5. List of Consortium Members
Alphabetical Order
Olivier Absil. University of Liège, Belgium. Research associate. Role: analysis and interpretation. Follow-up: stellar interferometry, high contrast imaging of stars with cold disks (nulling interferometry, coronagraphy). Qualifications/Research interests: circumstellar dust disks, extrasolar planets, optical/infrared stellar interferometry, high contrast imaging: nulling interferometry, coronagraphy. Pioneering detections of exo-zodiacal dust disks toward nearby Main Sequence stars (in particular toward Vega, Fomalhaut and τ Ceti). Fraction of time: 15 %.
David Ardila. Spitzer Science Center, Caltech, USA. Role: Data analysis and interpretation. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: comparison between cold dust population revealed by Herschel with warmer dust populations. The effect of planets on the dust characteristics. Observing experience of debris disks in the optical (Hubble), near-IR (NICMOS), and mid IR (Spitzer). Fraction of time: 10-15 %.
Jean-Charles Augereau. University of Grenoble, France. Assistant Professor. Role: Lead: analysis, interpretation and modelling. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: radiative transfer in debris disks, dust mineralogy, dust production mechanisms and collisional evolution of planetesimals, formation of structures in dusty disks due to planets, coronagraphic imaging and interferometry of debris disks, extensive studies of dust disks (HST & Spitzer), debris disks modelling (SED fitting and dynamical modelling). Fraction of time: at least 25 %. Plans to get PhD students/Post-doc(s) at the time Herschel will fly.
David Barrado Navascués. LAEFF-INTA, Madrid, Spain. Staff. Role: Multi-wavelength ancillary data. Age estimates. Qualification/Areas of Interest: time evolution of circumstellar disks; experience in space observations in the X ray and FIR domain; experience in ground-based in optical and near-IR (photometry and spectroscopy). Fraction of time: 15 %.
Amelia Bayo. ESO/MPIA. ESO-Fellow (postdoctoral researcher). Role: Development of analysis tools for the Virtual Observatory. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: formation and evolution of low mass stars (ClassII/ClassIII transition state); infrared spectroscopy and photometry, spectrophotometry and SED modelling (in the cool dwarfs regime). Involved in the testing an development of analysis tools for the Virtual Observatory. Fraction of time: 10 %. Personal webpage
Charles Beichman. Michelson Science Center, Caltech/JPL, USA. Director. Role: Data analysis and interpretation. Qualification/Areas of Interest: Synergy between Spitzer and Herschel. Multi-wavelength analysis. Extensive observing experience and analysis of debris disks with Spitzer data. Fraction of time: 5 %
Geoffrey Bryden. JPL, USA. Research Scientist. Role: Data reduction. Data analysis and interpreation. Comparison with Spitzer results. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Distribution of Ldust / L★ for sun-like stars and thereby placing the solar system’s emission in context. Relationship between planets and debris. Data reduction and analysis for Spitzer surveys of nearby solar-type stars.
William Danchi. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA. Senior Astrophysicist. Role: complementarity between debris disk results at high angular resolution scales (warm dust) and the measurements from Spitzer and Herschel on the cold dust population. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: extensive observing experience at wavelengths from the 1 µm to 1 mm, analysis of data, and some theory. Fraction of time: 10 % (before launch), 20 % (after launch).
Carlos del Burgo. DIAS, now at Instituto de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Mexico, Research position. Role: Confusion noise, Data analysis. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: IR emission of dust. Experience with analysis of IR satellites (IRAS, ISO, Spitzer, Herschel). Fraction of time: 40 %.
Carlos Eiroa. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Professor.Role: Lead of the project. Qualifications/Areas of interest: Evolution of circumstellar disks; relation to star properties. Earth-like exoplanets. PI of EXPORT consortium (100 % of the La Palma International Time (1998). Fraction of time: 50 %.
Steve Ertel. Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble. Post-doc. Role: Modeler. Qualitications/Areas of Interest: analytical and dynamical modeling of debris disks, planet-disk interaction, observations of debris disks and exozodiacal dust. Fraction of time: 30 %. Personal webpage
Virginie Faramaz. Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble. PhD student (PhD expected 10/2014) Role: Modeler. Qualitications/Areas of Interest: dynamical modeling of debris disks and their interactions with planets. Fraction of time: 50 %
Malcolm Fridlund. ESA, Project scientist (ESA) for CoRoT; Study scientist for Darwin since 1996. Role: Target selection. Preparatory work for project. Data interpretation. Exoplanetary aspects. Qualitications/Areas of Interest: Time evolution of circumstellar disks and outflows. Planets and planetary disks. Experience in space research in the UV, Optical, FIR/submm domain and experience in groundbased submm/mm line and continuum work. Working on definition of exoplanetary programmes. Fraction of time: 10 % (before launch); 20 % (after launch).
Misato Fukagawa. Osaka University, Japan. Assistant Professor. Role: Complementary information from the AKARI results. High spatial resolution follow-up works. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Link between warm dust population and cold dust detected by Herschel. Relation to our Kuiper Belt. Experience with mid-IR data reduction, AKARI and Spitzer. Member of the AKARI debris disk team. AO coronagraphic/polarimetric imaging of protoplanetary/debris disks. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Beatriz M. González-García. INSA at ESAC, Herschel Project Data Processing TA (INSA contractor), Spain. Role: Complementary data: X-ray emission. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: General knowledge of Herschel capabilities after attending to Herschel Workshops (Les Houches and HSpot Workshop at ESAC). Experience in the reduction and analysis of NIR photometry (at medium-size telescopes). Development of a semi-automatic pipeline for the calculation of chemical abundances in high resolution optical spectra. Experience in satellite operations as INSCON of XMM-Newton satellite.
Eberhard Grün. Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany. Emeritus. Role: Relation to solar system dust disks. Areas of Interest/Qualifications: In-situ measurements and astronomical observations (ground-based HST, ISO, Spitzer) of solar system dust. Fraction of time: 5 %.
Ana M. Heras. ESA, Scientist at the Herschel Science Centre. Role: Target selection, data processing, data analysis. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Debris disks and their association with planets, debris disks formation and composition. Experience in data reduction and analysis of ISO data, experience in calibration of infrared instruments. Fraction of time: 15 %.
Inga Kamp. ESA-STScI/University of Groningen, NL (1.1.2008) Assistant Astronomer/Assistant Professor. Role: Follow-up gas observations with Herschel. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Characterization of gas in debris disks. Modelling gas chemistry/photoprocesses in debris disks, radiative transfer, stellar atmosphere abundance analysis (NLTE). Fraction of time:5-10 %.
Alexander Krivov. Astrophysical Institute, University of Jena, Germany. Professor. Role: dynamical and collisional modelling of debris disks, analysis of size and spatial distributions of material in debris disks, using circumstellar dust as tracer of small bodies and planets. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: orbital dynamics of cosmic dust and small bodies, simulations of collisional processes, extensive modelling of debris disks and EKB, numerical codes for modelling dynamical and collisional evolution, interpretation of in-situ measurements of solar system dust. Fraction of time: 10-15 %. PhD and diploma students will be available as well.
Ralf Launhardt. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany. Staff astronomer. Role: data base, collecting / providing complementary data / observations. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Project scientist: astrometric exoplanet search with PRIMA at VLTI; RV exoplanet search around young stars; breadboarding of an achromatic phase shifter for Darwin; interferometric studies of gas and dust in protoplanetary disks. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Jérémy Lebreton. Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble. PhD student (PhD expected 03/2013). Role: modeling and interpretation of debris disks observations. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Radiative transfer, Bayesian analysis, dust properties, N-body dynamics.
René Liseau. Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden. Professor of Radio Astronomy. Role: Target selection. Preparatory work for programme. Qualifications/Areas of interest: Time evolution of circumstellar disks and outflows. Experience in space research in the FIR/submm domain and experience in groundbased submm/mm line and continuum work. Modelling of disk spectra. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Torsten Löhne. Astrophysical Institute, University of Jena, Germany. PhD student (PhD expected in mid-2008). Role: dynamical and collisional modelling of debris disks. Qualification/Areas of interests: simulations of collisional processes, modelling of debris disks, development of numerical codes.
Rosario Lorente. ESAC, European Space Agency, Herschel Resident Astronomer. Role: Data reduction, analysis Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Herschel knowledge. Involvement in KP GT debris disk programme. Experience in IR missions ISO, AKARI: data reduction and interpretation. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Jesus Maldonado. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. PhD Student. Role: Target selection. Spectroscopic characterization of target stars. Data reduction Qualifications/Area of interest: Observing experience and analysis of cool stars with high resolution optical spectra: spectral classification, radial and rotational velocity determinations, Lithium abundance, chromospheric activity indicators and membership to young stellar kinematic groups.
Jonathan Marshall. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Postdoctoral Researcher. Role: Data reduction, far-infrared/sub-mm photometry, interpretation of observations. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Debris disk detection and modelling, links between debris discs and exoplanets, statistical analysis of the observed sample. Fraction of time: 75 %.
Raquel Martinez. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain. PhD student. Role: Spectroscopic characterization of target stars. Qualifications/Area of Interest: Experience in the reduction and analysis of high resolution optical spectra. Experience in the determination of age, activity and kinematics through the analysis of such spectra.
David Montes. Dpt. Astrophysics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Prof. Role: Spectroscopic characterization of the target stars. Determination of accurate fundamental stellar parameters as well as age, rotation, stellar activity and kinematics. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: experience in the analysis of high resolution optical spectroscopic observations. Strong track record in the spectroscopic analysis of cool stars: spectral classification, radial and rotational velocity determinations, Lithium abundance, analysis of the optical chromospheric activity indicators and membership to young stellar kinematic groups. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Benjamin Montesinos. CSIC Spain. Staff Researcher. Role: Ancillary data. Data reduction. Stellar characterization Qualification/Areas of Interest: evolution of circumstellar disks; relation to star properties; stellar activity; the Sun as a star. Fraction of time: 20 %.
Alcione Mora. Alcione Mora. ESA-ESAC Gaia SOC. Calibration optical engineer. Role: Target selection. Estimates of photospheric fluxes. Ancillary data. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: observing experience (echelle spectroscopy, visible and near infrared photometry and long slit spectroscopy). Determination of stellar parameters using high resolution spectra and broad and narrow band photometry. Spectral synthesis using Kurucz’s codes (high resolution spectra, SED construction). Fraction of time: 15 %.
Alessandro Morbidelli. Director of Research of CNRS at Nice Observatory, France. Role: Data analysis and interpretation. Solar System EKB in context. Qualifications/Results: planet formation and disk evolution. Extensive studies of the evolution of the Solar Sytem Kuiper belt. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Alexander J. Mustill. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Postdoctoral Researcher. Role: Dynamical analysis of debris discs in binary systems. Fraction of time: 5 %.
Harald Mutschke. Astrophysical Institute, University of Jena, Germany. Staff Researcher. Role: interpretation and modelling of SED, optical properties of dust, laboratory data. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: laboratory infrared spectroscopy of dust particles, running a data base of optical constants of dust materials. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Takao Nakagawa. ISAS/JAXA, Japan. Staff astronomer Role: Complementary data, in particular AKARI. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Dissipation of the inner part of the debris disk. Follow-up observations of debris disks found in the AKARI survey. Experience with mid- and far-IR observations and data reduction (AKARI and Spitzer). Member of the AKARI debris disk team. Co-I of the AKARI all-sky survey. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Göran Olofsson. Stockholm Observatory,Sweden. Professor, CoI for SPIRE. Role: Data analysis and interpretation. Ancillary data: differential coronagraphy and spectroscopy of disks. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: CoI for SPIRE. PI for Herschel GTO observations of the six biggest debris disks. Experience of instrumentation and observations in the optical and IR regions, including construction of dedicated instrument for disk observations. Fraction of time: 10 %. Plans to get student/postdoc for the project.
Göran Pilbratt. European Space Agency, Herschel Project Scientist. Role: Herschel knowledge provision. Involvement in proposal preparation. Data reduction and interpretation. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Star/planet formation and observational and theoretical connections between the two, occurrence of IR excess and nature/physics of emitter as function of stellar properties. Involvement in KP GT debris disk programme. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Ignasi Ribas. Institute for Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC), Barcelona, Spain. Staff researcher. Role: Multi-wavelength characterization of the target stars. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Determination of accurate fundamental stellar properties (age, rotation, stellar activity, kinematics). Debris disks. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Aki Roberge. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Research Astrophysicist. Role: Planning/proposing for ancillary observations at UV/optical wavelengths. Follow-up: connecting DUNES to other surveys of younger debris disks, LBTI mid-IR survey for warmer dust in DUNES systems; Qualifications/Areas of Interest: multi-wavelength observational studies of gas and dust in debris disks and protoplanetary disks; searches for new debris disks. Fraction of time: 25 %.
Jens Rodmann. ESTEC/ESA, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Postdoc. Role: Preparatory work, target selection, AOR preparation; data reduction, SED modelling, dynamical modelling, last but not least public outreach. Qualifications/Area of interest: Experience in data reduction and analysis of space telescope data (HST, Spitzer); extensive modelling of debris disk SEDs for Spitzer FEPS project; tools available for fitting debris disk SEDs and modelling dynamical evolution; great interest in vulgarisation of astronomical topics to the general public. Fraction of Time: 100 % before proposal submission; 20-25 % before launch; 50 % (after launch).
Jorge Sanz Forcada. LAEFF-INTA, Spain. Research position. Role: Ancillary data: X-rays. Interpretation and stellar age. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: X-rays emission, stellar formation in X-rays, Stellar activity (if any). Long-time experience in X-rays analysis of stellar coronae. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Enrique Solano. INSA-LAEFF, Spain. Staff Role: Archiving, Completmentary data: Virtual Observatory Tools. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Principal Investigator of the Spanish Virtual Observatory Member of the Euro-VO DCA Board and the IVOA Executive Committee. Fraction of time: 5 - 10 %.
Karl Stapelfeldt. NASA/JPL/Caltech, USA. Research Scientist.Role: PI US team. Data analysis and interpretation. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Resolved disk images. Spitzer/MIPS associate team member. Fraction of time: 10-15 % (after launch).
Philippe Thébault. Associate Professor, Paris Observatory, France. Role: Modelling. Research interests/Qualifications: debris disk modelling (collisions and dynamics); planet formation in binary systems. Fraction of time: 10 %. Personal webpage
Helen Walker. Mars Express Payload Operations Service Project Scientist, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. Role: Data reduction and interpretation. Ancillary data: Spectroscopic and photometric characterisation of targets. Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Experience with data analysis of infrared data from IRAS and ISO of circumstellar dust and debris disks, comparison with lab spectra, some modelling. Fraction of time: 10-15 %.
Glenn White. The Open University, and The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. Professor. Role: Data analysis and interpretation. Ancillary data. Cross correlation with FIR data (AKARI/Spitzer/JCMT Legacy Surveys). Qualifications/Areas of Interest: Fundamental disk parameters, relationship to planet formation. Extensive observing experience at wavelengths from the optical to 1 mm studying star formation, planet formation and protostellar disks, analysis of data, and some theory. Fraction of time: 10 %.
Sebastian Wolf. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), Germany. Staff. Role: disk modelling to support data analysis (fitting of observables). Qualifications/ Areas of interest: Head of Emmy Noether Research Group at the MPIA. Fraction of time: 5-10 %.