Advanced materials for constructions on the Moon: interview with Prof. Shima Pilehvar

22.01.2024

Shima Pilehvar is an Associate Professor at Østfold University College, Norway, and her main research interests are sustainable construction materials and 3D printing technology, whose frontiers can be crucial also for creating, in the future, human settlements on the Moon.

Prof. Shima Pilehvar has spent four months at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua as a visiting professor and during this period she also gave a seminar about geopolymers.

In this video, Shima Pilehvar talks about the experience she is living in Padua and she points out that this kind of research stay is important to try new techniques and instruments, expand the professional network, and collaborate with colleagues in order to find out new solutions to the scientific challenges related to the Moon.