The Mars Society is excited to announce that aerospace engineer and entrepreneur Dr. Fabrizio Pisani will be joining the 2026 International Mars Society Convention as a plenary speaker, taking place October 22–24 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Currently serving as Lead R&D Engineer for the Mars Terraforming Team at the Astera Institute, Dr. Pisani is helping advance one of the most ambitious long-term challenges in space exploration: developing the technologies and engineering concepts that could one… READ MORE >
Topic Area: Mars terraforming
Dr. Erika DeBenedictis, CEO of Pioneer Labs and a Resident at the Astera Institute, will be giving a plenary talk at the 28th Annual International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 9–11, 2025, at the University of Southern California (USC). Her talk, titled “Opportunities for a Green Human Civilization on Mars,” will explore how principles of evolution and biological engineering can be applied to building sustainable life beyond Earth. Dr. DeBenedictis is also the lead author of a new research… READ MORE >