Research Fellow Alumni Portal

This page illuminates the career path of former Space Science Research Fellows at ESAC and ESTEC. Current Research Fellows are not included.

The list is mostly complete back to 2006, and we have contact details for many former Fellows, so please feel free to ask if you would like to contact someone.

Former Research Fellows tend to move into one of four broad types of employment: Academia (~50%), Industry (~20%), ESA-related contractor (~20%), and ESA staff (~10%).

 

Name Final Year RF location Last known role/affiliation
(plus previous known affiliations
since completing ESA RF)		 Type of current employment
Anna Pala 2024 ESAC    
Jack Wright 2024 ESAC    
Quentin Changeat 2024 STScI University of Groningen Academia
Victor See 2024 ESTEC University of Birmingham Academia
Laura Hayes 2024 ESTEC Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) Academia
Katja Fahrion 2024 ESTEC Marie Curie Fellowship, University of Vienna Academia
Eleni Bohacek 2024 ESTEC UK Space Agency (UKSA) "Earth Observation ESA Programmes and Industry Lead" Governmental
Lisanne Braat 2024 ESTEC    
Adam Hepburn 2024 ESAC    
Sophie Musset 2024 ESTEC    
Rickbir Bahia 2024 ESTEC    
Rachana Bhatawdekar 2023 ESTEC Software and Data Systems Architect, ESAC ESA staff
Nicola Gentile Fusillo 2023 ESAC    
Ines Belgacem 2023 ESAC NASA, JPL Industry/academia
William Alston 2023 ESAC    
Oliver Hall 2023 ESTEC    
Emilia Jarvela 2023 ESAC    
Andrew Lobban 2023 ESAC    
Alexander James 2023 ESAC    
Nils Janitzek 2023 ESAC    
Emily Rickman 2022 STScI ESA Science Operations Scientist, STScI, Baltimore, USA ESA staff
Maximilian Günther 2022 ESTEC CHEOPS Project Scientist, ​ESTEC ESA staff
Csilla Orgel 2022 ESTEC    
Charlotte Götz 2022

ESTEC

    
Tereza Jerabkova 2022 ESTEC Observing Programmes Office, ESO Academia
Nuria Alvarez 2022 ESAC    
Hans Huybrighs 2022 ESTEC Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi Academia
Quentin Nenon 2022 ESTEC    
Sandor Kruk 2021 ESTEC Data Scientist, ESAC ESA staff
Nicholas Crouzet 2021 ESTEC    
Lyndsay Old 2021 ESAC    
Daniel Michalik 2021 ESTEC    
Anezina Solomonidou 2021 ESAC Greek Space Agency, Greece Government
Crispin Logan 2020 ESAC Sony Playstation, UK Industry
Gabi Matzeu 2020 ESAC

Quasar, Spain

University of Bologna

 Industry for ESA
Alice Zocchi 2020 ESTEC Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Vienna, Austria Academia
Michael Parker 2020 ESAC University of Cambridge (UK) Academia
Laia Barrufet 2020 ESAC University of Geneva, Switzerland Academia
Joana Rodrigues de Oliveira 2020 ESTEC Archive Scientist, Telespazio UK for ESA, ESAC;
Scientist, INTA, Madrid		 Industry for ESA
Hector Canovas 2019 ESAC AURORA TECHNOLOGY BV (Gaia Science Operations Centre) Industry for ESA
Japheth Yates 2019 ESAC Simulation Engineer, Arrival Ltd Industry
Maggie Lieu 2019 ESAC Research Fellow, University of Nottingham Academia
Ginevra Favole 2019 ESAC Portsmouth University Academia
Felix Fürst 2019 ESAC

Science Operations Scientist, ESAC

TELESPAZIO VEGA UK LIMITED
(XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre, ESAC)

 ESA staff
Eleni Kalfountzou 2019 ESAC P&G, Geneva, Switzerland
Postdoc at Harvard University		 Industry
Ciro Pinto 2019 ESTEC Staff Scientist, INAF – IASF Palermo, Italy Academia
Oliver Lomax 2019 ESTEC
Weather Scientist at Met Office, Cardiff, UK
 Government Research
Janine Pforr 2019 ESTEC Project Officer, Technische Universiteit Delft, The Netherlands Academia/Management
Lina Hadid 2019 ESTEC CNRS Researcher, LPP, Paris, France Academia
Ottaviano Ruesch 2019 ESTEC Head of Junior Research Group, University of Münster, Germany Academia
Sergio Toledo Redondo 2018 ESAC Assistant Lecturer, University of Murcia, Spain
IRAP, Toulouse		 Academia
Frank Tramper 2018 ESAC IAASAR, National Observatory of Athens Academia
Meiert Grootes 2018 ESTEC Senior Research Software Engineer, Netherlands eScience Center, NL Academia
Victoria Grinberg 2018 ESTEC Liaison Scientist, ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands ESA staff
Regina Rudawska 2018 ESTEC ESA/ESTEC Industry for ESA
Chrysa Avdellidou 2018 ESTEC Postdoctoral Researcher, Observatory of Nice, France Academia
Owen Roberts 2018 ESTEC Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria Academia
Denise Perrone 2017 ESAC Project Scientist at Italian Space Agency ASI
Research Associate, Imperial College London		 Academia
Alana Rivera 2017 ESAC Data Scientist, Accenture, Madrid, Spain Industry
Pablo Riviere 2017 ESAC Técnico Superior, Observatorio Astronómico Nacional, Madrid
Scientific advisor in Terminus 7, Intelygenz
Post-Doc at Insituto de Física Fundamental (IFF, CSIC)		 Academia
Jacopo Chevallard 2017 ESTEC Research Scientiest, BLOOM, Paris, France Industry
Christopher Tibbs 2017 ESTEC Research Data Officer, University of Exeter, UK Academia/Management
Christian Schneider 2017 ESTEC Postdoc, University of Hamburg, Germany Academia
Carlo Manara 2017 ESTEC Staff Scientist, ESO, Garching Academia
Ben de Vries 2017 ESTEC Scientific Visualization Consultant at SURF, Amsterdam, Netherlands Academia
Jack Carlyle 2017 ESTEC Teacher, UK Government
Lucile Turc 2017 ESTEC Marie Curie Fellow & Academy Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, Finland Academia
Johannes Sahlmann 2016 ESAC Gaia Project Scientist;
Gaia Science Operations Engineer, RHEA Group;
AURA Instrument Scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute		 ESA staff
Jari Kajava 2016 ESAC

SERCO, Spain

Post-doc position in X-ray Astronomy at Centro de Astrobiología (ESAC campus, Madrid)
FINCA, University of Turku, Finland

 Industry for ESA
Thomas Cornet 2016 ESAC

ESA Archive Scientist, ESAC, Spain;
Operations Scientist (Planetary) at AURORA TECHNOLOGY BV for ESA; ESAC, Spain
CNES Research Fellow at CEA, Paris, France

 ESA staff
Teresa Antoja 2016 ESTEC Ramon y Cajal Fellow, Barcelona, Spain Academia
Stefanie Raetz 2016 ESTEC Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Tübingen, Germany Academia
Lucie Maquet 2015 ESAC l'Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides (IMCCE), Paris Academia
Jean-Christophe Leyder 2015 ESAC Insight Data Science, San Francisco, USA Industry
Tim Rawle 2015 ESAC ESA Ariel Science Operations Scientist, ESA/ESAC;
ESA JWST Instrument and Calibration Scientist, STScI		 ESA Staff
Sara Motta 2015 ESAC Glasstone Fellow at Oxford University Academia
Nora Luetzgendorf 2015 ESTEC ESA LISA Study Scientist/JWST Science Operations Scientist ESA Staff
Emmanuel Grotheer 2015 ESTEC Planetary Archive Scientist at Serco for European Space Agency (ESA) Industry for ESA
Antonio Garcia 2015 ESTEC    
Sebastien Besse 2015 ESTEC ESA Planetary Science Archive Lead Scientist / BepiColombo Operation Scientist ESA Staff
Andrea Opitz 2015 ESTEC    
Martin Henze 2014 ESAC Edison Software
UCSD (University of San Diego)
ICE-CSIC, Barcelona		 Industry
Margherita Giustini 2014 ESAC Centro de Astrobiologia CSIC-INTA,
SRON, Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht		 Academia
Kazi Rygl 2014 ESTEC Researcher at the Italian ALMA Regional Centre, INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia Academia
Benne Holwerda 2014 ESTEC Associate Professor at University of Louisville Academia
Ágnes Kóspál 2014 ESTEC Research Advisor (tenured), Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungary Acaemia
Lauranne Fauvet 2014 ESTEC Environmental consultant, University of Plymouth Academia/Management
Aurelie Guilbert-Lepoutre 2014 ESTEC CNRS researcher, Geology Laboratory (LGL-TPE) in Lyon, France Academia
Primoz Kajdic 2014 ESTEC Scientist, Geophysics Institute, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Academia
Joana Santos 2013 ESAC Microsoft Lisbon
Marie Curie Fellow, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy		 Industry
Jiri Svoboda 2013 ESAC Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Academia
Nicola Da Rio 2013 ESTEC    
Nathan Leigh 2013 ESTEC Professor in the Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Concepion, Chil Academia
Andrew Walsh 2013 ESTEC Solar Orbiter Instrument Operations Scientist, ESAC ESA Staff
Catarina Alves de Oliveira 2012 ESAC

Head of the Science Operations Development Division, ESAC

SMILE Development Manager, ESAC
JWST Instrument and Calibration Scientist, STScI

 ESA Staff
Benoit Carry 2012 ESAC Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice
IMCCE, Paris		 Academia
Alvaro Labiano 2012 ESAC JWST scientist at Telespazio/Vega for ESA Industry for ESA
Rachel Soja 2012 ESAC Data Analyst, Umlaut Company
Post-Doc at Stuttgart University		 Industry
Davide Gandolfi 2012 ESTEC    
Morten Andersen 2012 ESTEC Astronomer at ESO Garching Academia
Elaine Winston 2012 ESTEC    
Damien Loizeau 2012 ESTEC    
Arianna Piccialli 2012 ESTEC    
Jan Soucek 2012 ESTEC    
Catherine Fischer 2012 ESTEC Junior Research Group Leader, Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics AcademiaProfessor in the Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Concepion, Chil
Angels Aran 2012 ESTEC Departament de Física Quàntica i Astrofísica, Institut de Ciències del Cosmos (ICCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Academia
Bartolomeo Vitticchie 2012 ESTEC Remote Sensing Scientist - LI Science Team Leader at EUMETSAT Government Research
Conny Hansson 2012 ESTEC Staff Engineer - Detector and Scientific Instrumentations at SLAC National Accelerator Laborator Academia
Erwan Treguier 2011 ESAC Freelance Translator, France Industry
José María Castro Cerón 2011 ESAC ISDEFE (Torres Queveo Researcher, ESAC)
Herschel, ESAC		 Industry for ESA
Silvia Vicente 2011 ESTEC    
Loredana Spezzi 2011 ESTEC    
Ruth Ziethe 2011 ESTEC Project Leader at MS Software Engineering Industry
Kavita Sharma 2011 ESTEC    
Annette Borg 2011 ESTEC Scientist at Meteorological Institute of Finland Government/Research
Rosario Brunetto 2010 ESAC Université Paris Sud de Orsay Academia
Simone Migliari 2010 ESAC AURORA TECHNOLOGY BV (XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre, ESAC)
Científico Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Barcelona		 Industry for ESA
Hervé Bouy 2010 ESAC LAB, Université de Bordeaux
LAEFF-CAB, Madrid		 Academia
Achille Nucita 2010 ESAC Researcher, INFN-U. del Salento, Lecce, Italy Academia
Maria Messineo 2010 ESTEC    
Jakob Walcher 2010 ESTEC    
Giacomo Beccari 2010 ESTEC Astronomer at ESO Garching Academia
Rosario Brunetto 2010 ESTEC    
Sandra Schumacher 2010 ESTEC    
Jessica Agarwal 2010 ESTEC    
Maria Gritsevich 2010 ESTEC    
Fabrice Cipriani 2010 ESTEC    
Pierre Vernazza 2010 ESTEC    
Alexandr Afanasiev 2010 ESTEC    
Nick Cox 2009 ESAC Research and Development Engineer, ACRI-ST, Toulouse, France
Guest Researcher at University of Amsterdam
IRAP (Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology)
Postdoc, Institute of Astronomy, K.U. Leuven, Belgium		 Academia
Frederic Schmidt 2009 ESAC Assistant professor, IDES laboratory, Université Paris XI (Orsay) Academia
Benjamin Grison 2009 ESTEC    
Anna Lia Longinotti 2008 ESAC Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, Mexico
Postdoctoral Associate at MIT Kavli Institute, Cambridge, US		 Academia
Luca Conversi 2008 ESAC NEO Coordination Centre Manager Planetary Defence Office
Euclid Instrument Scientist, ESAC
Herschel Calibration Scientist, ESAC		 ESA Staff
Lucia Ballo 2008 ESAC TELESPAZIO VEGA UK LIMITED (XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre, ESAC)
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (INAF), Milano, Italy
Postdoc at Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Santander, Spain		 Industry for ESA
Stefania Carpano 2008 ESAC Scientist at MPE, Munich
JWST calibration scientist, ESTEC		 Academia
Jens Rodman 2008 ESTEC    
Jimmy Paillet 2008 ESTEC    
Bruno Martin Merin 2008 ESTEC ESA Astronomer and Data Scientist ESA Staff
Jesus Falcon Barroso 2008 ESTEC    
Cyril Simon 2008 ESTEC    
Nicolas André 2008 ESTEC    
Jonathan McCauliffe 2008 ESTEC    
Tra-Mi Ho 2008 ESTEC Project manager, DLR, Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, Bremen Government Research
Angelo Rossi 2008 ESTEC Professor of Earth and Planetary Science, Jacobs University Bremen Academia
Arne Asnes 2008 ESTEC    
Marion Cadolle Bel 2007 ESAC Product Manager at Sixt Leasing SE
Max Planck Computing and Data Facility (MPCDF), Garching
Research Fellow, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich
INTEGRAL Archive & Duty Scientist, ESAC		 Industry
Daniela Coia 2007 ESAC TELESPAZIO VEGA UK LIMITED (Archive Scientist, ExoMARS, ESAC)
Herschel Data Processing Specialist, ESAC		 Industry for ESA
Claudia Isola 2007 ESTEC    
Solen Balman 2007 ESTEC Istanbul University, Faculty of Science Academia
David Thi 2007 ESTEC    
Claire Vallat 2007 ESTEC JUICE Science Operations Scientist, ESAC ESA staff
Olga Malandraki 2007 ESTEC Scientist, National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing Academia
Stefano Bianchi 2006 ESAC Associate Professor, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre Academia
Anibal García Hernández 2006 ESAC Postdoc, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain Academia
Christiane Helling 2006 ESTEC Director St Andrews Centre of Exoplanet Sciences Academia
Enrico Piconcelli 2005 ESAC Staff astronomer at the "Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma" Academia
Elena Jiménez Bailon 2005 ESAC

Telespazio Vega UK Limited (Archive Scientist for XMM-Newton)

 Industry for ESA
Celia Sanchez Fernandez 2005 ESAC ATG Europe (INTEGRAL Operations Scientist) Industry for ESA