PLATO Science Working Team Members

 

Dr. Ana M. Heras (Lead Project Scientist, chair)
ESA/ESTEC
The Netherlands

Prof. Heike Rauer (Principal Investigator)
DLR – Institut für Planetenforschung Extrasolare Planeten und Atmosphären
Germany

Dr. J. Miguel Mas-Hesse (Co-Principal Investigator)
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA)
Spain

Dr. Isabella Pagano (Co-Principal Investigator)
INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
Italy

Prof. Don Pollacco (Co-Principal Investigator)
University of Warwick
United Kingdom

Prof. Conny Aerts
Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, KU Leuven
Belgium

Dr. Kévin Belkacem
Observatoire de Paris
France

Dr. Magali Deleuil
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS
France

Prof. Laurent Gizon
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
Germany

Dr. Maximilian Günther (Project Scientist)
ESA/ESTEC
The Netherlands

Dr. Hugh Osborn
University of Bern
Switzerland

Prof. Giampaolo Piotto
Università degli Studi di Padova
Italy

Prof. Roberto Ragazzoni
INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
Italy

Dr. Gavin Ramsay
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Northern Ireland, UK

Prof. Stéphane Udry
Observatoire de Genève
Switzerland

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