Panels & Members

ESSC Chair

Prof. Chris Rapley

University College London, UK

ESSC is currently chaired by Professor Chris Rapley and includes 33 members across four panels.

The Chairperson is assisted by the European Science Foundation (ESF) Office

ESSC Scientific Panels

ASTRONOMY AND FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS

Saskia Hekker

Panel Chair

HITS, Zentrum für Astronomie, University of Heidelberg, DE

Fabrizio Fiore

INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, IT

Ravit Helled

Center for Theoretical Astrophysics & Cosmology, University of Zurich, CH

Nikolaos Karnesis

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR

Xavier Luri

University of Barcelona, ES

Earth Sciences

Maurice Borgeaud

Panel Chair

Retired, former Head of Department at ESA

Jonathan Bamber

University of Bristol, UK

Anny Cazenave

Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, LEGOS, FR

Gustau Camps-Valls

University of Valencia, Spain

Yann Kerr

CESBIO, FR

Michaela Hegglin

Forschungszentrum Jülich, DE

Marta Marcos

UIB - IMEDEA; CSIC-UIB, ES

Christian Massari

CNR-National Research Council, IT

Johanna Tamminen

Finnish Meteorological Institute, FI

LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Alexander Choukér

Panel Chair

Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University, DE

Kai Bongs

DLR, DE

Luca Cipelletti

University of Montpellier, FR

Nicola Montano

University of Milan, IT

Marc Heppener

Consultant, FR
(ESSC Treasurer)

Ann-Iren Kittang Jost

CIRiS, NTNU Social Research, NO

Zita Martins

Instituto Superior Técnico, IST, PT

Charlot Vandevoorde

GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, DE

SOLAR SYSTEM AND EXPLORATION

Nicole Schmitz

Panel Chair

DLR, DE

Sonia Fornasier

LESIA, Université Paris Cité, FR

Mauro Messerotti

INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, IT

Michel Viso

Senior Scientific advisor at Innovaxiom, FR

SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY

Serge Flamenbaum

Panel Chair

Space Systems R&D Technology and Innovation, FR

Yann Kerr

CESBIO, FR

Michel Viso

Senior Scientific advisor at Innovaxiom, FR

Marc Heppener

Consultant, FR
(ESSC Treasurer)

ESSC eXbO

Saskia Hekker

HITS, Zentrum für Astronomie, University of Heidelberg, DE

Maurice Borgeaud

Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, LEGOS, FR

Alexander Choukér

Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University, DE

Marc Heppener

Consultant, FR
(ESSC Treasurer)

Serge Flamenbaum

Senior Advisor and Expert in Space Systems R&D, Technology and Innovation, FR