4th International Workshop
Sperlonga [former] Santa Maria Church
20th, 21st May 2010
AGROSPACE 2010: Controlled Environment Agriculture
from Earth to Space and back
First day
Thursday, 20th May 2010 (10:00 – 18:00)
“AgroSpace: Controlled Environment Agriculture from Earth to Space and back”
10:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:30 Chairman:
Antonio Di Micco Director of Federlazio Latina
Welcome:
Maurizio Flamini Preside nt of Federlazio
Silvio Rossignoli President of “Aerospazio & Difesa” Sector, Federlazio
Remo Pertica President of AIAD
10:45 Opening Ceremony
On. Adolfo URSO – Vice-Minister of Economic Development
On. Renata POLVERINI – President of Lazio Region
Silvio D’ARCO – Councillor of Economic Development of Latina Province
Rocco SCALINGI – Sperlonga Major
Vincenzo ZOTTOLA – President of Latina Chamber of Commerce
11:20 Main Addresses
ESA – Dr. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of Human Spaceflight,
NASA – Dr. Raymond Wheeler, Senior scientist and Lead for Advanced Life Support, Kennedy Space Center,
ASI – Prof. Mariano Bizzarri, Member of ASI Scientific Committee - La Sapienza University Rome,
MiPAAF – Dr. Giuseppe Blasi, General Director of Competitivity and Rural Development
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
“Controlled Environment Agriculture on Earth and Related Technologies”
14:30 Introduction
Chairman: Stefania De Pascale and Gene Giacomelli
14:40 Keynote: “State of the art of greenhouse technologies”
Peter van Weel, WUR Research Institute, The Netherlands;
15:10 “Greenhouse production systems in Mediterranean area”
Cherubino Leonardi, University of Catania & Stefania De Pascale University of Naples Federico II;
15:30 “Hydroponic systems for vegetable production”
Alberto Pardossi, University of Pisa & Giuseppe Colla, University of Tuscia.
15:50 – 16:10 Coffee Break
16:10 Introduction
Chairman: Alberto Battistelli and Giuseppe Colla
16:20 Keynote: “Greenhouse technologies for the link from Earth to Space”
Gene Giacomelli, CEAC University of Arizona;
16:50 Plant Production in Extreme Earth Environments
Phil Sadler, Sadler Machine Co. USA;
17:10 “Plant food characteristics as affected by controlled environment: nutritional and processing technologies”
Vincenzo Fogliano, University of Naples Federico II & Alberto Battistelli, IBAF – National Research Council, Italy.
17:35 – 18.30 Discussion
Greenhouse technologies from Earth to Space
19:30 Cocktail – Offered by “Aerospazio & Difesa” Sector in Federlazio
20:00 Social Dinner and MARCO LO RUSSO special show
Second day
Friday, 21st May 2010 (8:45 – 17:00)
“Controlled Environment Agriculture for Space and Returns for Earth”
8:45 Welcome Coffee
9:00 Introduction
Chairman: Giacomo Giovangrossi and Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza
9:10 Keynote: “NASA's past, present, and future bioregenerative life support demonstrations: is there a role for the Italian-built MPLMs?”
Raymond Wheeler, NASA-KSC;
9:40 “ESA development for Space food production: Overview of programmatic issues” Scott Hovland, ESA & “MELiSSA activities” Christophe Lasseur on behalf of the MELiSSA partners;
10:00 “How to use EMCS to gain knowledge needed to grow plants on Moon/Mars, and potential spin-offs for cultivation in greenhouses on Earth”
Irene Karoliussen, CIRiS & Ulrich Kuebler, Astrium/EADS;
10:20 “Space agriculture systems and technologies: from ISS to planets (via Earth!)”
Matteo Lamantea & Cesare Lobascio, Thales Alenia Space – Italia;
10:40 “Open environment agriculture controlled by Earth observation satellites”
Luigi Dini & Vittorio De Cosmo, ASI.
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 Introduction
Chairman: Cesare Lobascio and Scott Hovland
11:30 Keynote: “Canadian studies in Space biology”
Michael Dixon, University of Guelph;
12:00 “Plant biology under Space factors: microgravity”
Tania Ivanova, Space Research Institute - Bulgarian Academy of Science;
12:20 “Plant biotechnological strategies to improve human health in long term space missions”
Gabriella Pasqua, La Sapienza University Rome & Nadia Mulinacci, University of Florence;
12:40 “Remote sensing applications for controlled agriculture”
Maurizio Fargnoli, Telespazio.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 “Limit and Prospective of photovoltaic system in Mediterranean greenhouses”
Alvaro Marucci & Adolfo Gusman, University of Tuscia & Sergio Zamboni, Aero Sekur;
14:20 “Research in plant biology: bringing results from Earth to Space and back”
Giovanna Aronne & Veronica De Micco, University of Naples Federico II.
14:40 – 15:40 Poster Session
in adjacent room
15:40 – 17:00 Round Table Discussion: “Cooperation between space and agriculture communities”
Facilitators: S. De Pascale, M. A. Perino, G. Scarascia Mugnozza.
17:00 End Workshop
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