Research Fellows - Space Science Faculty
Research Fellows
Research Fellows in Space Science are a cornerstone of the ESA Space Science Faculty, located at ESAC (Spain), ESTEC (the Netherlands) and the ESA Office at STScI (USA).
For those interested, please also see the information about applying for an ESA Research Fellowship, and do not hesitate to contact the Fellowship coordinator.
Current Research Fellows
Divided by research field:
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Planetary Science
- Solar & Terrestrial Science
Astronomy & AstrophysicS
(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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Marjorie Decleir (STScI) |
- Interstellar dust in Milky Way and nearby galaxies - Dust extinction in the Milky Way - Dust depletion, abundances, attenuation in nearby galaxies |
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(ESAC) |
- High-energy astrophysics - X-ray binaries - Neutron stars - Stellar winds - Accretion |
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(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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Isabel Rebollido Vázquez (ESAC) |
- Exoplanetary systems - Exo minor bodies (comets, asteroids, moons) - Astrobiology - Circumstellar environmental effects on life |
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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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(ESAC) |
- Exoplanet research - Circumbinary planets - Radial velocity and transit observations - Data analysis and Bayesian statistics |
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(ESTEC) |
- Interstellar medium - Interstellar dust - X-ray and Infrared spectroscopy - X-ray binaries |
Planetary science
Sarah Boazman (ESTEC) |
- Geomorphology of the Moon and Mars - Planetary geological mapping - Remote sensing - Monitoring aeolian bedforms on Mars |
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Guillaume Cruz-Mermy (ESAC) |
- Planetary sciences, icy moons - Surface ices, geomorphology - Spectroscopy - Radiative transfer |
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(ESTEC) |
- Magnetospheres of small bodies - Exosphere interaction with surface and magnetosphere - Extreme solar winds on magnetospheres |
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Elena Favaro (ESTEC) |
- Mars geology/gemorphology - ExoMars Mission - Rosalind Franklin Rover |
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Rozenn Robidel (ESAC) |
- Exosphere - Spectroscopy - Icy moons - Mercury |
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(ESAC) |
- Volcanism on Mercury - Volatile-driven processes on Mercury - Planetary geological mapping |
Solar & Terrestrial Science
Henrik Eklund (ESTEC) |
- Solar Physics - Interferometry - Machine learning |
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(ESTEC) |
- Solar atmosphere - UV bursts - Magnetohydrodynamic waves |
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(ESAC) |
- Distribution of solar energetic particles in heliosphere - Space Weather - coronal mass ejections (CMEs) |
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(ESTEC) |
- Solar Physics - Spectroscopy - Coronal Composition |
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Domenico Trotta (ESAC) |
- Heliosphere - solar wind, CMEs, plasma turbulence - Astrophysical shocks, planetary bow shocks |
Alumni Portal
A list of former ESA Space Science Research Fellows can be found in the Alumni Portal.
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