The Members of the SSAC are:

 

2024-2026    Prof. Olivier Grasset (Chair) 
Nantes Université
1 quai de Tourville BP 13522
44035 NANTES Cedex 1
France
e-mail: olivier.grassetuniv-nantes.fr
 		  
2025-2027 Prof. Emma Bunce
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
United Kingdom
e-mail: ejb10leicester.ac.uk
 		  
2024-2026 Dr David Berghmans
Royal Observatory of Belgium
Ringlaan 3
BE-1180 Brussels
Belgium
e-mail: david.berghmanssidc.be
 		  
2022-2025 Prof. Fabienne Casoli
Observatoire de Paris
61, avenue de l'Observatoire
75014 Paris
France
e-mail: fabienne.casoliobservatoiredeparis.psl.eu
 		  
2025-2027 Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris
University of Crete
Department of Physics
Voutes University Campus
700 13 Heraklion
Greece
e-mail: vassilisphysics.uoc.gr
 		  
2021-2025 Prof. Matt Griffin
School of Physics and Astronomy
Cardiff University
5 The Parade, Newport Road,
Cardiff, CF24 3AA
United Kingdom
e-mail: matt.griffinastro.cf.ac.uk
 		  
2021-2025 Prof. Luisa Lara
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
c/ Glorieta de la Astronomía 3
18008 Granada
Spain
e-mail: laraiaa.csic.es
 		  
2025-2027

Prof. Rumi Nakamura
Space Research Institute
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Graz 8042
Austria
e-mail: Rumi.Nakamuraoeaw.ac.at

  
2024-2026

Prof. Paolo Natoli
Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Via Saragat 1
44122 - Ferrara
Italy
e-mail: paolo.natoliunife.it

  
2021-2025 Prof. Pasquale Palumbo
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS)-INAF
Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100
00133, Rome
Italy
e-mail: pasquale.palumboinaf.it
 		  
2025-2027

Dr Ana-Catalina Plesa (SSEWG Chair)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
German Aerospace Center
Institute of Planetary Research
Rutherfordstrasse 2
12489 Berlin
Germany
e-mail: ana.plesadlr.de

  
2024-2026 Prof. Elena Rossi (AWG Chair)
Leiden Observatory
J.H. Oort Building
Niels Bohrweg 2
2333CA Leiden
The Netherlands
e-mail: emrstrw.leidenuniv.nl		  

 

Invited as Ex-Officio Participants

SPC Chairperson

Ms Cecilia Hernández Rodríguez
Head of Department of Science and Exploration
Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation
AEE - Agencia Espacial Española
ES-28001 Madrid
e-mail: cecilia.hernandezaee.gob.es
ACEO Representative   Prof. Carla Braitenberg
Università degli Studi di Trieste
Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze
Via Weiss, 1
34100  Trieste
Italy
e-mail: bergunits.it
 
ESSC Chairperson Prof. Chris Rapley
University College London
Dept. of Earth Sciences
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom
e-mail: chris.g.rapleyucl.ac.uk
 
HESAC Chairperson Prof. Dr Harald Hiesinger Geologische Planetologie
Institut für Planetologie
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10
48149 Münster
Germany
e-mail: hiesingeruni-muenster.de
 
PSWG Chairperson Dr Albert Roura

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Quantum Technologies
Wilhelm-Runge-Straße 10
89081 Ulm
Germany
e-mail: albert.roura.dlrgmail.com

Observer
ESO Director of Science 

Dr Bruno Leibundgut
European Southern Observatory
Garching
Germany
e-mail: bleibundeso.org