Summer School Alpbach 2008 Students

SUMMER SCHOOL ALPBACH 2008 „Sample Return from Moon, Asteroids & Comets“

Student Year Book

The team of 2008

Katja AmmonUK

• Currently working as a Post-Doc in Geomorphology

• PhD in Physics/Cosmology

• Studied Earth Sciences

Yngvild Linnea AndalsvikNorway

• Currently PhD-student in plasmaphysics

• M.Sc. in TheoreticalPhysics

• Also interested in cosmology and geology

Simone ArlothGermany

• Engineer forastronautics

• Specialised in thermal engineering

• Working on smallsatellites

Rosalind ArmytageUK

• Silicon isotopes in meteorites

• Solar System and planetarydevelopment

• MC-ICP-MS and stable isotopes

David Gerard BennettIreland

• Research Interests: Increasing Sensitivityof CMB polarimetersand applications of quasi-optics

Felix BexkensThe Netherlands

• Study: Bachelorsdegree in Geology at VU Amsterdam

Ludivine Boche-SauvanFrance

• Student in the engineeringschool "Arts et MétiersParisTech" (Paris, France), (2006 - 2009)

• Student in the MechanicalEngineering Master of GeorgiaTech (Atlanta, USA), (2008-2009)

• Trainee at ESA ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherland) fromJune to August 2008 and fromJanuary to June 2009

Anouk BorstThe Netherlands

• Study: Earth Science (Geology), VU Amsterdam

• Field of interest: Geology and Planetary Science

Guillaume BoubinFrance

• 2007 – 2010 : Dottorato di Ricercaciclo XXIII Astronomia –Universita' degli Studi di Roma ''Tor Vergata'' - Doctorat d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique (in cotutel) –Observatoirede Paris, subject of thesis: Study and characterisation of NEOs from groundbased and space data

• 2006 – 2007 : Master 2 Recherche –Astronomie et Astrophysique –Université Paris 7

• Interests and field of expertise : planetology, comparativeplanetology, astronomy, minor bodiesof the solar system, surfacecharacterization, photometry & spectroscopy (visible to infrared)

Tobias BönkeGermany

• Aerospace Technology Student from Munich, Germany

• Special Interest in mechanisms and robotics

Hitesh ChangelaUK

• Field of Study: Planetary materialsand processes: fromcomet Wild2 to thesurface of Mars

• Institution: University of Leicester

Frédéric CollonvalFrance

• Mechanicalengineering

• Propulsion system• Project on the design

of a launch vehicle(mission study, spacecraft and propulsion design)

Nathalie DalcherSwitzerland

• University of Bern, Institute of Physics, Space Sciences and Planetology

• Geologist• Fields of interest:

Meteorites, Cosmochemistry, Space and PlanetarySciences, SpaceMissions

Carlo Del Vecchio BlancoItaly

• Degree in Aerospace engineeringwith particular expertise in spacesystem design

• Design and realization of modular space subsystems with particularattention to the power systemsand the battery pack, focusing theattention on the advantages and problems related to the use of COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) components in spaceapplication and the data interfaceswith particular attention to thecommercial CAN bus

• Project management at spaceagency level in the field of planetology and observation of theUniverse

Uwe DerzGermany

• Student at RWTH Aachen

• Systems analysis and trajectory design

• Crazy ideas• Try to go were no one

has gone before

Laurent DonatiSwitzerland

• Turbomachinery and renewable energies

• Mechanical hardwaredeveloper

• Interested in aeronautics

Rene DuffardSpain

• Astronomer at the University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina

• PhD at Observatorio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Post-doc at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research,Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany

• Actually post-doc at theInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Granada,Spain

Alen DuricicAustria

• Planetology• Venus Research• Solar System

Exploration• Exoplanets +

Astrobiology

Elisabeth FischerAustria

• Study of GeomaticsScience at the University of Technology, Graz

• Writing master thesisrelated to Geoinformaticsand Navigation

• Specializing in different satellite applications– satellite geodesy– satellite positioning

• and in geoinformatics

Jessica FlahautFrance

• Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon

• Geologist, specializedin Planetary Sciences

• Starting PhD on „thesulfates-rich depositsin the Interior LayeredDeposits of VallesMarineris, Mars"

Christoph GoldmannAustria

• Studying astronomy, physicsand geoscience at theUniversity of Vienna (1 year stay at the Department for Planetology at theUniversity of Muenster/Germany as ERASMUS student)

• Interested in exoplanets and solar system science, especially minorbodies

• Hobbies are astronomy, collecting minerals, fossils and meteorites and playing soccer

Nikolas GortsasGermany

• Studied Physics in Germany and currently working on PhDthesis at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin

• Studying thermophysicalprocesses on the cometnucleus withthe aim to further clarify theprocesses behind cometaryactivity

• Study of the plasmaenvironment of comets bymeans of a hybridplasma model

Philipp HagerGermany

• Student of Aeronautics and Astronautics (TechnicalUniversity Munich)

• Term paper about modelling of attitude determination and control systems

• Studies about unpressurizedand pressurized lunar rovers in the scope of the Aurora Program (Internship - Thales Alenia Space)

• Thesis about human modellingin the field of human spaceflight

Mathias HambergSweden

• Experimental determination of complex ion electroninteraction and neutralneutral reactions

• Astrochemical modelling as well as astronomicalobservations, currently toderive the origin of interstellar methanol

• Ion source construction in Sweden and participant in theoptical replicasynthesizer project at Desy, Germany

Moritz HegerGermany

• Dipl.-Ing. (FH) mechanicalengineering

• Interested in aerospacetechnology, systemmodelling and simulation, orbital calculation

Stefanie HempelGermany

• Studied geophysics, geology and computerscience at the University of Leipzig

• Now working on mydiploma thesis aboutlunar deep quakes, reprocessing Apollo seismic data

• Great interest in theinvestigation of the deepinterior of other celestialbodies.

Thomas HiriartFrance

• 2005 - 2009 : Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautiqueet de l'Espace(French Graduate School of Aeronautics and Space, SUPAERO)

• Jan 2008-Jun 2008 : Studies of infrared sounding missions formeteorology and atmosphericchemistryFrench Space Agency (CNES), Toulouse, France

• Aug 2007-Dec 2007 : Data analysis of GOES-13 weathersatellite, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center,Washington D.C., USA

Thomas R.N. JanssonDenmark

• Receiver functions(seismics) - Thesis subject

• Numerical modelingand data processing

• Theoreticalgeophysics

Sebastian KernGermany

• Astrophysics• Star formation• Turbulence in the

interstellar medium

Mary KerriganIreland

• Finished undergraduatedegree in geology fromTrinity College Dublin (graduating in Nov '08)

• Gave poster presentationof undergraduate thesisat VMSG and IGRM conferences (2008)

• Strong interest in planetary geology and desire to continueacademic research

Erich KlockAustria

• Postgraduate university course"MSc Space Sciences" at theTechnical University of Graz (Austria)

• Spent the last threeyears focussing on satellitecommunication and navigation, now writing Master Thesis

• Finished the University forApplied Sciences of Kapfenberg (Austria) with theacademic title Diplomingenieur.

• In addition to academic education - four years of practical experience

Michal KubinyiCzech Republic

• Aeronautics & Astronautics

• Electronics & Informatics

Kartik KumarThe Netherlands

• Completed BSc and MSc in Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology in TheNetherlands

• Field of specialisation: Astrodynamics

Yann Le GacFrance

• Meteorites• Comets• Experimentation

Marc McCrumUK

• BSc(Hons) Computer Science from University of St. Andrews in 2001

• Secondary schoolteacher from 2002-2006

• PhD Student at SpaceTechnology Centre, University of Dundee

• Topic is visual simulationfor Mars rovers and in-orbit rendezvous

Khadijeh MotamediThe Netherlands

• PhD student, Project title: Optimising sampling strategy for Combined Raman Spectrometer /Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) on Mars

Tiago OliveiraPortugal

• Aerospace Engineering undergraduate

• Scholarship of scientific initiation on solar sails

• Participation on 2 workshops on Spaceflight Dynamics and Control

Norah PattenIreland

• Pursuing a Ph.D. through research in the University of Limerick, Ireland, conducting an experimental investigation into the effects of heating on boundary layers. Special fields of interest include reducing skin friction drag and maximising boundary layer control with minimal costs

• September 2006: graduation with a 1st class honours Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Limerick.

• Since an early age, avid follower of space exploration and very keen interest since then

• 8-month internship in The Boeing Company and successful candidate for the FAS Science Challenge Program in 2006, a 6-week program partnered with NASA, Florida IT and Florida Space Authority

Manuel PetitatFrance

• PhD-student in isotopecosmochemistry at theNational Natural HistoryMuseum, Paris

• Interested in meteoritics, the evolution of planetarybodieswithin our solar systemand mass spectrometry

Simone PirottaItaly

• Design of mechanisms and robotic systems

• Structural dynamics • Experimental

mechanics by fibre optic sensors

Andreas PollingerAustria

• Study of electrical and communicationengineering at the TU Graz

• Magnetometer group at the Space Research Institute / AustrianAcademy ofSciences

• Evaluation and implementation of theCDSM scalarmagnetometer concept

Stine Kildegaard PoulsenDenmark

• Studying physics at theNiels Bohr Institute at University of Copenhagen

• Currently finishing masterthesis in theoreticalgeophysics (modellingthe rigidity of Earth dueto the solid Earth tides)

Raoul RauschLuxembourg

• Doctoral Student in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering with an emphasis on Astrodynamics, Autonomous Operations and Formation Flying

• Industrial Doctor Student, SES-Engineering, Flight Dynamics Group

• Main Interests: Astrodynamics specifically near-Earth and in a Multi-body (Libration Point) environment, Formation Flying, Autonomous Operations and Relative Motion

Francesco RulliItaly

• Master student of controlsystems engineering at University Sapienza of Rome

• Interested in the application of control theory to spaceexploration, particularly in space robotics

• Control & navigation of planetary roversand spacecraft control(autonomous docking, trajectory optimization)

Mario SalattiItaly

• Master in Mechanical Engineering – major on automotive diesel engines (Earth-bound…)

• ISU’s Master of Space Studies• Expert in ionising radiation

protection (exposed workers and population)

• Currently working for the Italian Space Agency, dealing with the observation and exploration of the Universe

Guido SangiovanniItaly

• Ph.D. in aerospaceengineering(Politecnico di Milano) – A.I. & Autonomy

• Researcher on LunarExploration at theItalian Space Agency

• Student of „Sciences for Pesce“ in Pisa

Bernhard SchifferAustria

• TU Graz „ElectricalEngineering“ started in 2001, focus on CommunicationElectronics

• 2007 student projects„Design of an WWB-antenna

• Master thesis: Design of a Sensor Simulation foran active plasma probe“March 2008 – September 2008 at the Institute of Space Research, Graz

Bernhard SchläppiSwitzerland

• Diploma in Physics• Phd Student in the

Rosina(Rosetta) group

• Interests: Asteroidsand Comets

Christian SchmidGermany

• Computer simulations• Orbit calculations• X-ray astronomy

Jörn SpurmannGermany

• Diploma in MechanicalEngineering, SpaceTechnology at RWTH Aachen

• Mission Analysis of Interstellar Heliopause Probe, Missions to Saturn/Titan and Cargo and Manned Mars Missions

• Design of Solar Arrays regarding Degradation and Temperature Variation

• Electric Propulsion Systems

Alexander StieglerAustria

• Studying technicalphysics in 7th semester at Graz university of technology (Austria)

• At weekends workingfor planetariumJudenburg (native town)

Christoph StraifAustria

• Graduated in TechnicalChemistry, TechnicalUniversity of Vienna: Chemistry and Technology of Materials

• PhD, Technical University of Vienna: Material Science

• Interests: Nano Science, Surface and Interface Analysis, ScientificInstrumentation

Aurora UllanSpain

• Special expertise in thefield of "Gravitationallensing", "Analysis of optical light curves", "Quasars",

• Title of PhD "Variabilityand chromaticity of multiple quasars"

• Postdoc at the Center forAstrobiology in Madrid (Spain)

• Part of future work isrelated with the searchand study of exoplanets

Manuela UnterbergerAustria

• System Engineering• Telecommunications• Orbital Mechanics

and Aerospace Engineering

Erik VigrenSweden

• PhD-Student• Department of Physics,

Stockholm University• Reactions between

electrons and molecular ions

• Other binary processes occurring in cold plasmas

• Astrochemical modelling

Christoph WaclawiczekAustria

• Participant of postgradual degree‚ Master of SpaceSciences’ Graz, Austria

• Diploma as Engineer in electrotechnic ‘SpaceCommunication and Positioning’

• Interests in long hikes, astronomy, electromag. propulsion, HF-antennaexperiences, ESA-activities

Michael WeilerFrance

• 2002 Diploma in Physics(made in comet science at theDLR Institut fürPlanetenforschung, Berlin, Germany)

• 2006 PhD in Physics (made in comet science at the DLR Institut fürPlanetenforschung, Berlin, Germany)

• Since 2007 Postdoc at theObservatoire de Paris-Meudon(working on datasimulation for the GAIA mission)

Jana WeiseGermany

• After studies of Aeronauticsand Astronautics at theTechnical University of Berlin, research assistantat the University, preparinganalysis concering theapplicationpotential of pico- and nanosatellites

• Working at theUniversity giving lectures to students about spacecraftdesign and mission planning

• Starting PhD