Prof. Ilias Fernini, Deputy General Director for Research and Scientific Projects at SAASST, pointed out that IAF is an outstanding network of 433 space organization members from 72 countries, including all leading space agencies, companies, societies, associations, museums, and institutes worldwide. He stated that being a part of IAF means belonging to a worldwide community that cooperates daily to promote space activities, develop new technologies, and promote awareness of space among the government and societies, to involve them better and illustrate the benefits that might come from the utilization of space.
Every year, the IAF, with the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law, organizes the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) hosted by one of the national society members of the IAF. The annual meeting brings together the main players in space discipline and is generally held in late September or early October. The conference consists of plenary sessions, lectures, and meetings. The IAC is attended by the agency heads and senior executives of the world's space agencies.
The team of researchers from SAASST who participated in IAC 2022, held in Paris between Sep. 18-22, 2022, consisted of Prof. Ilias Fernini, Deputy General Director for Research and Scientific Projects, Dr. Antonios Manousakis, Assistant Professor, High-Energy Astrophysics Lab, Yousuf Faroukh, CubeSat Lab, Sultan Halawa, Space Weather Lab, Ibrahim Al-Sabt, CubeSat Lab, Maryam Al-Ansari, CubeSat Lab, Maryam Essa, Meteorite Center, and Anas Omar Adwan, Radio Astronomy Lab.
It is noteworthy that SAASST has participated in every IAC meeting since 2018, with an increasing number of papers accepted yearly, with 1 paper in 2018, 2 papers in 2019, 8 in 2020, 13 in 2021, and 16 in 2022. The rising number of papers accepted showcases the SAASST high profile research activities in all domains of space sciences applications, the quality of research performed at the academy, and the professionalism of all the research assistants and engineers to promote the image of the University of Sharjah internationally.
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