It’s all about people! What makes eSpace such a successful and respected center is the deep knowledge and openness of its staff. The core team brings experience and stability to the operations of the center while students and engineers bring innovation and dynamism. Combined, these attributes lead to a creative and reliable environment for space research and development.
Emmanuelle has 10 years’ experience in space transportation in academia, agency and industry from pre-development projects up to launch operations. She holds Space Engineering degrees both from the University of Technology of Compiegne, France, and the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. She has completed in 2021 a certificate of advanced studies at the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zürich in Technology and Public Policy : Policy Process. She is International Astronautical Federation Space transportation committee and member of the board of the EUCASS- european conference for aerospace science.
She is engaged in increasing diversity and inclusion in scientific and engineering fields being a mentor program for the Swisstecladies and is also a member of the management group from the Swisstecladies Network from the swiss academy of Science (SATW). She is a member of Women in Aerospace and support the Space Generation Advisory Council “Our Giant leap” initiative.
Mediamatician Intern
Thomas Delacrétaz
Engineer Student Coordinator
Simon Hamel
Postdoc Researcher
Stephan Hellmich
Academic Director
Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib
Student Projects Supervisor
Pierre-Alain Maüsli
IT Manager
John Maxwell
Project Manager
Florian Micco
Florian joined eSpace in March 2022 as the Project Manager for the Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) – an initiative hosted by eSpace seeking to foster voluntary action by satellite operators to reduce the risks related with space debris and on-orbit collisions. Prior to eSpace, Florian worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in Geneva, focusing on supporting business action for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across industries. He also worked in Brussels and New York. Florian is passionate about sustainable development and space, and studied in Geneva, Paris and Montreal.
Administrative Specialist Student Coordinator
Candice Norhadian
Working for eSpace since January 2016.
Communications Manager
Stephanie Parker
As eSpace’s Communications Manager, Stephanie Parker is responsible for the center’s press releases, news articles, newsletter, reports, media relations, and Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, among other tasks. Her background is in science communications, and in 2014, she received a master’s in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism from the University of Montana. After completing her degree, she was the Communications Specialist at Virginia Tech University before coming to Switzerland, where she worked as a freelance science journalist and translator (German to English). She joined EPFL in 2020 and began working at eSpace in early 2022. Along with her work at eSpace, she manages communications for the Square Kilometre Array Switzerland Consortium (SKACH) and the EPFL Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE).
Research Scientist
David Rodríguez, PhD
David is currently responsible for the Lunar Hub, leading the center’s efforts in lunar research and technology development. He is also the Project Manager at EPFL for ADRIOS, a project conducted in collaboration with ClearSpace on the subject of active deorbiting of defunct satellites; and he supervises the activities of the students associations related to space at EPFL.
Formerly he held several positions as a researcher for the Automation & Robotics Lab at the European Space Agency and as a visiting scientist for the Institute of System Dynamics & Control of the German Aerospace Center. He holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carlos III University of Madrid, a Master’s Degree in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a PhD in robotics from Tohoku University.
PhD Student
Anne-Marlène Rüede
Anne-Marlene is a space and extreme environment architect from the Swiss Polytechnic Federal Institute in Lausanne (EPFL), where she studied architecture and space technologies. She worked on various projects, including satellite design, Mars human exploration mission planning, and space habitat design. Her current work as a PhD student at the EPFL Space Center (eSpace) involves developing design support tools for complex space missions and supporting infrastructure. She also serves as a coordinator at the Space Generation Advisory Council.
Engineer Student Coordinator
Adrien Saada
Engineer Student Coordinator
Mathieu Udriot
Mathieu Udriot graduated from EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland) in February 2022 with a Master in Microengineering, specialized in space technologies. His master thesis was on the Implementation of a Space Sustainability Rating. He was part of the EPFL team that won the European Rocketry Challenge 2021 in Portugal. Now a young professional at eSpace, Mathieu is involved in projects related to green space logistics, space sustainability, concurrent engineering, and supervises student teams.
At eSpace, Yap will lead the project ‘Space sustainability: Policy options and interrelations with Earth system governance’ in collaboration with the EPFL International Risk Governance Center (IRGC), supported by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). The project will deploy an advanced mix-method approach, drawing on qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as co-construction of problems and policy options with stakeholders. The project will provide evidence-based insights to policymaking through active engagement with the Space Sustainability Rating, OECD Space Forum and the International Telecommunication Union, among others.
The eSpace team climbing up the Tour de Famelon, Sept. 9th, 2021
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