Who is who in cheops

 

ESA CHEOPS Project Office:

 

Project Manager Nicola Rando nicola.rando at esa.int
Project Scientist(*)/Mission Representative(*) Kate Isaak kate.isaak at esa.int
Payload Principal Engineer Francesco Ratti francesco.ratti at esa.int
Platform Principal Engineer Joel Asquier joel.asquier at esa.int
System Principlal Engineer  Carlos Corral Van Damme carlos.corral.van.damme at esa.int
Mission Operations Representative (*) Richard Southworth richard.southworth at esa.int

 

(*) Active/ongoing role and responsibilities during the operational phase of the mission.

CHEOPS Mission Consortium Team: 

 

Consortium Principal Investigator Willy Benz Universität Bern
Consortium Project Manager Christopher Broeg Universität Bern
CHEOPS Instrument Manager Virginie Cessa/Annette Jaekel Universität Bern
CHEOPS Instrument System Engineer Thomas Beck Universität Bern
CHEOPS Instrument Scientist Andrea Fortier Universität Bern
CHEOPS Mission Scientist David Ehrenreich Observatoire de l'Université de Genève
CHEOPS Science Operations Centre Manager & Ground Segment Manager Mathias Beck Observatoire de l'Université de Genève
CHEOPS Operations Scientist Nicolas Billot Observatoire de l'Université de Genève

Further details of the organisation of the CHEOPS Mission Consortium, as well as the division of responsibilities between different Consortium parties, can be found on webpages on the official Consortium website (see here for link to page).

 

CHEOPS Science Team:

(**) Ex-officio member; (***) ESA-appointed member 

Name Insitute Country
Yann Alibert Universität Bern Switzerland
Roi Alonso Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Spain
David Barrado y Navascués Centro de Astrobiologia INTA-CSIC Spain
Xavier Bonfils(***) Insitut d'Astrophysique & de Planétologie de Grenoble France
Alexis Brandeker Stockholm University Sweden
Christopher Broeg(**) Universität Bern Switzerland
Juan Cabrera DLR Institut für Planetenforschung Germany
Sébastien Charnoz(***) Institut de Physique du Globe France
Andrew Collier Cameron University of St. Andrews UK
Szliard Csizmadia DLR Institut für Planetenforschung

Germany
Laetitia Delrez University of Liège Belgium
Olivier Demangeon Centro de Astrofísica da
Universidade do Porto		 Portugal
David Ehrenreich(**) Observatoire de l'Université de Genève Switzerland
Andrea Fortier(**) Universität Bern Switzerland
Luca Fossati Institut für Weltraumforschung, Graz Austria
Malcolm Fridlund(***) Leiden University/Chalmers University of Technology Netherlands/ Sweden
Davide Gandolfi(***) Università delgi Studi de Torino Italy
Manuel Güdel Universität Wien Austria
Sergio Hoyer Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille France
Jacques Laskar(***) Observatoire de Paris France
Chrisophe Lovis Observatoire de l'Université de Genève Switzerland
Chrisophe Mordasini Universität Bern Switzerland
Valerio Nascimbeni INAF Osservatorio di Padova Italy
Giampaolo Piotto Università degli Studi di Padova Italy
Didier Queloz (Chair of Science Team) ETH Zurich Switzerland
Guillem Anglada Escudé Institut de Ciènces de l'Espai Spain
Gaetano Scandariato INAF Osservatorio di Catania Italy
Damien Ségransan University of Geneva Switzerland
Alexis M.S.Smith DLR Institut für Planetenforschung Germany
Gyula Szabó Konkoly Observatory Hungary
Valérie van Grootel University of Liège Belgium

 

CHEOPS Science Team Associates:

The CHEOPS Science Team Associate (CSTA) Members are members of the Science Team appointed for a limited duration. They have been selected following applications to a dedicated open call to the Community.

Name Institute Country
Susana Barros

Centro de Astrofísica da
Universidade do Porto

 Portugal
Brice-Olivier Demory Universität Bern Switzerland
Monika Lendl Institut für Weltraumforschung, Graz Austria
Pierre Maxted Keele University UK
Attila Simon Universität Bern Switzerland

 

 

CHEOPS Board Members: 

 

Name Institute/Company Country
Tamás Bárczy Admatis Hungary
Wolfgang Baumjohann Institut für Weltraumforschung, Graz Austria
Willy Benz (Chair of Board) Universität Bern Switzerland
Magali Deleuil Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille France
Anders Erikson DLR Institut für Planetenforschung Germany
Michaël Gillon University of Liège Belgium
Lászió Kiss Konkoly Observatory Hungary
Alain Lecavelier des Étangs Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris France
Melvyn Davies Lund Observatory Sweden
Göran Olofsson  Stockholm University  Sweden
Enric Pallé Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Spain 
Isabella Pagano INAF Osservatorio di Catania Italy
Don Pollacco University of Warwick UK
Roberto Ragazzoni Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova - INAF Italy
Ignasi Ribas Institut de Ciènces de l'Espai  Spain 
Heike Rauer DLR Institut für Planetenforschung Germany
Nuno Santos Centro de Astrofísica da
Universidade do Porto		 Portugal
Manfred Steller Institut für Weltraumforschung, Graz Austria
Sérgio Sousa Centro de Astrofísica da
Universidade do Porto		 Portugal
Nicolas Thomas  Universität Bern Switzerland
Stéphane Udry Observatoire de l'Université de Genève Switzerland
Valérie van Grootel University of Liège Belgium
Nicholas Walton University of Cambridge UK