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Alexander Tobal

Profile:

Alexander is a Mars Society Australia director and Australian public servant with an academic background in biology and biomedical science. His current job role involves the design of strategic foresight techniques to help government departments ‘future-proof’ their activities, and he has previously worked for groups like the Australian Space Agency and the Office of the Chief Scientist. Ultimately he aspires to become a science fiction author and/or interplanetary nomad (both seem equally unlikely). In the meantime, as crew journalist for MDRS rotation 291, Alexander plans to collect feedback that will inform the design and operation of a Mars analogue facility in Australia.