Gaia in the UK

Taking the Galactic Census

Gaia Science Team (GST)

The role of the Gaia Science Team (GST) is to advise ESA, through the Project Scientist, on all top-level science performance, science policy and science organisation aspects of the mission.

Current members of the Gaia Science Team:

  • Anthony Brown (Leiden Observatory, the Netherlands, DPACE (Data Processing and Analysis Consortium Executive) chair)
  • Carme Jordi (University of Barcelona, Spain)
  • Sergei Klioner (University of Dresden, Germany)
  • Lennart Lindegren (Lund University, Sweden)
  • François Mignard (University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France)
  • Timo Prusti (ESA/ESTEC, Gaia Project Scientist, GST chair)
  • Maria-Sofia Randich (Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Italy)
  • Caroline Soubiran (University of Bordeaux, France)
  • Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom).

Past members of the Gaia Science Team:

  • Conny Aerts (2007 - 2008), Leuven, Belgium
  • Frédéric Arenou (2001 - 2005), Meudon, France
  • Carine Babusiaux (2006 - 2007), Meudon, France
  • Coryn Bailer-Jones (2001 - 2007), MPIA, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Ulrich Bastian (2001 - 2007), ARI, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Anthony Brown (2006 - 2007), Leiden, The Netherlands
  • Mark Cropper (2006 - 2007), MSSL - UCL, United Kingdom
  • Eva Grebel (2007 - 2008), ARI, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Erik Høg (2001 - 2007), Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Andrew Holland (2001 - 2005), Leicester/Brunel, United Kingdom
  • David Katz (2001 - 2007), Meudon, France
  • Mario Lattanzi (2001 - 2005), Torino, Italy
  • Floor van Leeuwen (2003 - 2007), Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Xavier Luri (2001 - 2007), Barcelona, Spain
  • François Mignard (2001 - 2012), Nice, France
  • Fred Jansen (2006), ESA/ESTEC (Gaia Project Scientist)
  • Michael Perryman (2001 - 2006), ESA/ESTEC (Gaia Project Scientist).

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