Irina Kondyurina graduated as a biologist from Perm State University (Biological faculty) and with PhD from the School of Medicine, University of Sydney (pathology department). Irina has worked as a researcher at Perm State University, Russian Academy of Science, Helmholtz Rossendorf Nuclear Center, and the University of Sydney. Her field is polymer materials as implants for the human body, proteins, cells, and histology.
Alexey Kondyurin holds a master’s degree in physics and a PhD in chemical technology. He has worked at Perm State University, Russian Academy of Science, Helmholtz Rossendorf Nuclear Center, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, and University of Sydney. His projects have been funded by NHMRC, ESA, NASA, BMBF, RFBR, US Department of Energy, and Humboldt Foundation and industry. Alexey Kondyurin is Vice-Chair of Sub-commission F4: Natural and Artificial Ecosystems in Committee of Space Research (COSPAR) and the main organizer of session G0.3 “Influence of free space environment on the behaviour of materials”. He is a chartered member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). He has also been guest editor for the Advanced Space Research Journal and the special issue "Energetic Materials and Processes" of the Materials journal. He was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and Medal for achievements in Astronautics. Kondyurin's research interests are the design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced polymer materials, spectroscopy usage and techniques, plasma and ion beam implantation methods, surface analysis, and mechanical analysis. His main achievements are the technology of human artificial implants without a foreign body reaction and the technology of curable large space constructions in orbit.
