Faculty members
The faculty extends over the two main establishments,
and three smaller stations at
- Space Telescope Science Institute (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
- Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, Maryland, USA)
- Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), co-located with ESAC
| Name | Main Research Topics | Project(s) | Station | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Miriam Aberasturi | Herschel | ESAC | |
| Asier Abreu | Gaia | ESAC | ||
| Julia Alfonso-Garzón | Operation and archive exploitation for Integral/OMC; variable object light curves | CAB | ||
| Bruno Altieri | Galaxy clusters; deep infrared surveys; gravitational lensing | Euclid | ESAC | |
| Nicolas Altobelli | Saturn rings; infrared spectroscopy; interstellar dust; interplanetary dust; asteroids/comets; dust dynamics | JUICE, Cassini, Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Nuria Alvarez | AGN; blazars; x-ray astronomy | Research Fellow (XMM-Newton) | ESAC | |
| Catarina Alves de Oliveira | Brown dwarf formation; origin of the initial mass function (IMF); filamentary structure in molecular clouds | JWST | STScI | |
| Michele Armano | Gravitational waves; effective field theory and General Relativity; black hole physics; geodesy; data analysis for experimental gravity physics; applications to hydrocarbon physics and engineering | Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) | ESTEC | |
| Christophe Arviset | Division Head SRE-OP | ESAC | ||
| B | Deborah Baines | Pre-main sequence stars (Herbig Ae/Be; T Tauri); Be stars; binaries; proto-planetary discs; spectro-astrometry; virtual observatory (VO) | Science archives; VO | ESAC |
| Lucia Ballo | XMM-Newton | ESAC | ||
| Sebastià Barceló Forteza | Asteroseismology; variable stars, oscillations (including pulsations); solar-type stars | CAB | ||
| David Barrado y Navascués | Brown dwarfs; low-mass stars | CAB | ||
| Laia Barrufet | High-z universe; submm galaxies, dusty star-forming galaxies, Dust Obscured Galaxies; multi-wavelength extragalactic surveys; SED fitting codes | Research Fellow (Euclid) | ESAC | |
| Maud Barthelemy | SPICAM; Planetary Science Archive (PSA) | Rosetta; PSA | ESAC | |
| Guillaume Belanger | Galactic Centre; Sgr A*; molecular clouds | Integral | ESAC | |
| Johannes Benkhoff | Computational modelling of the physics and chemistry of sublimation processes of pourous, dusty, multi-component ices in the Solar System; Mercury. | BepiColombo | ESTEC | |
| Mark Bentley | Space weathering; comets and asteroids; cometary dust; instrumentation | BepiColombo; Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Sebastien Besse | Formation and evolution of the Solar System | Archives; Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Stephan Birkmann | JWST | STScI | ||
| Jose Manuel Blanco | SMOS | ESAC | ||
| Torsten Boeker | JWST | STScI | ||
| Michel Breitfellner | ESAC | |||
| Jon Brumfitt | Software architecture, functional programming; astronomical mission planning; electronics | ExoMars, PLATO | ESAC | |
| C | José Antonio Caballero | Stars: binaries: visual; stars: brown dwarfs; stars: low-mass; Galaxy: open clusters and associations | CAB | |
| Luigi Cacciapuoti | Space-based tests of general relativity and quantum mechanics with atomic clocks, matter-wave interferometers, space-to-ground links relying on classical and entangled states of light | ACES | ESTEC | |
| Ignacio de la Calle | AGN; blazars; TeV astronomy | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Hector Canovas | Pre-Main Sequence (T Tauri, Herbig Ae/Be) stars; protoplanetary disks; planet-disk interactions; high contrast imaging; imaging polarimetry; sub-mm interferometry | Research Fellow (Gaia) | ESAC | |
| Alejandro Cardesin Moinelo | Terrestrial Planets: Mars and Venus, Planetary Atmospheres, Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy, Spacecraft and Planetary Geometry | VEX, MEX, ExoMars and JUICE | ESAC | |
| Miguel Cerviño | Synthetic modelling of stellar populations; massive stars; Virtual Observatory | CAB | ||
| Daniela Coia | Galaxy clusters | ExoMars | ESAC | |
| Luigi Colangeli | Coordination | ESTEC | ||
| Luca Conversi | (sub)mm cosmology; cosmic microwave background; cosmic IR background | Euclid | ESAC | |
| Thomas Cornet | Planetary surface processes; thermodynamics; landscape evolution; icy moons | BepiColombo | ESAC | |
| Miriam Cortés Contreras | CAB | |||
| Marc Costa i Sitjà | Solar system science operations development; planetary data; orbital mechanics; atmosphere dynamics | VEX | ESAC | |
| Nicolas Crouzet | Exoplanets: detection by transits, observation of atmospheres, Photometric surveys, instrumentation, Astronomy & Astrophysics from Antarctica | JWST | ESTEC | |
| Cian Crowley | ESAC | |||
| Maria Angeles Cuevas | Planetary geology; comets; planetary science operations | Rosetta | ESAC | |
| D | Arancha Delgado Álvarez | CAB | ||
| Albert Domingo Garau | INTEGRAL/OMC; detectors; photometric techniques; variable stars | CAB | ||
| Jos de Bruijne | Young stellar groups, astrometry, dynamical modelling | Gaia | ESTEC | |
| Guido De Marchi | Star formation, stellar populations, interstellar medium | JWST , Archives | ESTEC | |
| Xavier Dupac | Observational cosmology; interstellar medium; cosmic microwave background | Planck | ESAC | |
| E | Jacobo Ebrero Carrero | AGN; warm absorbers and cosmic feedback processes; evolution and large-scale structure of AGN | XMM-Newton | ESAC |
| Matthias Ehle | Environment of galaxies; galactic halos; cosmic magnetic fields; interstellar and intergalactic medium; galaxy clusters | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Philippe Escoubet | Space plasma physics, Sun-Earth connection, ion spectrometry and spacecraft potential | Cluster/ Double Star | ESTEC | |
| Pilar Esquej | Tidal disruption of stars by supermassive BHs; XMM-Newton Slew Survey | Herschel | ESAC | |
| F | Ginevra Favole | Large scale structure; emission-line galaxies; galaxy clustering and weak lensing; mock catalogues; N-body cosmological simulations | Research Fellow | ESAC |
| Susana Fernandez Garcia | AGN; planetary astronomy; stellar astrophysics | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Pierre Ferruit | JWST | ESTEC | ||
| Bernhard Fleck | Soho | GSFC | ||
| Emmet Fletcher | Conjunction and re-entry prediction for Earth-orbiting spacecraft; fragmentation modelling; spacecraft / civil population protection | ESAC | ||
| Bernard Foing | Moon, Mars, planetary, astrobiology, solar-stellar, exoplanets, techniques & instruments | SMART-1 | ESTEC | |
| Diego Fraga | Planetary data archiving; data formats, data processing and calibration; software development for space applications; optical instruments. | Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Emilio Fraile | Earth Observation, Remote Sensing; Fundamental Physics, Gravitational Waves, Black Hole Physics; Fermi Paradox; Earth-like Planets | Gaia | ESAC | |
| David Frew | Rosetta | ESAC | ||
| Felix Fürst | Accretion physics; neutron star and black hole binaries; ultra-luminous X-ray sources; timeseries analysis | Research Fellow | ESAC | |
| G | Carlos Gabriel | XMM-Newton SAS | XMM-Newton | ESAC |
| Julio Gallegos Alvarado | ESAC | |||
| Pedro Garcia Lario | Stellar evolution; AGB to PNe evolution; IR observations | Herschel | ESAC | |
| Macarena Garcia Marin | JWST | STScI | ||
| Bernhard Geiger | Statistical and numerical techniques for scientific data analysis | MEX; VEX; Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Giovanna Giardino | JWST | ESTEC | ||
| Margherita Giustini | X-rays; accretion disks; active galaxies; super massive blach holes and quasars | CAB | ||
| Pedro Gomez | Gravitational-lensed QSOs | Euclid | ESAC | |
| Philippe Gondoin | Cool stars; stellar activity and open clusters | PLATO | ESTEC | |
| Beatriz Gonzalez Garcia | XMM-Newton | ESAC | ||
| Rosario Gonzalez Riestra | Cataclysmic variables; classical novae; recurrent novae; symbiotic stars | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Georgina Graham | Heliophysics; solar wind; plasma physics | Research Fellow (Solar Orbiter) | ESAC | |
| Björn Grieger | Planetary surfaces | Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Anik de Groof | Solar physics; EUV coronal heating; coronal loops; space weather in EUV imaging; solar EUV instrumentation | PROBA2; Solar Orbiter | ESAC | |
| Matteo Guainazzi | AGN; Seyfert galaxies; narrow line regions; radio galaxies; General Relativity; accretion disks | Athena | ESTEC | |
| H | Günther Hasinger | Compact objects; X-ray background and cosmology | Director SCI | ESAC |
| David Heather | PSA | ESAC | ||
| Ana Heras | Detection and characterisation of exoplanets; stellar activity and exoplanets; debris disks | Plato | ESTEC | |
| Raymond Hoofs | Planetary science operations; experiment operations; Venus; comets | VEX | ESAC | |
| Nuria Huélamo | Young stellar objects; brown dwarfs; exosolar planets; proto-planetary disks | CAB | ||
| Hans Huybrighs | Galilean moons: atmospheres and magnetospheric interactions | JUICE | ESTEC | |
| I | Aitor Ibarra Ibaibarriaga | Highly obscured sources; IGR J16318-4848 | XMM-Newton | ESAC |
| Kate Isaak | CHEOPS | ESTEC | ||
| J | Fred Jansen | ESTEC | ||
| Francisco Jiménez-Esteban | Stellar evolution; AGB; post-AGB; LBV; Virtual Observatory | CAB | ||
| Oliver Jennrich | Gravitational Waves, precision metrology, gravitational physics | LISA Pathfinder, L3 theme "The gravitational Universe", Suzaku | ESTEC | |
| K | Sarah Kendrew | High-mass star formation in the Milky Way; stellar feedback; galaxy evolution at high z; citizen science | JWST | STScI |
| Martin Kessler | Department Head SCI-O | ESAC | ||
| Mark Kidger | Photometric calibration; comets; blazars | Herschel | ESAC | |
| Ralf Kohley | Gaia calibration; novel imaging detectors | Euclid | ESAC | |
| Detlef Koschny | Meteors, asteroids | Phobus Sample Return, SSA | ESTEC | |
| Peter Kretschmar | Accreting X-ray pulsars; cyclotron lines; pulse profiles | Integral, XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Sandor Kruk | Galaxy morphology | Euclid | ESAC | |
| Michael Kueppers | Cometary Physics; asteroids | Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Erik Kuulkers | X-ray binaries; Galactic bulge monitoring; X-ray bursts | Integral | ESTEC | |
| L | Harri Laakso | Cluster | ESAC | |
| Álvaro Labiano | James Webb Space Telescope; AGN | CAB | ||
| Uwe Lammers | Astrometry; Gaia self-calibration; general relativity in the context of Gaia | Gaia | ESAC | |
| Rene Laureijs | Interstellar Medium; Cosmology with Euclid | Euclid | ESTEC | |
| Danny Lennon | Stellar evolution; winds; rotation; binary systems and magnetic fields; massive stars in nearby galaxies; the Magellanic Clouds; 30 Doradus; Galactic Center | Division Head SRE-OO | ESAC | |
| Maggie Lieu | Galaxy clusters; weak gravitational lensing; cosmology; Bayesian statistics | Research Fellow (Euclid) | ESAC | |
| Tanya Lim | ExoMars | ESAC | ||
| Nora Loiseau | Interacting galaxies | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Oliver Lomax | Star formation, protostars | JWST | ESAC | |
| Belen Lopez | Low-mass stars and brown dwarfs; star formation; extrasolar planets; optical and infrared astronomy; space astronomy | ESAC | ||
| Marcos López-Caniego | Cosmology, cosmic microwave background; gravitational lensing; radio and sub-mm sources; compact sources | Planck | ESAC | |
| Rosario Lorente | Magnetic activity in late type stars | ESAC | ||
| Alvaro Llorente | SMOS | ESAC | ||
| Nora Luetzgendorf | JWST | STScI | ||
| M | Alan Macfarlane | Planetary science; data visualisation and modelling | BepiColombo | ESAC |
| Jesús Maíz Apellániz | Massive stars; massive young clusters; interstellar lines and extinction; surveys; photometric calibration | CAB | ||
| Julia Marín-Yaseli de la Parra | Cometary science; coma dust particles | MEX | ESAC | |
| Anthony Marston | Evolved massive stars; Wolf-Rayet stars; interaction with environment | JWST | STScI | |
| Patrick Martin | Mars; planetary surface composition; remote sensing; mineralogy | MEX; VEX | ESAC | |
| Raul Martin Lesma | Astronomical electronics and instrumentation | Gaia | ESAC | |
| Fernando Martin Porqueras | ESAC | |||
| Santa Martinez | Planetary data; science archives | BepiColombo | ESAC | |
| Juan-Manuel Martin-Fleitas | Astronomical instrumentation | Gaia | ESAC | |
| J. Miguel Mas-Hesse | Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques; astrobiology; starburst galaxies; high redshift galaxies | CAB | ||
| Arnaud Masson | Space plasma physics, Sun-Earth connection, natural plasma waves | Cluster | ESAC | |
| Gabriele Matzeu | AGN; X-ray spectroscopy; Ultra Fast Outflows; AGN feedback; accretion physics | Research Fellow (XMM-Newton) | ESAC | |
| Mark McCaughrean | ESTEC | |||
| Paul McNamara | Gravitational waves, data analysis, instrument characterisation, interferometry design and operation | LISA Pathfinder | ESTEC | |
| Luis Mendes | Cosmic microwave background; sosmological isotropy; gravitational waves | Planck | ESAC | |
| Ignacio Mendigutía | Star and planet formation; protoplanetary disks; star-disk-planet interactions; Herbig Ae/Be stars; high spatial resolution techniques | CAB | ||
| Bruno Merín | Star formation; protoplanetary disks and planet formation; IR astronomy | ESDC | ESAC | |
| Donald Merritt | Systems engineering; geology; planetary astronomy; spacecraft operations | VEX | ESAC | |
| Leo Metcalfe | Gravitational lensing; Deep galaxy surveys in IR; Clusters of galaxies | Herschel; ExoMars | ESAC | |
| Lionel Metrailler | Radiation data analysis; Earth radiation belt modeling | Integral | ESAC | |
| Harold Metselaar | Mathematician; spectrometers | ESTEC | ||
| Daniel Michalik | Astrometry; Bayesian inference; Gaia; TGAS | Gaia | ESTEC | |
| Helen Middleton | Planetary atmospheres and ionospheres | BepiColombo | ESAC | |
| Simone Migliari | XMM-Newton | ESAC | ||
| Matteo Miluzio | Euclid | ESAC | ||
| Giovanni Miniutti | X-ray astronomy; AGN; X-ray binaries; black holes; neutron stars; accretion discs; general relativity | CAB | ||
| Richard Moissl | ESAC | |||
| Benjamin Montesinos | Proto-planetary disks; activity cycles in late-type stars; hydrodynamics of gas in the penumbra of sunspots | CAB | ||
| Alcione Mora | Astronomical instrumentation; star formation | Gaia | ESAC | |
| María Morales Calderón | CAB | |||
| Daniel Müller | Solar physics: numerical modelling, data visualisation, spectropolarimetry | Solar Orbiter | ESTEC | |
| Carlos Muniz Solaz | ESAC | |||
| Michela Muñoz Fernández | ExoMars | ESAC | ||
| N | Vicente Navarro | Computational methods | ESDC | ESAC |
| Federico Nespoli | VIRTIS; PFS; spectroscopy | VEX | ESAC | |
| Jan-Uwe Ness | Supersoft X-ray binary sources; classical novae; stellar coronae; high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| O | Eduardo Ojero Pascual | Software development for astronomical data | XMM-Newton | ESAC |
| Lyndsay Old | Galaxy clusters; galaxy evolution; cosmology; large-scale structure | Research Fellow | ESAC | |
| Joana S. Oliveira | Planetary magnetic fields | BepiColombo | ESTEC | |
| Larry O'Rourke | PLATO | ESAC | ||
| Iñaki Ortiz de Landaluce | BepiColombo | ESAC | ||
| Pedro Osuna Alcalaya | Colliding wind binaries; VO | Solar Orbiter | ESAC | |
| P | Michael Parker | X-ray spectroscopy and timing; accretion physics and strong gravity; AGN and X-ray binaries; AGN feedback | Research Fellow (XMM-Newton) | ESAC |
| Arvind Parmar | X-ray astronomy; X-ray binaries particulaly low-mass X-ray dippers | XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, EXOSAT | ESTEC | |
| Jose Vicente Perea Calderon | Stellar Evolution; AGB to PNe evolution; IR observations | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Fernando Perez | Cometary physics | BepiColombo | ESAC | |
| Miguel Perez Ayucar | Solar observatory; Venus; Titan; bistatic radar; interplanetary media scintillation | VEX | ESAC | |
| Ana Pérez García | CAB | |||
| Ricardo Perez Martinez | Gravitational lensing; galaxy clusters; deep IR surveys | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Janine Pforr | Evolution of galaxies with cosmic time through their properties, such as their mass, age and rate of star formation, using multi-wavelength surveys and galaxy template model fitting | Research Fellow | ESTEC | |
| Göran Pilbratt | Herschel | ESTEC | ||
| Ciro Pinto | Astrophysics of accreting black holes and compact objects within the context of galactic feedback | XMM-Newton; Athena | ESTEC | |
| Timo Prusti | Young Stars; Disks; Clusters and Clouds in Gould Belt | Gaia | ESTEC | |
| Elena Puga | Formation of high-mass stars | JWST | STScI | |
| R | Mercedes Ramos | Gaia | ESAC | |
| Tim Rawle | Galaxy clusters; gravitational lensing; high redshift galaxies; Herschel surveys | JWST | STScI | |
| Stefan Remus | Remote sensing | ESTEC | ||
| Miriam Rengel | Herschel | ESAC | ||
| Carlos Rodrigo | Virtual observatory standards, theoretical models, applications | CAB | ||
| Pedro Rodriguez Pascual | AGN; line emitting gas; star forming processes; solar system bodies in X-rays | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Ottaviano Ruesch | Planetary science | Research Fellow | ESTEC | |
| S | Emilio Salazar | Artificial Intelligence in astronomy; high energy physics | ESAC | |
| Luis Sanchez | Solar physics; helioseismology; solar cycle | Solar Orbiter | ESAC | |
| Carmen Sánchez Contreras | AGB stars; pre-planetary nebulae; planetary nebulae | CAB | ||
| Celia Sanchez Fernandez | Low-mass X-ray binaries; X-ray bursts | Integral | ESAC | |
| Maria Santos Lleo | AGN; multi-wavelength spectroscopy of Seyfert 1 galaxies | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Jorge Sanz Forcada | Stellar coronae; X-rays from hot stars; effects of X-rays in planetary atmospheres | CAB | ||
| Richard Saxton | AGN; X-ray flaring galaxies; tidal disruption of stars by supermassive BHs; XMM-Newton Slew Survey | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Norbert Schartel | X-ray emission of AGNs; X-ray weak quasars; relativistically broad iron line around black holes; ionized absorbers | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Rita Schulz | Cometary Science and minor bodies | ESTEC | ||
| Elliot Sefton-Nash | Planetary geology & remote sensing: surface properties (thermophysical, morphological, mineralogical), surface-atmosphere interaction, volatiles, habitability, computational methods, planetary GIS | ExoMars | ESTEC | |
| Hassan Siddiqui | Galaxy clusters; AGN | Gaia | ESAC | |
| Michael Smith | X-ray and radio observations; supernova remnants | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Enrique Solano | Astronomical databases; virtual observatory tools; asteroids; brown dwarfs | CAB | ||
| Anezina Solomonidou | Geology of icy moons; surface evolution; interior dynamics | Research Fellow (JUICE) | ESAC | |
| Anamarija Stankov | Asterosismology; stellar interiors; stellar oscillations | BepiColombo | ESTEC | |
| Craig Stephenson | History of celestial mechanics; three-body problem and periodic orbits | ESAC | ||
| Martin Stuhlinger | AGN; X-ray variability of quasars; 3C 273; X-ray Binaries; Vela X-1 | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| Håkan Svedhem | ExoMars, Venus Express | ESTEC | ||
| T | Antonio Talavera Iniesta | Stellar winds and mass loss in A-type supergiants; chromospheres in A/F type stars; spectroscopy of Herbig Ae/Be stars; protoplanetary disks in PMS stars | XMM-Newton | ESAC |
| Jan Tauber | Structure and composition of the diffuse Galactic Interstellar Medium using data from Planck and/or balloon-based observatories. CMB cosmology using Planck data products | Planck | ESTEC | |
| Matt Taylor | Space plasma physics, predominently magnetospheric boundary layers using multi-spacecraft and multi-mission data sets | Rosetta, Cluster | ESTEC | |
| Damien Texier | Division Head SRE-OD | ESAC | ||
| David Teyssier | Massive star formation; astro-chemistry of the interstellar medium | Herschel , Gaia | ESAC | |
| Dmitriy Titov | Planetary atmospheres and surfaces, remote sensing | Mars Express, Venus Express | ESTEC | |
| Laura Tomas | Cosmic X-ray background; AGN | XMM-Newton | ESAC | |
| V | Jorge Vago | Exomars | ESTEC | |
| Claire Vallat | Cometary science | Rosetta | ESAC | |
| Ivan Valtchanov | Galaxy clusters and groups; large-scale structure; cosmology; multi-wavelength observations | Herschel | ESAC | |
| Wouter van Reeven | Galaxies; galaxy clusters | Gaia | ESAC | |
| Roland Vavrek | Interstellar medium; molecular clouds; wavelet image analysis | Euclid | ESAC | |
| Javier Ventura-Traveset | Scientific aspects of GNSS / Satellite Navigation, including General relativity, relativistic positioning, ionosphere / space weather, metrology, etc | Galileo, EGNOS, NAVISP | ESAC | |
| Eva Verdugo Rodrigo | A-type supergiants; T Tauri stars | Herschel | ESAC | |
| Martin Voelker | Planetary geology; planetary surface processes; remote sensing; geography | Research Fellow (Exomars) | ESAC | |
| W | Andrew Walsh | Space plasma physics; terrestrial magnetosphere; magnetotail structure and dynamics; solar wind | Solar Orbiter | ESAC |
| Dave Williams | Solar and heliospheric physics | Solar Orbiter | ESAC | |
| Olivier Witasse | Planetary atmospheres | JUICE | ESTEC | |
| Y | Japheth Yates | Comparative planetology; magnetospheres; gas giant planets | Research Fellow | ESAC |
| Z | Joe Zender | Solar physics, terrestrial planets, metor physics (spectral analysis) | Proba, BepiColombo | ESTEC |
| Alice Zocchi | Globular clusters | Research Fellow | ESTEC | |
| Yannis Zouganelis | Solar Orbiter | ESAC | ||