Bernd Dachwald Professor for Astronautical Engineering Faculty of Aerospace Engineering FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences Hohenstaufenallee 6 52064 Aachen Germany E-Mail: dachwald @ fh-aachen.de • Space Mission Analysis, Design, and Optimization • Intelligent Methods for Trajectory Optimization, Attitude Control, and Autonomy • Innovative Space Technologies (especially Solar Sails and Subsurface Sampling) • Solar System Dynamics and Exploration (especially Icy Moons and Small Bodies) • Astrobiology • Space Debris Mitigation • Planetary Defense 2008+: Professor for Astronautical Engineering at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Aachen 2007+: Adjunct Lecturer for Space System Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aachen 2006-2008: Project Manager and Mission Operations Director at the German Space Operations Center (DLR/GSOC), Oberpfaffenhofen 2003-2005: Scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Simulation, Cologne 2001-2003: PhD Student at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research and Institute of Space Simulation, Cologne 1989-2001: Officer in the German Air Force PhD: PhD in Aerospace Engineering (Dr.-Ing.); University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, Germany, 2004 MBE: Master of Business and Engineering (Dipl.-Wirt.Ing); University of Hagen, Germany, 2000 MSc: Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.); University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich, Germany, 1993