Xiao-Shan Yap@XSYAP

Lead Senior Researcher @eSpace_EPFL; Assist Prof (guest) @UUCopernicus; Founder earth-space.today; Commons in Space @iasc_commons; @STRN_Network;@ESG_Project

 Zurich, Switzerland
uu.nl/staff/XSYap
Joined January 2020
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🚀🌍I am deeply grateful and excited that @ERC_Research awarded my project PLANETSTEWARDS ‘Planetary stewardship in view of earth-space #sustainability’! With this 1.5 million euro #ERCStG Starting Grant, I will advance research on a topic that's urgent & close to my heart! (1/)
European Research Council (ERC)
@ERC_Research
5 Sep 2023
🎉 The latest ERC Starting Grant competition results are out! 400 bright minds have been awarded over €628 million to fund ideas at the frontiers of science & scholarship. Find out who, where and why 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne… 🇪🇺 #EUfunded #FrontierResearch #ERCStG @HorizonEU
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Horizons Magazine@horizons_en
14 Oct 2024
Should we restrict research into #SolarGeoengineering 🌞? Yes, says Xiao-Shan Yap @XSYAP of @EPFL_en. No, says Ulrike Lohmann @UlrikeLohmann3 of @ETH_en. 👇 horizons-mag.ch/2024/09/05/s…
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New publication in @RIPEJournal today! @GBBeaumier2 and I look at the rapid growth of the space industry, in a field that used to be dominated by a handful of public space agencies 🛰️📡🚀 Free eprint here: tandfonline.com/eprint/7H4NE… A short thread 🧵👇

The organizational ecology of the global space industry

The global space industry is booming. While governmental agencies used to dominate outer space activities, private space organizations (PSOs) now launch rockets, operate strategic satellites, and e...

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📢 We are hiring @UUCopernicus ! Two fully-funded/salaried PhD positions in an exciting new ERC project on ‘Planetary Stewardship in view of Earth-Space Sustainability’, led by Xiao-Shan Yap! Come & join us! More info below. Pls RT! #PhD #Hiring #Sustainability #SpaceResearch
Xiao-Shan Yap@XSYAP
16 May 2024
<<We are HIRING>> Excited to open ‘Two PhD positions in Innovation/ Global Governance for Earth and Space Sustainability’ for my project PLANETSTEWARDS! Supported by the @ERC_Research and based @UUCopernicus Apply by 30 June 2024. Pls share widely. uu.nl/en/organisation/workin…
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<<We are HIRING>> Excited to open ‘Two PhD positions in Innovation/ Global Governance for Earth and Space Sustainability’ for my project PLANETSTEWARDS! Supported by the @ERC_Research and based @UUCopernicus Apply by 30 June 2024. Pls share widely. uu.nl/en/organisation/workin…
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We welcome applicants from e.g. innovation studies, science & technology studies, sustainability transitions, philosophy, anthropology, human geography, development studies, political sciences, global governance, earth system governance, space governance, international relations.
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With @FHBBiermann @RakhyunKim @UUGeo @UniUtrecht @camilla_colombo @janssen_marco #bernhardtruffer @carcs20 This project is also endorsed by @ESG_Project. @STRN_Network @transitionsnest
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The Future of Near-Earth Space. Space Debris and Space Sustainability 12.04.2024 H15:15-19:30 Istituto Svizzero via Liguria 20, Roma in collaboration with ETH and EPFL. more info here: istitutosvizzero.it/conferen…
Artist impression of space debris objects in orbit. Debris objects are not to scale ©ESA Space Debris Office

ALT Artist impression of space debris objects in orbit. Debris objects are not to scale ©ESA Space Debris Office
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Rakhyun E. Kim@RakhyunKim
6 Mar 2024
Working Group on EARTH-SPACE GOVERNANCE has set up an #open 'reading group', co-organized by Marieluna Frank & Luca Thanei. ⏲️Join us on 20 March at 14:00 CET 🔗ethz.zoom.us/j/68426121682 ℹ️Read about our Working Group: earthsystemgovernance.org/re… 👇Topic for the first session
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💡In which contexts #outerspace should be governed as a #commons, why, and how science could help move this forward? Very pleased that this SI @IJCCommons with @janssen_marco is recently finalized. Here's our editorial & see🧵for work from 20 scholars! thecommonsjournal.org/articl…
Governing Outer Space as a #Commons is Critical for Addressing Commons on Earth

ALT Governing Outer Space as a #Commons is Critical for Addressing Commons on Earth

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Four #AlternativeScenarios of Commons in Space: Prospects and Challenges - by Xiao-Shan Yap, Marco Janssen, Timiebi Aganaba, @TuttonRichard, Karlijn Korpershoek, George Profitiliotis, Florian Rabitz, Majal Shiny Subbiah, @LeonWagenknecht
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Many thanks to all contributors, the dedicated reviewers, & the editor-in-chief!🚀
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Marco Janssen@janssen_marco
18 Jan 2024
The special issue on Commons in Space I organized with @XSYAP is finalized. For sustainability on Earth, we need to be involved in space governance. You find the editorial here: thecommonsjournal.org/articl… @IJCCommons @iasc_commons
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Deyu Li 李德瑜@lideyu_UU
9 Jan 2024
Replying to @kyleichan
I would like to do some self-promotion here. @XSYAP and I wrote a paper on the leapfrogging of the Chinese solar PV industry. Semiconductor knowledge is only part of the story. Policy paradigm shift towards system integration is more important. doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2022.…
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New: 4 #Scenarios of #Commons in #Space -drawing on #futuring & sociotechnical #imaginaries! Led by @XSYAP @eSpace_EPFL @UUCopernicus with @janssen_marco, T Aganaba @TuttonRichard, K Korpershoek #GeorgeProfitiliotis @FRabitz, MS Subbiah @LeonWagenknecht thecommonsjournal.org/articl…
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