Visiting Scholars

The Institute welcomes short and long-term visitors from the United States and overseas and offers them a congenial environment in which to pursue their research interests as well as access to U.S. space policy decision-makers. The Institute encourages women and individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Visiting Scholar Alanna Krolikowski with Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Chairman of the UN Committee of the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, in Washington, D.C.

Current Visiting Scholars

Tomoko Ueta
Environmental Policy Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
(April 2013 – March 2014)
Research Topic: Space policy research from the perspective of national security, and evaluation methodology and techniques for science and technology policy

Shouping Li
Director of Institute of Space Law of Beijing Institute of Technology and Professor of International Space Law
(January – June 2013)
Research Topic: Legal issues on commercial use of outer space

If you are interested in becoming a Visiting Scholar, send your CV and statement of interest to:

Dr. Scott Pace
Director, Space Policy Institute
Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E. St., NW, Suite 403
Washington, DC 20052

or electronically at: space1@gwu.edu

Recent Visitors

Keiichi Anan
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan

Chris Gilbert
Astrium Space Transportation, Bremen, Germany

Zhang Ming
Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Science, China

Dinesh Kumar Yadavendra
Headquarters Integrated Defense Staff, Ministry of Defense, Government of India

Seiji Anai
Japan GPS Council

Koji Umehara
Space Development and Utilization Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan

Edwin Tachlian
Sergio Arboleda University, Columbia

Alanna Krolikowski
University of Toronto, Canada

Hongyul Paik
Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Jo Gilbert
Griffith Asia Institute, Australia

Mischa Hansel
University of Cologne, Germany

Myoung-Hwan Ahn
Korea Meteorological Administration

Daisuke Saisho
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency

Charles Otegbade
International Space University, France

Yuichiro Nagai
Nihon University, Japan

Anna Burzykowska
Polish Space Office

Zhou Yi
Chinese Academy of Space Science and Applications

Roberto Vasconcellas
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Evelyne Greneche
College de Polytechnique, France

Sadiharo Hagiwara
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology, Japan

Daichi Harada
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology

Wang Cheng
Chinese National Space Administration, China

Eun-Chul Choi
Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea

Tae Ho Eom
Yonsei University, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan

Wilson Correa da Fonseca
Brazilian Enterprise for Agricultural Research

Jae-Ho Jang
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institution

Nikoloas Evangelators
University of Athens, Greece

Sabine Herlitschka
Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Himilcon de Castro Calvarho
National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Hiro Watanabe
Osaka University, Japan

Kevin Eggers
Seattle University, Washington

Byung Yong Hwang
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning

Ding Kyu Park
Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology

Daeyong Cho
Korea Institute of Construction and Transportation Technology Planning and Evaluation

Seung-Ku Ahn
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning

Bo-Hyeon Jo
Korea Institute of S&T Information

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SPI Director Scott Pace testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

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SPI Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund named to the National Research Council Committee on Human Spaceflight

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SPI student and faculty present at 63rd International Astronautical Conference in Naples, Italy

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SPI Visiting Scholar Chris Gilbert published in Space News

SPI Professor Henry Hertzfeld interviewed on WUSA9

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SPI Director Scott Pace published in the Harvard International Review

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SPI Director Scott Pace provided testimony to the House Subcommittee on Aviation

SPI Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund published in Advances in Space Research

SPI Director Scott Pace writes a guest blog for Space News

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