Sahba El-Shawa Email & Phone Number

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

Working at the ESA Φ-lab at ESRIN on using Earth Observation (EO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for environmental impact assessments in critical sustainability areas

Amman, JO

• Implementing roadmap for space and sustainable development in Jordan as an emerging space country
• Creating outreach programs for hands-on space education
• Identifying technical objectives for future analog space research facility in Jordanian desert
• Liaising with potential partners and establishing national/international collaborations

Establishing a think tank and research fellowship program for the ethical use and development of space technologies

Vienna, Vienna, AT

Vienna, Vienna, AT

Mentoring two fellows in the Social Justice Research Fellowship, a 7-week program funded by the University of Manchester

Vienna, AT

• Interfacing with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and other UN bodies
• Advising the Secretariat on policy/legal/technical issues related to lunar exploration
• Providing administrative support, liaising with GEGSLA participants and external partners/sponsors
• Developing and implementing media communication, public outreach, and community development strategies

Cadiz, Cadiz, ES

Space Neuropsychology Researcher at the Neuropsychology and Experimental Psychology (Neurotek) Lab investigating the use of virtual reality simulations of the Overview Effect to drive sustainable behaviour on Earth and exploring psychological impact on analog astronauts

Santander, Autonomía De Cantabria, ES

Sub-commander and crew psychologist of the BIOGENDER-2 Libra mission, a 6 day Martian lava tube space analog mission in an underground cave located in the Cantabria region of Spain

London, GB

Established the framework for an environmental program of an outreach non-profit focused on youth engagement in space science and engineering, building on previous space design competitions to create a program bridging space exploration with environmental design

Delft, NL

• Creating and reviewing test procedures for satellite integration and environmental testing
• Preparing production instructions for satellite harnesses and building them
• Assembling CubeSats, testing sub-systems, and ensuring proper integration
• Inspecting satellite hardware and carrying out flight prep procedures
• Optimizing workflow and standardizing verification processes

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

• Analyzing the environmental impacts of launchers and verifying the life cycle assessment (LCA) models of Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 using SimaPro
• Researching and modeling the environmental impacts of spacecraft testing for the LCA database based on ECSS testing requirements and ESTEC facilities
• Supporting the activities of ESA, PwC and the EU Commission in the development of environmental reporting guidelines for the space industry, as well as the development of SoWs for the ESA LCA handbook and database
• Determining feasibility and applicability of intra-satellite wireless communication for in-orbit manufacturing, assembly, and recycling
• Developing mission requirements and subsystem drivers for an in-orbit servicing robotic arm and identifying gaps in proposed CONOPs

Santa Clara, California, US

• Developed verification plans and requirements for different products
• Created UVM models of SSD controller components using System Verilog
• Identified necessary test coverage for full verification and created tests
• Ran simulations on Linux platform and analyzed regression results to verify fully functionality by using Excel to track error signatures
• Debugged failing tests by running simulations using Synopsys VCS on Linux
• Verified multiple projects in parallel, reported key indicators in weekly meetings, and met all important project milestones

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

• Extracurricular project engineering UBC Rocket's first sounding rocket, Cypress, which won first place in the 10,000ft COTS category at the Spaceport America Cup
• Led the subteam in charge of the design and development of the avionics used for apogee detection, parachute deployment, and rocket recovery
• Selected appropriate sensors and determined conditions for apogee detection state machine
• Assembled PCBs, soldered through hole components as well as surface mounts using reflow oven
• Tested electronics in vacuum chamber to simulate change in altitude
• Researched off the shelf apogee detection boards for secondary system

Amman, Jordan, JO

Designed a webcam image processing system using MATLAB for vision-based safety measures around a KUKA robot arm

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Designed a FlexPro data analysis program to automate the extraction of relevant information from a database of experimental test data from Audi AG for use by the Welding and Joining Institute in SimWeld® program calibration, and a MATLAB program that converts output text files from the simulation program to VTK files to aid in visualization

Designed PCB layouts using EAGLE and manufactured PCBs in a fast-paced factory environment using photolithography, etching, drilling and soldering

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Sustainable Development And Climate Change

Master Of Science (Msc), Space Studies

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Mechanical Engineering

Seasonal School, The Ethics Of Climate Change: Reshaping Responsibilities For Present And Future Generations

Mechatronics Engineering