Giorgio Boscheri

Thales Alenia Space, Italy 

Giorgio Boscheri is a Space Engineer employed since 2008 at Thales Alenia Space Italia, a company specialized in integration of large space systems. Since then, he has been involved in the research and development of advanced life support systems for space exploration, with base in Turin. His fields of specialization and technical responsibility are bio-regenerative systems, with a focus on solutions that use higher plants to regenerate vital resources and produce food, as well as water treatment technologies. Membranes play a vital role in his everyday professional life, especially for microgravity applications. He has managed numerous national and international projects, most of which for the European Space Agency.