Bremen Human Space Exploration Seminar

Guest: Prof. Dr. Philipp Reiss

Evidence for the existence of water on the Moon has been delivered in recent decades through various missions and sample analysis. However, the formation and distribution of water in the lunar environment and the processes driving the so-called water cycle are still poorly understood. The biggest challenge is that, so far, no actual ground truth exists. In this talk, I will summarise the state of knowledge and present our own research and instrument contributions to upcoming missions that will explore and analyse lunar water in situ.

Philipp Reiss is Professor of Lunar and Planetary Exploration at the Technical University of Munich. He studied aerospace engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen and TUM. In 2018, he completed his doctorate there in the field of lunar exploration and continued to lead the associated research group as a postdoc. Prior to his current position, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), where he supported the development of scientific instruments for lunar missions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippreiss/

Bremen Human Space Exploration Seminar

The seminar will take place every second Thursday at 2 pm CET/CEST at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) from 2025 during the lecture period. 

The invitation for the seminar will be send via email to all registered members of the space-exploration mailing list. You can register for the invitation here.