Frans von der Dunk

Recognized under Tier 10 — Martian Law & Finance, Frans von der Dunk has made exceptional contributions to the field of international space law. As the Harvey and Susan Perlman Alumni/Othmer Professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and one of the world's foremost authorities on the legal frameworks governing outer space activity, von der Dunk's scholarship on national space legislation, resource rights, jurisdiction, and the governance of human settlement beyond Earth is indispensable to any credible path toward Mars colonization. The legal architecture this work helps define will shape what space colonization actually looks like in practice.