Full List of Current Projects
A full list of current projects is presented below.
|
Project Title |
Acronym |
Principal Investigator |
Project manager |
Aim of Project |
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Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics cooler requirements |
ATHENA |
Ian Hepburn |
Ian Hepburn |
To study the 50mK cooler requirements |
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Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics science definition |
ATHENA |
Mat Page |
Mat Page |
To develop the ATHENA science definition requirements |
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Atmosphere LANd Interaction Study |
ALANIS |
Peter Muller |
Vladimir Yershov |
To study how boreal forests contribute to greenhouse gas and aerosol concentration, and into the processes governing the interplay between Earth’s surface and atmosphere |
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Cassini Electron Spectrometer Post-Launch Support |
Cassini ELS PLS |
Andrew Coates |
Gethyn Lewis |
Post-launch operations of the Cassini ELS isntrument |
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Cluster Plasma Electron And Current Experiment Post-Launch Support |
Cluster PEACE PLS |
Andrew Fazakerley |
Gill Watson |
Post-launch operations of the Cluster PEACE isntrument |
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Coordination Action for integration of Solar System Infrastructure & Science |
CASSIS |
Bob Bentley |
Bob Bentley |
To explore ways to improve interoperability for all aspects of Solar System science |
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CRYosat Mission Performance Simulation upgrade |
CRYMPS |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To provide software to simulate performance of the SIRAL instrument on board Cryosat |
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Cryosat2: Instrument Processing Facility Level 2 |
Cryosat2 IPF2 |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To design & implement Level-2 processing chains in the Cryosat IPF |
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Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory |
ECHO |
Berend Winter |
Berend Winter |
To lead structural and thermal analysis mission studies |
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Envisat RA2 Sea-Ice Measurement Performance Calibration |
Envisat RA2 |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To act as the ESA-designated Expert Support Laboratory for RA2 measurement performance of non-ocean surfaces |
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The large aperture European Solar Telescope |
EST |
Sarah Matthews |
Dave Walton |
To study large format high-speed imaging detectors |
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Euclid VISible channel instrument |
Euclid VIS |
Mark Cropper |
Richard Cole |
To lead the development of the VIS instrument |
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Exomars Panoramic Cameras |
Exomars Pancam |
Andrew Coates |
Craig Leff |
To develop a panoramic camera system for the Exomars Rover |
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Gaia Data Centre |
GDC |
Mark Cropper |
Steve Baker |
To provide the ground data processing system for Gaia |
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GLOBal Land Surface ALBEDO from satellite data |
GlobAlbedo |
Peter Muller |
Tom Kennedy | To develop a broadband albedo map of the entire Earth's land surface for use in climate modelling & research |
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Global Sea Ice Information System |
GlobIce |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To define, implement & validate an antarctic sea ice dynamics information system |
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Heliophysics Integrated Observatory |
HELIO |
Bob Bentley |
Phil Williams |
To develop a comprehensive integrated information system of heliophysics data |
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Hinode Post-Launch Support |
Hinode PLS |
Louise Harra |
Khalid Al-Janabi |
Post-launch operations of the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer |
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High Resolution Stereo Colour Imager |
HiSci |
Peter Muller |
Peter Muller |
To develop a High Resolution Stereo Colour Imager for the 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) |
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Hybrid Electric Technology for Transit Buses |
HETTB |
Alan Smith |
Michael Emes |
To develop a model to optimise the energy storage and power management for passenger transit buses |
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JUpiter ICy moon Explorer, JUpiter Magnetosphere & Moons Plasma investigation |
JUICE JUMMP |
Andrew Coates |
Dhiren Kataria |
To lead the study of the JUMMP instrument |
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Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Pathfinder |
LISA Pathfinder |
Phil Guttridge |
Phil Guttridge |
To procure silicon photodiodes for LISA Pathfinder |
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Large Observatory For x-ray Timing, Large Area Detector |
LOFT LAD |
Silvia Zane |
Tom Kennedy |
To lead the study of the LAD instrument with aprticular emphasis on micro-channel plate collimators |
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Miniature mill-Kelvin CryoCooler |
Mk CryoCooler |
Ian Hepburn |
Jo Bartlett |
To develop the world's first miniature milli-Kelvin cryo-cooler |
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PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars |
Plato |
Alan Smith |
Phil Guttridge |
To develop a camera system for Plato |
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Planetary RObotics VIsion SCOUT |
Proviscout |
Peter Muller |
Andrew Griffitths |
To demonstrate the combination of vision-based autonomous sample identification & sample selection with terrain hazard analysis for a long range scouting/exploration mission on a terrestrial planet. |
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Planetary RObotics VISion Ground processing |
ProvisG |
Peter Muller |
Peter Muller |
To build a framework for planetary robotic vision ground processing |
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Reprocessing chain for the European Remote Sensing Satellite altimetry dataset |
REAPER |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To reprocess the ERS-1 & ERS-2 dataset to develop a continuous & homogeneous altimetry datbase |
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Sentinel-3 Altimetry Products & Algorithm Definition |
Sentinel-3 |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To design Level-2 data products and algorithm chains for ice surfaces |
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Solar Orbiter EUV Imaging Telescope |
SolO EUI |
Louise Harra |
Tom Kennedy |
To design, manufacture, build, test & deliver the EUI Common Electronics Box & on-board flight software |
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Solar Orbiter Solar Wind Analyser |
SolO SWA |
Chris Owen |
Chris Brockley-Blatt |
To lead the team producing the SWA and develop the Electron Analyser Sub-system |
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Supernemo |
Supernemo |
Berend Winter |
Mary Carter |
To design & build detector modules for the next generation neutrinoless double beta decay experiment, Supernemo |
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Swift UV/Optical Telescope Post-Launch Support |
Swift UVOT PLS |
Mat Page |
Mary Carter |
Post-launch operations of the Swift UVOT instrument |
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Technology Demonstrator Satellite, ChaPS |
TechDemoSat ChaPS |
Dhiren Kataria |
Dhiren Kataria |
To develop a miniaturised plasma analyser and demonstrate in-flight operation on TechDemoSat |
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Virtual Atomic & Molecular Data Centre |
VAMDC |
Len Culhane |
Kevin Benson |
To build an inter-operable e-Infrastrucure for the exchange of molecular & atomic data |
| Vega IDEAS support | IDEAS | Steve Baker | Steve Baker |
To provide scientific & operations support for Cryosat-2 Radar Altimeter & performance monioring & QA for Cryosat SIRAL data processing |
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QA of ERS Altimeter WAveform Product for the UK Processing & Archiving Facility |
WAP QA |
Steve Baker |
Steve Baker |
To provide QA of data processing & products from the UK-PAF |
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X-ray Multi-Mirror Optical Monitor Post-Launch Support |
XMM-OM PLS |
Mat Page |
Mary Carter |
Post-launch operations of the XMM-OM instrument |
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