover, a horizontal lunar lander, and the Skylab II deep space habitat. His next generation space suit was on display for 10 years at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Mr. Griffin has authored over 35 technical publications and numerous articles in books and periodicals. He was co-chair of the System Architecture and Mission Design Department at International Space University and was on the faculties of Tulane University, Rice University, and the University of Washington.

Dr. Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger is a Senior Lecturer at the TU Wien, Institute for Design and Building Construction. She is an accredited researcher in the field of Habitats in Isolated Confined Environments (ICE) and has worked and collaborated on several aerospace design projects. She is author of the book Architecture for Astronauts – An Activity-based Approach and Space Architecture Education for Engineers and Architects(with co-author Olga Bannova)by Springer Her new book Space Habitats and Habitability (with co-author Sheryl Bishop) summarizes relevant socio-spatial aspects for future space habitation. She is a corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the current vice chair of the AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC).

Dr. Olga Bannova is a Research Professor, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston. She is also the current chair of the AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC) and Director, Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) and its Master of Science in Space Architecture program educating students for 15 years. She is the author of the book Human habitats beyond the planet Earth, led the IAA position paper The role of space architecture ,and co-author with Sandra of the Space Architecture Education for Engineers and Architects, where they explain space architecture design strategy and major aspects of planning and designing to enable human space exploration. She is a corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and a secretary of the ASCE Aerospace Division Executive Committee. Research studies and grants include: DSG Habitability, Lunar Base, Deployable Airlock Studies, and lunar surface architectures (Boeing), 2 NASA’s Minimum Functionality Habitation Element studies (Boeing and ILC Dover), SpaceHab’s Lunar Exploration System, Commercial Launch Facility in West Texas (TAC), Houston Spaceport (HAS).

Mr. Larry Toups has a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and a Master’s Degree in Space Architecture from the University of Houston, Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA). In 1988 he joined Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Company at Johnson Space Center. In this role, he provided technical support for JSC’s New Initiatives Office in Systems Engineering of habitats and planetary systems needed for the exploration of the moon. He contributed to numerous NASA studies including the 90 Day Study on Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars, First Lunar Outpost, and Access to Space. Joining NASA in February 1994 he became part of the International Space Station (ISS) Program Office at Johnson Space Center. He assumed the role of Habitability Systems Lead in the ISS Vehicle Office. and was responsible for human factors requirements, and hardware items such as Crew Quarters, Galley and Food Systems for the ISS.