Panels
The ESSC is currently chaired by Dr Athena Coustenis(Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France) and includes 30 members across four panels: Astonomy and Fundamental Physics, Earth Sciences, Life and Physical Sciences, Solar System and Exploration.
Astronomy and Fundamental Physics Panel - AFP
- Stéphane Udry -Panel Chair (University of Geneva, CH), exoplanets
- Conny Aerts(KU Leuven, BE), asteroseismology
- Nabila Aghanim, (Université Paris-Sud, FR), cosmology CMB, reionisation, galaxy clusters
- Michael Perryman (University College Dublin, IE), astrophysics
- Manolis Plionis, (National Observatory of Athens, GR), cosmology, galaxy formation
- Juri Poutanen (Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku, FI)
- Alexander Tielens, (Leiden University, NL), InterStellar medium, chemistry, molecular astrophysics
Earth Sciences Panel - ESP
- Maarten Krol - Panel Chair (Wageningen University, NL), atmospheric physics. & chemistry, climate
- Rosemary Morrow (Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, LEGOS, FR), ocean altimetry
- Sindy Sterckx (VITO, BE), optical instrumentation and cal/val
- Pepijn Veefkind (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, NL), Sentinel algorithms and climate
Life and Physical Sciences Panel - LPS
- Dominique Langevin - Panel Chair (University Paris Sud, FR), fluid physics and foams
- Sarah Baatout (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, BE), biology
- Alexander Chouker (Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University, DE), integrated physiology
- Berndt Feuerbacher(DLR, DE), solid state physics
- Marc Heppener (FR), human spaceflight and exploration
- Anne Pavy-Le Traon (University Hospital of Toulouse, FR), neurology
- Peter Preu (DLR, DE), materials
- Hubertus Thomas (DLR, DE), complex plasmas
Solar System and Exploration Panel - SSEP
- Hermann Opgenoorth- Panel Chair (Space Physics Group, Department of Physics, Umeå University, SE), earth sciences and space physics
- Mahesh Anand (The Open University, UK), moon
- Antonella Barucci (Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France)
- Luisa Maria Lara Lopez (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC, ES), planetary sciences
- Mauro Messerotti(INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, IT)
- Gerhard Paar(Joanneum Research, AT), robotics
- François Raulin (LISA, FR)
- Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber(University of Kiel, DE), heliophysics
The previous ESSC Chairs were Professor Jean-Pierre Swings (Belgium, 2007-2014), Professor Gerhard Haerendel (Germany, 2002-2007), Professor John Leonard Culhane (United Kingdom, 1998-2002), Professor François Becker (France, 1994-1997), Professor Heinrich J. Völk (Germany, 1987-1993), Professor Johannes Geiss (Switzerland, 1979-1987), and Professor Harry Massey†, founder (UK, 1975-1979).
The Chairperson is assisted by the ESF Office: Mr Nicolas Walter (ESSC Executive Scientific Secretary), Dr Emmanouil Detsis (Science Officer) and Ms Marion Lesur (ESSC Administrator).