Alex Ryan

I graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Astrophysics from the University of Monash, Australia, and in 2018 completed the Graduate Certificate in Space Studies from the University of South Australia. 

I studied at the International Space University’s Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program (SHSSP) back in 2014 in Mawson Lakes Australia, and I’ve since come back as a Teaching Assistant in 2017 and 2018, as well as the role of Participant Liaison for the Space Studies Program (SSP) 2018 in the Netherlands. During SHSSP19 I was also an Associate Chair and Teaching Associate for the Team Project ‘A Day Without Space’, as well as the Participant Liaison. 

From May 2019 to February 2022, I was appointed as the Academic Coordinator for the Space Studies Program, the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program, and the Interactive Space Program, based out of the ISU Central Campus in Strasbourg, France. I was a TP Co-Chair for New Methodologies in the Search for Life at SSP22 in Portugal, alongside Jacob Cohen of NASA Ames. I also worked as an enterprise researcher working alongside clients such as EcoSystems2030, Charlotte Tilbury, and BBVA on future tech like Web3.0, cryptocurrency, and the Metaverse for much of 2022. 

Most recently I took a position at the University of South Australia which jointly hosts the SHSSP as Course Lead for SHSSP23, and as of March 2023 am ongoing at UniSA as a Project Officer on the Trail Blazer programs, and was recently made Faculty Liaison with the International Space University’s SSP for 2023. I am currently Adjunct Faculty with the International Space University.