Relevant supervisors for Space Research projects

The head of the study line has compiled the following list of researchers at DTU, who could be relevant as supervisors for special courses, synthesis projects or master's theses within the study line's focus areas. 

But there are no doubt other researchers at DTU, who could also be relevant, so look around, talk to course teachers, and see what  DTU Career Hub for students and alumni suggests in terms of projects and supervisors for ESPE students.

Main supervisors

Name, title & Affiliation Research field
Christoph Köhn
Senior Researcher, DTU Space
Discharge physics (including lighting, sprites/TLEs) and high-energy physics (mostly modelling) associated with lightning/discharges; (also a bit interested in astrophysical plasmas).General Relativity.
Desiree Della Monica Ferreira
Senior Scientist, DTU Space
X-ray optics for scientific instrumentation and space telescopes.

Francesco Valentino
Senior Researcher, DTU Space

Extragalactic astrophysics.
Georgios Magdis
Associate Professor, DTU Space
Observational cosmology and galaxy evolution.
Giorgos Leloudas
Senior Researcher, DTU Space
Supernova explosions, Tidal disruptions of stars around black holes, Gravitational waves, Transient surveys.
Henrik Svensmark
Senior Researcher, DTU Space
Space weather and climatology. Cosmic rays. General Relativity.
Irfan Kuvvetli
Senior Scientist, DTU Space
Detector development and characterization for scientific instrumentation.
Jérôme Chenevez
Associate Professor, DTU Space
High energy astrophysics. Observational and theoretical investigations of mass-transfer processes onto neutron stars and black holes in X-ray binary systems.
João Mendonça
Senior Scientist, DTU Space
Models of (exo)planetary climates.
Lars A. Buchhave
Professor, DTU Space
Exoplanet research into the diversity and composition of the abundant small planets and to pave the way for biosignature observations. Two key areas: 1) discovery, validation, and precise mass measurements of transiting and non-transiting planets to understand their composition and structure and 2) observation, characterization and modelling of exoplanetary atmospheres.
Martin Andreas Bødker Enghoff
Senior Researcher, DTU Space
How space affects climate on Earth, specifically how supernova and solar activity can affect cloud cover through cosmic ray variations. I work with laboratory experiments, observational data, and models.
Olivier Chanrion
Senior Researcher, DTU Space
Ground-based observations of atmospheric electricity and by ASIM on the ISS.
Susanne Vennerstrøm
Senior Scientist, DTU Space
Space weather forecasting.
Thomas Greve
Professor, DTU Space
Extra-galactic radio-astronomy.Observations and numerical simulations of the most distant galaxies in the Universe. Modeling of the interstellar medium in nearby starburst galaxies.
Victoria Laura Antoci
Senior researcher, DTU Space
Stellar structure and evolution. Relationship with exoplanets. Observational asteroseismology; TESS and Kepler data.
Peter Bøggild
Professor, DTU Physics
Large scale synthesis and transfer,coatings and barrier layers, and electronics and sensors - all forgraphene and other 2D materials.
Tobias Gehring
Associate Professor, DTU Physics
Detection of gravitational waves.

Co-supervisors

Name, title & affiliation Research field

Alexander Dybdahl Rathcke
Postdoc

Exoplanets.
Bitten Gullberg
Senior Scientist, DTU Space
Galaxies and radioastronomy.
Carol Anne Oxborrow
Special consultant

Dongshuai Li
Senior Researcher, DTU Space
Atmospheric discharges.
Freddy Christiansen
Scientist, DTU Space
Terrestrial Gamma‐ray Flashes and ASIM.
Gaurava Kumar Jaisawal
Senior Scientist, DTU Space
X-ray binaries (neutron stars, black holes) and observational data analyses from diverse X-ray instruments.
Niels Lund
Emeritus Associate Professor, DTU Space
Development of a tunable Laue lens for astrophysical gamma ray instrumentation.
Pierre Gourbin
Postdoc
Atmospheric electricity
René Fléron
Project Manager, DTU Space
Ultra light systems using extreme materials.By combining MEMS and nano technology with space technology I aim to develop new ultra light systems for future space missions. On this trajectory of discovery and development I anticipate that some of the methods, devices or technologies will find use in current day space missions.

Sara Svendsen
Postdoc

Space telescopes.
Shuowen Jin
PostDoc, DTU Space
Galaxies and radioastronomy.
Sonny Massahi
Senior Officer, DTU Space
X-ray optics for scientific instrumentation and space telescopes.
Steven Gillman
PostDoc, DTU Space
Galaxies and radioastronomy.
Thea Kozakis
PostDoc, DTU Space
Exoplanets.
Torsten Neubert
Chief Consultant, DTU Space
Observations of atmospheric electricity by ASIM on the International Space Station. Development of new observational concepts.