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