Dr Kathryn Hadler is the Director of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC). Kathryn joined ESRIC in 2022 to lead the development of the Centre, advancing scientific discovery and technology development in Space Resources Utilization, continuing to build on Luxembourg’s leading position in the field of space resources. In 2022, she received funding from the Luxembourg National Funding agency (FNR) to focus on technologies to support the responsible use of space resources. Before joining ESRIC, she was a Lecturer in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering of the Imperial College London.