2025 SSRI Fellows Report Webinar

Please join the Secure World Foundation for a webinar featuring the 2025 Space Sustainability Research Fellows as they present findings from their research on two core issues shaping space sustainability today: information sharing and the circular space economy.

Each year, SWF’s Space Sustainability Research Fellowship program supports experts in examining fundamental concepts that underpin the secure, sustainable, and peaceful use of outer space. In 2025, the Fellowship focused on critical issues in space sustainability, including improving information sharing and the circular space economy.

During this webinar, the 2025 Fellows will discuss their research, key findings, and implications for policymakers, industry, and international organizations, followed by audience Q&A.

About the 2025 Space Sustainability Research Fellows:

Deborah Housen-Couriel is an expert legal practitioner, consultant, and researcher in outer space law, cybersecurity, and data privacy. She was a Core Expert in drafting the Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space and serves on the Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia of International Space Law. As an SWF Fellow, her research explores information sharing practices that promote sustainable outer space activities.

Dr. Beril Saadet Turnbull is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University specializing in space sustainability and circular economy strategies. Her research focuses on reuse, repair, and recycling approaches for in-orbit assets. As an SWF Fellow, she works with Calum Turner on the circular space economy.

Calum Turner is a systems engineer with Telespazio in ESA’s Clean Space Office. His research builds on early-phase system studies conducted with European industry and examines whether the circular space economy concept reflects the aspirations of the space sustainability community. As an SWF Fellow, he works with Beril Saadet Turnbull on circular economy research.

The Secure World Foundation looks forward to sharing the Fellows’ findings, including their full reports and executive summaries, before the webinar.