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The European Space Sciences Committee selects Professor Chris Rapley CBE as its new appointed Chair
May 26, 2020
The European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC), the Expert Committee on Space Sciences of the European Science Foundation (ESF), is pleased to announce the selection of Professor Chris Rapley as its new incoming Chair. Professor Chris Rapley CBE is Professor of Climate Science at the University College London (UCL). With experience in Astronomy, Solar… Read more
ESSC participation in EC Workshop on Education and Skills in the field of Space and EU -funded research
April 22, 2020
The ESSC committee was represented on the 21st of April, by Professor Hermann Opgenoorth, in an EC organised “Workshop on Education and Skills in the field of Space and EU -funded research”, in preparation for the upcoming Horizon Europe framework programme. Due to the current crisis, this consultation workshop was done remotely, but this did not prevent the… Read more
ESSC Meeting with representatives from the European Commission, 30 January 2020 in Brussels
March 12, 2020
The ESSC met with representatives from the European Commission in Brussels on 30 January 2020. The interaction was very positive. Several items were discussed during that meeting, based on the Document ESSC produced for the Horizon Europe Consultation (“ESSC Contribution for the Horizon Europe Consultation”, October 2019) The discussions notably focused on:… Read more
ESSC attends the ESA Advisory Committee on Earth Observations (ACEO) Meeting (29-30 October 2019) at ESRIN
March 04, 2020
ESSC is very actively represented in the ESA Advisory Committee on Earth Observations (ACEO). In that respect, the ESSC Chair, A. Coustenis, who is also the former President of the IUGG/IAMAS Association, has attended all meetings and voiced the European scientific community’s ideas and opinion on the various subjects related to Earth space sciences. The… Read more
Towards a European calibration and validation service for earth observation
March 02, 2020
A special report from international experts, led by the European Science Foundation’s European Space Science Committee, calls for the creation of a European coordinating entity for satellite product calibration and validation. The study was coordinated by Sindy Sterckx and involved several members of the ESSC Earth Sciences Panel and international… Read more
European Space Science Committee endorses €14.4 billion Space19+ programmes for Europe
December 03, 2019
The European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) welcomes the outcome of European Space Agency’s (ESA) Council Meeting, held on November, 27-28 in Seville, Spain, and strongly supports the subscription of the science programmes by the Member States. The European Science Foundation’s (ESF) Expert Committee on space sciences and Europe’s advisor on space… Read more
ESSC Contribution to EC Consultation on Horizon Europe
October 18, 2019
In frame of the consultation process launched by the European Commission on Horizon Europe, the European Space Sciences Committe (ESSC) submitted its recommendations on space sciences in the post-2020 research and innovation programme. Access the Document Read more
How can Europe explore further, understand more and prepare better for adverse Space Weather effects?
October 10, 2019
A special report from international experts, spearheaded by the European Science Foundation’s European Space Science Committee, explains the challenges and provides a set of recommendations Based on two years’ continuing assessment of European activities in the realm of Space Weather, the European Space Science Committee (ESSC), an Expert Board on… Read more
ESSC Chair Athena Coustenis receives the 2019 IPPW Al Seiff Award
April 24, 2019
On 16 April 2019, and in frame of the International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW), ESSC Chair Athena Coustenis received the 2019 IPPW Al Seiff Award. Dr. Coustenis was awarded the 2019 IPPW Al Seiff Award on account of "[her] career contributions to the advancement of outer solar system science,… Read more
2019 International Symposium on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, 17-19 April 2019 in Beijing
April 23, 2019
On 17-19 April 2019, the ESSC Chair attended the 2019 International Symposium on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration and gave a presentation on the "Perspectives of the Scientific Community on the European Space Program" where she described the European opportunities for scientific research and investigations in space in many different fields. She… Read more