Ethel Tolentino began her journey with SolSys in 2021 as the Research Manager, successfully completing a pilot project involving lunar hydroponics research. Soon after, she secured SolSys Mining’s first major grant from the ESA and led the project to completion with notable results. Ethel also guided SolSys Mining through the ESRIC Space Resources Innovation Center (SSP) pre-incubation phase in Luxembourg.

Currently, Ethel leads SolSys Mining’s LuNOR project, aiming to develop a novel lunar regolith simulant in Norway, contributing to advancements in lunar resource utilization.

Øystein Risan Borgersen has extensive experience in system engineering, process, and product design, and brings broad knowledge and innovative thinking to the space industry. He has been instrumental in SolSys Mining’s space resource beneficiation and lunar regolith simulant production programs.

Although most experienced in the fields of mining and minerals processing, he has also held various engineering and managerial positions across industries, ranging from additive manufacturing and hydropower to aerospace and defense.

Øystein has a background in Mechatronics Systems Engineering and has furthered his expertise through the Space Studies Program at the International Space University.

Satinder Singh Shergill is currently a PhD researcher at Cranfield University, focusing on the design of ‘Adaptive ISRU’ systems. The main motivation behind his PhD research is the incorporation of ISRU into long term interplanetary infrastructure, and this has led to considering the need of ISRU systems to be adaptable, and to explore requirements that would allow such an adaptive system to function in a range of different extraction and processing scenarios, suitable for conditions expected on rocky bodies such as the Moon, Mars and Asteroids. This in-turn links to his interest in comminution and beneficiation for ISRU.

Prior to joining SolSys, Satinder has completed an MSc in Astronautics & Space Engineering at Cranfield University, a BEng in Electronics & Satellite Engineering at the University of Surrey and an Undergraduate Diploma in Astronomy at UCL.

Kristoffer Liland has worked in, around and for startups for more than a decade. He has experience in leading and building great teams, securing public financing and an understanding of what it takes to bring startups out of the concept stage and into development of real products.

Kristoffer is SolSys Mining’s lead business developer and helps the company craft a tailored business model and commercial approach for each one of our products, ensuring enduring commercial success.

Cenan Al-Ekabi is a space policy expert with robust experience in providing comprehensive analysis of global space activity, new markets and strategies in the space sector. From his work as a researcher and policy advisor, he has informed European space policy decision-makers, commercial stakeholders, and the wider community of the crosscutting developments and initiatives occurring in the space domain.