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Michaela Musilová
Born (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 37)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
International Space University
University College London
California Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsAstrobiology
InstitutionsHI-SEAS
Websitewww.michaelamusilova.com

Michaela Musilová (born 11 October 1988) is a Slovak astrobiologist. She was the HI-SEAS director from 2018 until 2022. Currently, Musliová is the president and founder of the non-profit XtremeFrontiers. She has commanded more than 30 simulated missions to the Moon and Mars - the most missions led to date.[1]

Biography

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Musilová was born on 11 October 1988 in Bratislava. Her father is a diplomat and her mother is an archaeologist.[2]

She received her PhD from the University of Bristol specialising in extremophiles with applications to astrobiology, environmental science and glaciology. She graduated from the International Space University's (ISU) Space Studies Program in 2015, where she now holds the position of Global Faculty [3]. Previously, she studied at the University College London, where she received a master's degree in planetary sciences in 2011, studied at California Institute of Technology as an exchange student in 2009, and graduated from the French Lycée Chateaubriand in Rome, Italy in 2007.[4]

Her research as an astrobiologist has been wide-ranging, including stints at the University of London Observatory, the UK Space Agency for the NASA MoonLite project, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA, the Mars Desert Research Station, and the Institute for Food Research in Slovakia.[4]

Currently, Musilová is working on a pioneering global project, Astro Seven Summits[5]. In cooperation with her team, Musilová's projet combines expeditions to the highest peaks on each of the seven continents with scientific research and educational activites, in collaboration with NASA and other organizations worldwide[6].

Selected awards

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Musilová has received multiple prizes and grants, including the Emerging Space Leaders Grant from the International Astronautical Federation[7] (2016) and the Women in Aerospace – Europe Young Professional Award (2016), and she was selected as one of the most promising 30 under 30 by Forbes Slovakia (2015).[8] She was selected to journey to Antarctica with the largest all-female in STEM expedition.[1] Musilová is also regularly invited to give keynote presentations and performs a variety of outreach activities globally as a science communicator. She has been giving interviews to international media for over 20 years, writing scientific and educational articles, and she co-authored her biography, Woman from Mars. [9]

Publications

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Musilová is also a published author, with works ranging from scientific publications,[10][11][12][13][14] to a biography,[15] a fictional sci-fi story,[16], documentaries [17] and interviews.

Select research publications

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  • Musilova, Michaela, Martyn Tranter, Sarah A. Bennett, Jemma Wadham, and Alexandre M. Anesio. "Stable microbial community composition on the Greenland Ice Sheet." Frontiers in microbiology 6 (2015): 193.
  • Musilova, Michaela, Martyn Tranter, Jonathan L. Bamber, Nozomu Takeuchi, and A. M. Anesio. "Experimental evidence that microbial activity lowers the albedo of glaciers." Geochem. Perspect. Lett 2 (2016): 106-116.
  • Musilova, Michaela, Martyn Tranter, Jemma Wadham, Jon Telling, Andrew Tedstone, and Alexandre M. Anesio. "Microbially driven export of labile organic carbon from the Greenland ice sheet." Nature Geoscience 10, no. 5 (2017): 360-365.
  • Musilova, Michaela, Henk Rogers, Bernard Foing, Nityaporn Sirikan, Annelotte Weert, Sebastian Mulder, Benjamin Pothier, and Joshua Burstein. "EMM IMA HI-SEAS campaign February 2019." In EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, vol. 2019, pp. EPSC-DPS2019. 2019.

Biography

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Musilová co-wrote the book about her life - A Woman from Mars [Žena z Marsu].[15]

Sci-fi and fantasy

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Musilová wrote a fictional short story, as part of the collection of stories by famous people from Bratislava, Slovakia: Prešporské legendy ožívajú [Bratislava Legends come to life] (2022, Litera Production; ISBN 9788097435400)

Documentaries

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As part of the Seven Summits Project, Musilová is filming a documentary during each expedition to the tallest mountain on each continent. Her first documentary, Hakuna Matata Kilimanjaro, has been shown on four different continents and it was part of the Ekotopfilm Festival.[citation needed] Musilová's second documentary, The Boss - Aconcagua, came out in 2025 and is currently being shown in multiple countries.[citation needed]

Interviews

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Musilová also regularly participates in interviews, notably with Forbes magazine [18], the Smithsonian [19], and other broadcast journalism.[20][21][22][23][24]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Meet the director". hi-seas.org/. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  2. ↑ Dvořáková, Helena (20 April 2017). "Mama a dcéra Musilové skúmajú tajomstvá Zeme a vesmíru". Pravda.sk (in Slovak).
  3. ↑ "Faculty". International Space University. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Michaela Musilova". ucl.academia.edu. University College London. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ↑ Organisation, Homeward Bound (2023-03-27). "Michaela Musilova - Homeward Bound". Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Projects". Michaela Musilova. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  7. ↑ "IAF Emerging Space Leaders 2016". International Astronautical Federation. International Astronautical Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Articles by Michaela Musilova, Director of HI-SEAS | Space". Space.com. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Martinus". Martinus. Martinus. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Musilova, Michaela; Tranter, Martyn; Wadham, Jemma; Telling, Jon; Tedstone, Andrew; Anesio, Alexandre M. (2017). "Microbially Driven Export of Labile Organic Carbon from the Greenland Ice Sheet". Nature Geoscience. 10 (5): 360–365.
  11. ↑ Musilova, Michaela; Foing, Bernard; Cockell, Charles S. (2015). "The Habitability of Mars: Can Life Survive the Red Planet?". Astrobiology.
  12. ↑ Musilova, Michaela; Tranter, Martyn; Bennett, Sarah A.; Wadham, Jemma; Anesio, Alexandre M. (2015). "Stable Microbial Community Composition on the Greenland Ice Sheet". Frontiers in Microbiology. 6: 193.
  13. ↑ Musilova, Michaela (2022). "Iron-Rich Hot Spring Microbial Mats as Analogues for Biosignature Preservation". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 127. doi:10.1029/2022JE007283.
  14. ↑ Musilova, Michaela; Tranter, Martyn; Takeuchi, Nozomu; Anesio, Alexandre M. (2016). "Experimental Evidence That Microbial Activity Lowers the Albedo of Glaciers". Geochemical Perspectives Letters. 2: 106–116.
  15. 1 2 "Žena z Marsu". Martinus.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  16. ↑ "Martinus product page (item 1752805)". Martinus.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  17. ↑ "YouTube video". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-06-10."YouTube video". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  18. ↑ Video. YouTube. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  19. ↑ "Inside the Experiment to Create Mars on Earth". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. November 2021. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  20. ↑ "Mars mission simulation in Utah desert". CNN. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  21. ↑ "Tips for living in isolation from an astronaut trainer". CNET. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  22. ↑ "Female astronaut advantages in space careers". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  23. ↑ "Lava tubes on Earth as Mars and Moon analogs". Popular Science. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  24. ↑ "Mars analog missions (video)". BBC Newsround. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
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