PLATO People

Thierry Morel

Thierry Morel

Role: PLATO Member Dr. Thierry Morel is a researcher at the astrophysics department of Liège University. He did his PhD at…

Jérôme Jacobs

Jérôme Jacobs

  Role: Mechanical Engineer Jérôme Jacobs  (M.Sc. Master of Engineering (Aerospace Sciences), Univ. of Liege (2013)) is working at  the Space…

Lionel Clermont

Lionel Clermont

    Role: Optical Engineer Lionel Clermont (M.Sc Physics, ULg & SupOptique, M.Sc Management, HEC-ULg) is an optical engineer in the…

Aline Hermans

Aline Hermans

  Role: Project Manager Aline Hermans (Master in Engineering Physics, Univ. of Liege (1997); Master in Environment, TU Denmark-1998). She started…

Sara Regibo

Sara Regibo

Role: PLATOSIM software development, camera EGSE software development Dr. Sara Regibo(MSc Mathematics, 2005; Compl. Study Informatics, 2006; PhD in Astronomy…

Rik Huygen

Rik Huygen

Role: Camera EGSE development, PLATOSIM software development Dr. Rik Huygen(Msc Chemistry, 1986; PhD in Chemistry, 1993) is Research Manager at…

Pierre Roye

Pierre Roye

Role: Camera verification Dr. Pierre Royer (Ir Electronics & Physics 1994, PhD in Astrophysics, 2001) is Research Expert in Instrumentation at…

Bart Vandenbussche

Bart Vandenbussche

Role: Camera AIV management Dr. Bart Vandenbussche (MSc Informatics, 1995; PhD in Astrophysics, 2002) is Research Manager Instrumentation at the…

Joris De Ridder

Joris De Ridder

Role: PLATOSIM software development; performance team support Dr. Joris De Ridder (Msc Mathematics, 1996; PhD in Astrophysics, 2001) is Research Manager…

Andrew Tkachenko

Andrew Tkachenko

Role: Auxiliary science cases coordination, PLATOSIM testing Dr. Andrew Tkachenko (Msc Astrophysics, 2007; PhD in Astrophysics, 2010) is Research Manager at…

Rosario Cosentino

Rosario Cosentino

Role: ICU Project Manager Education University: University of Catania, Italy. Graduated in physics in 1989 Profession Staff astronomer at INAF…

Mauro Focardi

Mauro Focardi

Role: ICU System Enigineer Mauro Focardi is a Researcher-Technologist at National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), OAA – Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Firenze…

Manuel Guedel

Manuel Guedel

Role: Member of the PLATO Board, Member of the PSM (Lead of WPs in Exoplanet Science and Complementary Science) work…

Nuno Santos

Nuno Santos

Role:  Member of the PSM, Member of the PLATO Board Nuno C. Santos graduated in Physics (1996, Univ. of Lisbon)….