☆ Aloha and Ad Astra to ILOA Founding Director Steve Durst ☆
International Lunar Observatory Association
ILOA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission to expand our knowledge of the cosmos through observations from the Moon and to participate in internationally cooperative lunar base build-out with Aloha—the spirit of Hawai’i.
Since 2008, ILOA has co-sponsored with its Space Age Publishing Company affiliate an international series of Galaxy Forums.
Board of Directors
Elisa Perednia
President and Chair
Hawai`i
Served ILOA continuously since 2012, helping oversee responsibilities for its lunar missions.
Kimo Pihana
Cultural Director
Hawai’i
Native Hawaiian Kahuna and Cultural Practitioner, former Mauna Kea Ranger, co-founder of Hawai’i Astroday.
Chatief Kunjaya
Science Director
Indonesia
Associate Professor at the Department of Astronomy, Institut Teknologi Bandung; formerly the Rector of Ma Chung University.
California
Doctor of Nuclear Medicine. B.S. in Aerospace Engineering & Author of The Moon: Resources, Future Development, and Settlement.
Toronto, Canada
President of Canadensys Aerospace Corporation. Board of Trustee Chairman for International Space University (ISU) and Adjunct Professor at University of Toronto.
Alabama
PhD in Space Materials Processing. Project Management Specialist.
Canada
Medical Doctor. CMO for CiviGuard, Inc. ISU graduate. Research interests include space medicine and telemedicine. Currently works as instructor at PoSSUM Citizen Scientist astronauts, and at Sea Space Exploration & Research Society.
Hawai`i
Former ILOA consultant and Executive Committee member.
Japan
Second Japanese woman to fly in space, accumulated 15+ days at ISS flying on SS Discovery STS-131; is on the Japan Cabinet Office Space Policy Committee, advisor for Young Astronauts Club – Japan, and a director of Japan Rocket Society.
Switzerland
CEO of Space Exploration Institute. Principle Investigator of AMIE Camera which orbited the Moon aboard the ESA SMART-1 spacecraft.
Arizona
Astronomer. Director Of Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, Former Director of Canada France Hawaii Telescope.
Washington D.C.
Executive Director of the Secure World Foundation; Space Studies Program at University of Cape Town. Formerly Division Head for Space Science & Technology at the South African Astronomical Observatory.
Japan
Astrophysicist, graduate of UC Berkeley, PhD research conducted on Astronomy from Antarctica. Previously worked as a Radio Frequency engineer at SpaceX.
Japan
Space entrepreneur. Experience with JAXA, commercial space initiatives, and Space Access Japan. First non-USA citizen invited to be a SFF advocate. Serves on World Space Week Board of Directors and at Space Frontier fund as a fund manager and Senior Vice President of SPARX Innovation for Future.
Hawai`i
Chinese Consultant for ILOA; M. A. in China-US Relations, M. E. in Civil Engineering; Senior project engineer and technology specialist.
Thailand
Vice President IAU Commission C and Chair of the Southeast Asia Astronomy Network (SEAAN); Founder Director of the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand.
Italy
Director International Relations for Exploration & Science Programs at Thales Alenia Space Italia; holds a degree in nuclear engineering; is a member of the Academie de l’Air et de l’Espace and of the International Academy of Astronautics, and recently awarded “Stella al Merito del Lavoro” by the President of the Italian Republic.
India
Astronomer with research interests in the application of gravitational lensing in astrophysics and cosmology, UV astronomy from space and near space, habitability of exoplanets and astrobiology.
Indonesia
President Director of PT Kriya Indo Makmur. Former President of SkyWorld Indonesia.
China
Group leader at National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Prof. Xue received his BS degree in astronomy from Nanjing University in 1987 and PhD in astrophysics from University of Science and Technology of China in 1996.
Germany
AOCS and GNC Engineer at EADS Astrium. ISU graduate. Former President of SSETI.
Florida
Space entrepreneur and futurist. Co-Founder of ISU, Singularity University, SEDS. Co-Founder and CEO of Moon Express & Co-chair for Exploration Committee of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
China
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory CAS, Vice Director Research Center for Galaxies and Cosmology.
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Chief Scientist of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Chang’e program).
Professor of Astrophysics at NAOC. Made 6 trips to Antarctica for Astrophysical research. Assistant of Chief Lunar Scientist Ziyuan Ouyang. PhD Graduate of BU.
First Malaysia Astronaut, and an orthopedic surgeon; flew to ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with Expedition 16; Supports Malaysian Astronaut Foundation, is Co-Founder of Aladdin Group Dato.
Professor of Astronomy at University of Chile, Santiago.