GEPI

From instrumental design
to scientific exploitation

Team

Piercarlo Bonifacio is the PI of GYES and supervises the activity of the two main groups: the System and the Science Teams.

The System Team is a collaboration between GEPI and Oxford University.

The Science Team consists in scientists from different labs involved in the Gaia project, namely GEPI, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA), LATMOS, Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, Observatoire de Besançon, Université de Nice, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Royal Observatory of Belgium, ESO, University of Toronto, University of Hawaii, University of Victoria, Groningen Observatory.

Role Name Affiliation
Leading team
Principal Investigator Piercarlo Bonifacio GEPI
Project Scientist
_		 Patrick François GEPI
Elisabetta Caffau University of Heidelberg / GEPI
Instrument Scientist Frédéric Royer GEPI
System Engineer Shan Mignot GEPI
Project Manager Jean-Laurent Dournaux GEPI
System team
Optics Engineer Mathieu Cohen GEPI
Mechanics Engineer Jean-Michel Huet GEPI
Positioner Scientist Gavin Dalton Oxford University / Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Positioner Engineer Ian Lewis Oxford University / Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Calibration Scientist Frédéric Royer GEPI
Fibre Engineer Isabelle Guinouard GEPI
Detector Engineer Gilles Fasola GEPI
ICS Engineer Shan Mignot GEPI
DRS Scientist Frédéric Royer GEPI
Thermal Engineer Philippe Laporte GEPI
Science team
Frédéric Arenou GEPI
Carine Babusiaux GEPI
Chantal Balkowski GEPI
Olivier Bienaymé Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
Danielle Briot GEPI
Ray Carlberg University of Toronto
Benoît Famaey Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg
Yves Frémat Royal Observatory Belgium
Ana Gómez GEPI
Misha Haywood GEPI
Vanessa Hill Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
David Katz GEPI
Rolf Kudritzki University of Hawaii
Rosine Lallement LATMOS/IPSL
Patrick de Laverny Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Bertrand Lemasle Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
Christophe Martayan ESO
Richard Monier Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Denis Mourard Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Nicolas Nardetto Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Alejandra Recio Blanco Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Noël Robichon GEPI
Annie Robin Observatoire de Besançon
Myriam Rodrigues GEPI
Caroline Soubiran Observatoire de Bordeaux
Catherine Turon GEPI
Kim Venn University of Victoria
Yves Viala GEPI