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Dr. Brad Edwards, President
received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin
at Madison, USA, then spent ten years at Los Alamos National Laboratory
developing space missions and advanced technology. His work at
Los Alamos included building the world's first functional optical
cryo-cooler, leading roles on several space missions, and developing
advanced technology such as superconducting tunnel junctions.
However, Dr. Edwards is best known for his work developing the
first viable designs for a space elevator. He has been considered
the father of the modern space elevator and is leading the effort
to develop and build a space elevator. He is co-organizer of the
NASA-sponsored space elevator games and president of a start-up
company to commercially produce carbon nanotube material many
times stronger than any other material ever made. |
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Dr. Martin Lades, Technical Director
is a senior research scientist. As such he is currently leading CNT fiber research
projects at EuroSpaceward building cooperation with research facilities in Europe,
the USA and Japan, with the aim to support the development of super strong CNT
tethers for the space elevator and other aerospace or industrial applications.
Previously Martin has been working on image processing, biotech, information
security and strategic planning. Since 2005 he is involved with the NASA Beam Power
Challenge where he designed the laser optics and climber tracking for the team
Kansas City Space Pirates from 2007 on. He is also a founding member of the
International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC). |
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John Winter, Director Public
Relations
John has studied Political Science and Planetary Geology. He worked
a number of years on State Dept. contracts and at the UN as a
refugee expert and consultant. Currently he is coaching financial
experts in the Grand Duchy. He disposes of many valuable contacts
and is prepared to boost promotion for EuroSpaceward and its mission. |
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Montserrat Ugalde Huebe,
Event Manager
is Mexican by origin, studied at the University of Texas PanAmerican
where she received a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
with specialization in Manufacturing. Montse has been already
part of EuroSpaceward’s team that managed successfully
the 1st European Workshop on Space Elevator Climber and Tether
Design in 2007. In addition she has been organizing EuroSpaceward’s
Children Drawing Contests since 2008. |
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