Saule Technologies at World Space Week Wroclaw 2022
photo 1: The official visual for the World Space Week conference, Wroclaw 2022. source: World Space Week Wroclaw.
Saule Technologies at World Space Week Wroclaw 2022
We are happy to share that dr Olga Malinkiewicz, CTO and Co-Founder of Saule Technologies, has been one of the speakers at the World Space Week 2022 conference in Wroclaw, where she introduced the audience to the fascinating topic of how perovskite solar cells can change the space industry.
The leading theme of this year’s World Space Week conference in Wroclaw, Poland, was “The Role of Women in Science and Tech”. Often distinguished for her scientific and entrepreneurial achievements in the tech startup environment, Olga Malinkiewicz was surely the right person at the right place.
Her presentation “Cosmic Possibilities: How the Perovskite Solar Cells can Change the Reality of the Space Industry” took place on the first day of the conference and met with great enthusiasm from the audience.
photo 2: Olga Malinkiewicz during the World Space Week conference, Wroclaw 2022. source: World Space Week Wroclaw.
About the initiative
World Space Week is an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10. These dates commemorate two events:
- October 4, 1957: Launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space exploration
- October 10, 1967: The signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activites of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.
World Space Week consists of space education and outreach events held by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools, planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs around the world in a common timeframe. These synchronized space events attract greater public and media attention.
The initiative is coordinated by the United Nations with the support of the World Space Week Association (WSWA). The WSWA leads a global team of National Coordinators, who promote the celebration of World Space Week within their own countries.
The goals of the World Space Week are to:
- Provide unique leverage in space outreach and education
- Educate people around the world about the benefits that they receive from space
- Encourage greater use of space for sustainable economic development
- Demonstrate public support for space programs
- Excite young people about science, technology, engineering, and math
- Foster international cooperation in space outreach and education
We are honoured to be a part of such an important initiative; to showcase our technology and to inspire the participants with the marvellous possibilities it carries for the space industry, at same encouraging young people to pursue their education within the fascinating field of science by sparking their interest in the topic.
photo 3: dr Olga Malinkiewicz, speaker at the World Space Week conference, Wroclaw 2022. source: World Space Week Wroclaw.
“– I am very pleased to be here with you. It makes my heart grow to see such an event organized, to see the willingness to act [to spread the interest about science and space] and that so many volunteers could have devoted this weekend to something else, but they chose to partake in such an initiative. Seeing that makes one want to live. Many thanks to the organizers for the invitation and the opportunity to share with you a bit of what we do, too”, said Olga expressing her gratitude.
Videos
The conference has been transmitted online in real time. If you missed the event but would still want to watch the presentation by Saule Technologies’ CTO and Co-Founder Olga Malinkiewicz, you can find it here [in Polish]:
video: “Cosmic Possibilities: How the Perovskite Solar Cells can Change the Reality of the Space Industry” World Space Week conference, Wroclaw 2022. source: World Space Week Wroclaw.
Interested in watching more video content from the event? Both days of the World Space Week conference in Wroclaw have been recorded, with the video coverage available on YouTube: World Space Week Wrocław [Day 1] and World Space Week Wrocław [Day 2]. Enjoy!
