About Us
The Space Power Project was formed to solve the “Flexible Use of Electricity” global challenge by The Junior Academy at The New York Academy of Sciences, which was sponsored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the Chalmers University of Technology. It is a result of an international collaboration among young scientists under the mentorship of the Ph.D. Dr. Garret Schneider, a retired Aerospace Engineer. It was the first young innovator's project invited to speak at the United Nations official podcast series SDG Learncast.
Team Leader, Project Coordinator, Editor-in-Chief, Graphic Designer, Researcher
Camila Gonçalves
An internationally published researcher, student leader, and volunteer projects founder who passionately advocates for equality and aspires to change the world through Aerospace Engineering.
Technical Solution Designer, Researcher
Joaquin de Castro
A student leader and researcher with a background in journalism and mathematics. Advocating for programs that can enable more equitable and accessible education.
Social Impact Liaison Officer, Researcher
Kriti Maturu
A humanitarian, researcher, and leader with a strong determination to use STEM to make the world a better place and a deep passion for the environment and technology. Campaigns to close the STEM gap and increase diversity in workplace.
Editor-in-Chief, Project Coordinator, Graphic Designer, Researcher
Grace Chenxin Liu
A researcher, advocate, award-winning junior journalist, artist, and humanitarian who loves supporting gender equality, sustainable development, and the SDGs using STEAM.
Researcher
Mariana Taveira
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Expert Outreach, Researcher
Saatvik Agrawal
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Our mission
The mission of Space Power is electrifying Sub-Saharan Africa, one local vulnerable group at a time.
Our vision
Space Power aims to become a leading youth-based enterprise for sustainable electrification and empowerment of vulnerable communities.
Our values
Sustainability
Sustainability is in every part of our project and we bear the most diverse meanings it may have. We are environmental and economically sustainable. We are eco-conscious and do our best to guarantee affordability, but we also think ahead, by responsible long-term planning, making us a self-sustainable organization.
Innovation
To solve old issues, we need new approaches. Afterall, we won't change the world doing the same unsuccessful actions that have been done in the past years. That's why we are driven to innovation, why we are STEM-focused in our initiatives.
Equality
We advocate for an egalitarian world, where everyone has access to the same life quality. That's the reason we work to provide electricity to the most remote and vulnerable groups, aiming to guarantee universal energy access - because the electrical infrastructure influence in all other aspects of daily life. And to reinforce social equality, we go further, proposing gender investment policies in the supported communities.
Youth Inspiration
As a young team, we recognize the barriers that the youth face to enter the innovation and entrepreneurship field, but we believe that we should do our best to pursue our ideas and beliefs. We trust that, with good efforts, the young generation can make the world a better place and we will be extremelly satisfied if we could inspire them to do so.