Izabela Świca, Ph.D., Eng., is a member of the board of the Polish Astrobiology Society. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the use of microalgae and cyanobacteria biomass in the fertilization of simulans lunar and Martian regolith. In her research, she focuses on designing processes for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technologies using microorganisms in bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS).
She gained her experience through collaboration with the Space Research Center of the PAS in Warsaw and developed competencies during an internship at Wageningen University & Research.
As the leader of the SymbioSpace Explorers, she reached the finals of Direction:Space. In 2023, as a team member, she won the Bio Art&Design Award with the project ExoGarden: 3D-Printed Modular Eco-Habitats for Earth and Space, which in 2024 won the Art&Science category at the Falling Walls Award. In 2021, she was named national runner-up in James Dyson Award for her project The New Life Capsule.
She is also an analog astronaut who completed the International Training Program at the AATC. She is currently developing her skills at the Faculty of Space Technologies at AGH in Kraków.
Izabela Świca
Member of the Board
