Research Fellows - Space Science Faculty
Research Fellows
Dedicating 100% of their time at ESA to pure research, Research Fellows in Space Science are a cornerstone of the ESA Space Science Faculty.
Research Fellows are located at ESAC (Madrid), ESTEC (the Netherlands) and the ESA Office at STScI (USA).
For information about applying for an ESA Research Fellowship, or more information in general, please contact Fellowship coordinator.
Current Research Fellows
Divided by research field:
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Planetary Science
- Solar & Terrestrial Science
Astronomy & AstrophysicS
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(ESTEC) |
- Fundamental cosmology: inflation, modified gravity - Gravitational-waves - Statistical Bayesian inference techniques - machine learning |
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(STScI) |
- Exoplanets - Atmospheric physics - Data analysis |
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(ESTEC) |
- Extragalactic transients - Supernova - Gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts - Gravitational waves - Stellar evolution, magnetars |
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(ESAC) |
- AGN feedback - Black hole-galaxy co-evolution - AGN obscuration - SED fitting - Multiwavelength surveys |
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(ESAC) |
- High-energy astrophysics - X-ray binaries - Neutron stars - Stellar winds - Accretion |
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(ESTEC) |
- Globular clusters - Nuclear star clusters - Galaxy formation - Stellar populations |
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Oliver Hall (ESTEC) |
- Asteroseismology of solar-like oscillators - Stellar rotational evolution - Gaussian Processes in the time domain - Hierarchical Bayesian Models |
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Thibaud Moutard (ESAC) |
- Galaxy Evolution - Galaxy Star Formation / Quenching - Cosmic Large-Scale Structures - Large-Scale / Ultra-Deep Multi-Wavelength Surveys |
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Anna Pala (ESAC) |
- Accreting white dwarfs - Compact binary evolution - UV and optical spectroscopy - Accretion physics |
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Samuel Pearson (ESTEC) |
- Star formation - Planet formation - Brown dwarf formation - JWST/near-infrared |
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Alicia Rouco Escorial (ESAC) |
- High-energy astrophysics - X-ray binaries - Gamma-ray bursts - Highly magnetized neutron stars - Multi-wavelength astronomy - Gravitational waves |
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Victor See (ESTEC) |
- Stellar rotation evolution - Stellar magnetism and activity - Exoplanetary habitability |
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(ESTEC) |
- Interstellar medium - Interstellar dust - X-ray and Infrared spectroscopy - X-ray binaries |
Planetary science
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(ESTEC) |
- Martian geomorphology - Martian river valleys and glacial systems - Geospatial analysis of planetary data - ExoMars rover simulations |
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Sarah Boazman (ESTEC) |
- Geomorphology of the Moon and Mars - Planetary geological mapping - Remote sensing - Monitoring aeolian bedforms on Mars |
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Eleni Bohacek (ESTEC) |
- Planetary geology - Remote sensing - Computer vision |
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(ESTEC) |
- Geomorphology of Earth and Mars - Martian deltas - Sediment transport modelling - Flume experiments |
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(ESTEC) |
- Magnetospheres of small bodies - Exosphere interaction with surface and magnetosphere - Extreme solar winds on magnetospheres |
(ESAC) |
- Subglacial hydrology - Glacial geomorphology - Mid-latitude glacial histories of Mars - Crater chronology |
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Lucie Riu (ESAC) |
- Alteration processes at Mars - Volcanism at Mars - NIR spectroscopy of planetary bodies - Formation and evolution of small Solar System bodies |
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(ESAC) |
- Volcanism on Mercury - Volatile-driven processes on Mercury - Planetary geological mapping |
Solar & Terrestrial Science
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Henrik Eklund (ESTEC) |
- Solar Physics - Interferometry - Machine learning |
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(ESTEC) |
- Solar flares (X-rays and multi-wavelength observations) - Time-series analysis - Space weather |
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Sophie Musset (ESTEC) |
- High energy solar physics - Particle acceleration in the solar corona - Solar flares in X-ray, extreme-UV and radio - Solar X-ray instrumentation |
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Chris Nelson (ESTEC) |
- Solar atmosphere - UV bursts - Magnetohydrodynamic waves |
Alumni Portal
A list of former ESA Space Science Research Fellows can be found in the Alumni Portal.
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