Horizon2020Space–UKUniversity/RTOExpertise&InterestUKacademiahastraditionallybeenaverystrongplayerinEUresearchfunding,andtheirknowledgeandexpertiseoftheproposalprocessandcoordinationadministrationisakeyandvaluableasset.However,theimportanceofhavingabalancedconsortiumwithaclearmarketpotentialandcommercialisationroutefortheproject’s technologyorservicehasneverbeengreater.UKuniversitiesandresearch institutesoftenneedthemarketknowledgeandexperienceindustrycanoffer.Likewise,industrycanoftenhavelittleornoknowledgeoftheproposalprocessanddon’thavetheresourcesorcapabilitytowrite,submitorcoordinateaproposal.To helpUK research and industryworkmore closely together, amatrix ofUK academic space researchcapabilityagainsttheprioritiesofthespacecallsinHorizon2020wasproducedtohighlightwhichupcomingtopicsresearchershaveexpertisein.Thisisanupdatedversionofthefirstmatrixcoveringthe2017calls.Many universities and research organisations across the UK responded, and the information has beenpresentedtoallowforconsortiumbuildingorthesearchforexpertisearoundaparticulartopic.Theintentionisforthisdocumenttobecontinuouslyupdated,soifyouwouldliketoaddyourorganisation’sinformationorupdateanexistingprofile,pleaseemail:NCP-Space@innovateuk.gov.uk.

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APPLICATIONSINSATELLITENAVIGATION GALILEO-1-2017:EGNSSTransportapplications X X X GALILEO-2-2017:EGNSSmassmarketapplications X X X GALILEO-3-2017:EGNSSprofessionalapplications X X X GALILEO-4-2017:EGNSSawarenessraisingandcapacitybuilding X X X COMPETITIVENESSOFTHEEUROPEANSPACESECTOR

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EarthObservationTheprofilesundertheheadingEarthObservationhaverelevancetothefollowingtopics:

• EO-1-2017:Downstreamapplications• EO-2-2017:EObigdatashift• EO-3-2017:PreparationforaEuropeancapacitytomonitorCO2anthropogenicemissions

AnoutlineofEarthObservationresourcesandexpertisecanbefoundbelowfromthefollowingorganisations:

• AberystwythUniversity• CardiffUniversity• NationalCentreforEarthObservation• RALSpace• UKAstronomyTechnologyCentre• UniversityofBradford• UniversityofHertfordshire• UniversityofLeicester• UniversityofManchester• UniversityofNottingham• UniversityofOxford• UniversityofPortsmouth• UniversityofReading• UniversityofSurrey• UniversityofWestofEngland,Bristol

AberystwythUniversityTheEarthObservationandEcosystemDynamics(EOED)Laboratoryareinternationallyrecognisedfortheirexpertiseinopensourcesoftwaredevelopmentandlargescaledataprocessingwiththefieldofremotesensingandearthobservation.EOEDareprimarilyfocusedontheapplicationofremotelysenseddataforterrestrial (primarily vegetation) studies, with current projects spanning the globe. EOED led on thedevelopmentoftheNationalPhase1habitatmapforWalesandhaveworkedwiththegovernmentsinNewZealandandQueenslandintheirnationalmappingprogrammes.Forexample,EOEDhaveprovidedkey software tools for producing the current forest height and structure map for Australia (30 mresolution),atmosphericcorrectiontoolsthatarebeingusedwidelyandexpertiseandsoftwaretoolsforimage processing, object oriented classification and change detection which are being used to buildmonitoringsystems,suchastheGlobalMangroveWatch.EOEDhaveastrongtrackrecordinimplementingEOsystemsusinghighperformancecomputing(HPC)and‘bigdata’wellbeyondthecapabilitiesoftheofftheshelveEOsoftware.EOEDhavespecificexpertisein:• Landcover/habitatclassificationandmonitoringusingEOdata• RetrievalsofEnergyFluxes&SoilMoistureusingEOdata• Habitatsuitabilitymodellingandfusion/parameterisationwithEOdata• LargescaleLiDARdataprocessingandanalysis–includingfullwaveform• EstimationofabovegroundbiomassandforestgrowthmodellingWealsohavealargeequipmentpool,includingmultipleUAV’s(fixedwingandmulti-copter)withmanyinstrumentswhichcanbeflownontheseplatforms.EOED is part of the Aberystwyth Centre for Space and Earth Monitoring (ACSEM;http://www.aber.ac.uk/acsem/). More information is available fromhttp://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/research-groups/earth-observation-laboratory/Contactname:DrPeteBunting Email:pfb@aber.ac.uk

CardiffUniversity• EOinstrumentationconcept,modelling,design,build• Overallsystemdesign,detectors,optics,cryogenics,filters,readout,etc.• ParticularexpertiseinIR/FIR/sub-mm• Icecloudobservationinstrumentconcept• Temperature&humiditysounding(meteorology)instrumentconceptContactname:PeteHargrave Email:hargravepc@cardiff.ac.uk

NationalCentreforEarthObservationNCEOisaNERCresearchcentrewithmorethan80scientistsdistributedacrossleadingUKuniversitiesandresearchorganisationsandledbyProfessorJohnRemediosattheUniversityofLeicester.NCEOprovidestheUKwithcoreexpertisein:• Earthobservationscience• Earthobservationdatasetsandmergingtechniques

• ModelevaluationusingEarthobservationdataanddataassimilationmethodstounderpinEarthsystemresearch.

NCEOprovidesakeycomponentoftheUK’sinternationalcontributiontoenvironmentalscience.NCEOscientistshaveexpertiseacrossthecompleterangeofCopernicusservicesfocusingparticularlyonland,ocean,atmosphere,climateandemergencymanagement.Inprinciple,therefore,NCEOscientistsandfacilitiesmanagedbyNCEO(CentreforEnvironmentalDataArchival,FieldSpectroscopyFacilityandNERCEarthObservationDataAcquisitionandAnalysisService)couldcontributetoawiderangeofapplicationsandservices,includingbigdataand,particularlythenewCO2topic.Inmoredetail:NCEO-Leicester:Forestbiomass,landsurfaceandseasurfacetemperature(potentiallyfoundationofmanyapplications),CO2andCH4retrievals,assessmentofatmosphericCO2vlandmodelsurfacefluxes,EarthSystemModelevaluation,precipitation,watervapour,humidity,tracegasesNCEO-Reading:Dataassimilationtheory,landandoceanmodeldataassimilation,precipitationandwatercycle,seasurfacetemperaturedatasetsNCEO-Edinburgh:Landsurfaceandatmosphericcompositiondataassimilation,emphasisonglobalcarbonfluxes,emissions,atmosphericconcentrations,troposphericozonedatasetsNCEO-PML:Oceandataassimilation,emphasisonbiogeochemistryNCEO-Leeds:Atmosphericcompositiondataassimilation,globalemissionsandatmosphericconcentrationsofCH4andCO2,inversionofCOandCO2,observingsystemsimulationexperiments,troposphericozoneNCEO-UCL:Forestbiomass,fireimpact,landsurfacemodeldevelopmentNCEO-Kings:FireradiativepowerNCEO-RALRemoteSensingGroup:Methane,troposphericozoneretrieval,cloud,aerosolNCEO-Imperial:radiationCEDA:BigdataNCEO-CEH:landsurfaceinfluenceonrainfallNCEO-Oxford:aerosols,cloud,CO2,methaneContactname:a) DrZofiaStott,ImpactsManagerb) ProfessorJohnRemedios,Director

Email:a) zof.stott@nceo.ac.ukb) jjr8@leicester.ac.uk

RALSpaceDataarchivecapabilities–VictoriaBennettContactname:SarahNash Email:sarah.nash@stfc.ac.uk

UKAstronomyTechnologyCentre

DevelopmentofspaceandcryogenicmechanismsandtechnologiesrelevanttoUV,OpticalandInfraredsensing.DeployableOptics,ActiveOpticsandAdaptiveOptics(groundandspacebased)Highsensitivity,lownoiseinstrumentsLightweightingandsizereductionofoptical/IRinstrumentsandcomponentsContactname:DonaldMacLeod Email:donald.macleod@stfc.ac.uk

UniversityofBradfordCloudcomputingexperttomanageBigdataprocessinginrealtimeContactname:MariamKiran Email:m.kiran@bradford.ac.uk

UniversityofHertfordshireTheUniversityofHertfordshirehasastrongresearchactivityincyber-physicalsystems,rangingfromefficientdesignoflarge-scaleapplicationtofault-tolerantsolutions.Theuniversityhasappliedtheseconceptstosoftwarearchitecturesforsatellitecommunicationsystemsandisextendingtheseactivitiestowardsapplication-specificsolutionsincludingaKnowledgeTransferPartnershiptoaddressEO-1-2016/17:DownstreamapplicationsandEO-2-2016:DownstreamservicesforpublicauthoritiesContactname:DrRaimundKirner Email:r.kirner@herts.ac.uk

UniversityofLeicesterOurEarthobservationscienceexpertiseisinternationallyrecognisedwithresearchintoremotesensing,atmosphericandsurfacescience.Usingsatellitedata,theUniversitystudieskeychallengessuchasclimatechange,airqualityandmonitoringoflanduse.Itcarriesoutresearchintothedesign,build,dataanalysisanduseofsophisticatedsensorstosupportEOmissions.(seewww.le.ac./spaceforfurtherdetailsanddetailedcontacts)TheUniversityhasconsiderableexpertiseinlargedatasetsandanalysis.LatterincludesMathematicsandComputerScienceDepartments.Specificinterestsinclude:• Landcover,forestmonitoringandotherlandsurfaceapplicationsofEO• LiDAR,SARandopticalaswellashyperspectralremotesensingapplications• Sentinel-1and2monitoringapplicationdevelopmentandvalidation• CopernicuslandmonitoringserviceanditsevolutionContactname:a) Prof.PaulMonks(airquality)b) Prof.HeikoBalzter(landmonitoring)c) Dr.SarahStevens(generalenquiries)

Email:a) psm7@le.ac.ukb) hb91@le.ac.ukc) sjs94@leicester.ac.uk

UniversityofManchesterOurEOexpertisecomesfromtwoofourschools:TheSchoolofEarthandEnvironmentalScience(SEES)consistsof40academicstaff,manywithworld-leadingbackgroundsandactiveresearchinterestsasend-usersordevelopersofremotesensingdataandinstrumentation.Theseinclude:• FTIRremotesensingandretrievalalgorithmdevelopmentforthemeasurementoftropospherictrace

gasconcentrations• Aerosolnumberandmassconcentrationprofilesandchemicalandtypespeciationusinglidar• CloudmicrophysicalretrievalusingsatelliteandairborneNIRandvisiblehyperspectralimaging• Cloudmicrophysicalretrievalusingsatelliteradarandlidarsystems• VolcanictracegasandaerosolemissionusingDOASandUVspectrometry

• Aircraft-basedremotesensing–leadingdevelopmentofFTIRandLIDARfortheNERCFacilityforAirborneAtmosphericMeasurement(FAAM).

• Noveldevelopmentofdrone-basedremotesensingusingopenpathabsorptionspectroscopyforthedetectionandquantificationofgreenhousegasfugitiveemissionsandmassfluxesfromhotspots.

TheseresearchinterestsareunderpinnedbyanextensivetrackrecordofNERCandERCfundinginparticulartotallingwellover30MEurossince2010relatedtotheseactivities.Together,theyrepresentend-to-endresearchanddevelopmentcapabilityinsensordesign,softwareandalgorithmdevelopment,validationandcalibrationandapplicationforanextensiverangeofhighimpactscience.TheSchoolofEnvironment,Education,andDevelopment(SEED)consistsofacademicandacademic-relatedstaffwhouseremotesensingdatatoaddressarangeofcontemporaryenvironmentalissues.EOactivitiesinSEEDarefocusedontheapplicationofremotelysenseddatatoaddressawiderangeofcontemporaryenvironmentalissues.SEEDhasparticularexpertiseinburnseverityofmoorlandfires,ecologicalrestorationmodellingandmonitoringandcryospheremonitoring.SEEDengagesinbothfundamentalresearchandprojectsdesignedtorespondtostakeholderneeds,throughthedevelopmentofEO-derivedproducts.ExistingexpertiseatSEEDincludestheCryosphereResearchatManchester(CRAM)group, aManchester-basedmultidisciplinary,cross-facultyandcross-universityresearchgroupconsistingof40researchersandPhDstudentsandrunbytheUniversityofManchester,andtheKnowledgeforWildfireproject.Thelatterprovidesa300-strongstakeholdernetworkandrepresentationontheEnglandandWalesWildfireForum(EWWF).TheSEEDgrouphasexperienceofworkingwithEOdataacrossarangeoftemporalandspatialscales.SEEDhasspecificexpertisein:

• SyntheticApertureRadar(SAR)andInterferometricSAR(InSAR)Optical(Sentinel-2A,Sentinel-3)andSAR(Sentinel-1A,Sentinel-1B)–datafusion

• Laboratory,fieldandairbornespectroscopyandimagingspectroscopyofvegetation.Drone-basedremotesensingfordevelopmentofterrestrialapplicationsandEOvalidation.

• IntegrationofEOdatainpeatlandeco-hydrologicalapplications• AnalysisofEOsatellitedataforcryosphereapplicationsandforvegetationassessment• Laboratoryscaleinstrumentation,includinghigh-performanceinfraredimagingofflame

propagationandbehaviourinpeatsoils.• Integrationofsatellite-derivedfireproductswithattendedfirestatisticsforfireregimestudies• Laserandradaraltimetry

Contactname:DrGrantAllen(SEES)DrStefaniaAmici(SEED)DrAngelaHarris

Email:grant.allen@manchester.ac.ukstefania.amici@manchester.ac.ukangela.harris@manchester.ac.uk

UniversityofNottinghamTheNottinghamGeospatialInstitute(NGI)isaleadingcross-disciplinaryresearchandpostgraduateteachinginstituteatTheUniversityofNottingham.ItbringstogethertheexpertiseoftheFacultyofEngineeringandtheSchoolofGeographyonourcampusesintheUKandChina.Inaddition,itprovidessupporttostart-ups,SMEsandcompaniesthroughitsknowledgetransferunitGRACE.TheNGIisabletoprovideexpertisein:• Environmentalmonitoring• HealthmonitoringofstructuresandBuildingInformationMonitoring• Photogrammetry• Remotesensing,(digital,multi-spectral,conventionalimagery,terrestriallaserscanning)through

space-based,airbourne(includingUAVs)andterrestrialsystems

• NoveluseofCopernicusIdataforlanddeformationmonitoring• Sensorintegration• Geoinformaticsanddatamodelling• Algorithmdevelopment• Systemoptimisation• Geospatialintelligence• OpensourceGIS• Locationbasedservices• Computervisualisation• Semantics,includingopenorcrowdsourceddataandsoftware• Reasoningandcognition

Thecross-disciplinaryresearchoftheNGIsupportsthefollowingapplication-focussedthemes:• Disasterresponseandmitigation• Environmentalmonitoring• Globalfoodsecurity• IntegratedtransportContactname:Prof.StuartMarsh Email:stuart.marsh@nottingham.ac.uk

UniversityofOxford• Atmosphericremotesensingoftemperatures,compositionandaerosols• Surfaceobservation(ocean,biosphere,GIS)• Geophysics(tectonics,volcanism,datapipelines)• Computerscience:Bigdatashift• Testingfacilities(https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/enterprise/services-and-specialist-

equipment/space-instruments)• Spacecraftsubsystems:deployablestructures;entry/re-entryaerodynamics.Contactname:SimonJackman Email:simon.jackman@mpls.ox.ac.uk

UniversityofPortsmouth

InstituteofCosmologyandGravitation:TheICGisengagedina“citizenscience”projectpartneredwithHampshireCountyCouncilexploretheuseofsatelliteimagingfordeterminingland-use.Wehaveexpertiseinrunningcitizenscienceprojects,handlingoflargeimagingdata,andexplorecitizenscienceasatoolforpublicengagement.

Contactname:GillProsser Email:gill.prosser@port.ac.uk

UniversityofReadingTheUniversityofReading(InstituteforEnvironmentalAnalytics)hasconsiderableexpertiseinexploitingEOdata,bothintermsofscientificapplication(e.g.throughtheNationalCentreforEarthObservation)andtheearly-stagedevelopmentofservices,workingwithcommercialpartners.

TheUniversityhasrecentlyformedtheInstituteforEnvironmentalAnalyticswithsomeofthesepartnerstobetterenabletheexploitationofEOdatainthepublicandprivatesectors.TheIEAincludes“bigdata”expertiseandisinvolvedinanumberofprojectstodesignandbuildinfrastructuresforbetterEOdataexploitation.Contactname:JonBlower Email:j.blower@the-iea.org

UniversityofSurreyEarthObservationapplications,withaparticularemphasisontheuseofSAR(EO-1-2016/17;EO-2-2016;EO-3-2016;EO-2-2017;COMPET-4-2017)Contactname:RaffeallaGuida Email:r.guida@surrey.ac.uk

UniversityoftheWestofEngland,BristolEuropeanSmartCitiesInnovation–challengethedeliveryofpublicservicesisundergoingfundamentaltransformationstimulatedbybothinternalmanagementreformandexternaltechnologicalICTinnovation.Internalmanagementreformisaresponsetothecomplexityofcitymanagement,achallengetoogreatforexperttop-downgovernancealone.Thestimulationofbottom-upideasaswellastop-downsponsoringandsteeringembodiedinopenurbangovernanceandtheintegratedmanagementapproach,isnowacceptedasanessentialframeworkforthedefinitionofco-ordinatedpolicymodelssecuringsustainableurbandevelopment.Opportunity-ICTdriventechnologicalinnovationprovidestheessentialcatalystfortherealisationofthefullpotentialofopenintegratedurbandevelopmentatthelocalscale,byleveragingsocialnetworking,crowdsourcingandcollaborativeICTtechnologies.Thisbottom-upengagementwithurbanstakeholderssecuresnotonlygreaterunderstandingofcomplexcityprocesses,butalsoenhancedcitizenempowerment,anddemocraticlegitimacyforthechallengeofchange.Bottom-upengagementisnowviewedasanessentialdimensionofcitymanagement.Openurbangovernance,developedinthecontextofEuropeanSmartCitiesresearchandpeerreviewedpublication,aimstosecurethefulldeploymentofICTtoolsembeddedwithinexistingsystemsofurbangovernance,tosupportcollaborativee-governanceandpolicymodeling,andtoofferin-depthanalysisoflocalassetsandneeds,asexpressedbythelocalcommunity.Focus:• TargetsEUCopernicusLandmonitoringsystem,extendingthein-situcomponentsofCopernicus

UrbanAtlasapplicationsthroughtheempowermentofcitizensandcitizenassociationsindecision-makingandco-productionofcityregionstrategiesandactionplans,supportingsmart,greenandinclusivegrowth;

• ExtendstheoperationalcapacityoftheUrbanAtlasandgeneratesgeospatialassessmentmethodologiesandapplicationstospecifythedevelopmentpotentialofurbanland;

• Facilitatesthedevelopmentofcommonsolutions,basedonbreakthroughapplicationsconceptualisedascommonandgenericICTapplicationsapplicabletothe695UrbanAtlascitiesthroughoutEurope(EUinvestment87meuro2014-2020);

• DevelopsasustainablebusinessmodelbasedonhighlyeffectiveICTenableduser-definedsolutions,supportingaknowledge-basedeconomydrivenbySME’s,andtheexponentialtake-upofthepolicymakingtoolsdeveloped(CopernicusProgramme48,000jobs2030)

EUResearch-selected

• URBIS–urbanvacantlandapplicationsforurbanatlas(ICT-PSP,EuropeanCommission,2014–2017)• DECUMANUS–EOandsmartcityapplications(FP7Spacecall,EuropeanCommission,2013–2016)• urbanApi-urbanplanningtoolsandintelligence(FP7DGINFSO,EuropeanCommission,2011–2014)• Lifewatch-Biodiversityinfrastructureserviceplan(FP7,EuropeanCommission2008–2011)• HUMBOLDT–DataHarmonisationandServiceIntegration(FP6,EuropeanCommission,2006–2010)• BOSS4GMES-integratedsustainableservicesforGMES(FP6,EuropeanCommission,2006–2009)• EuropeanTopicCentre--SpatialInformationAnalysis(ETC-SIA)-ScientificsupportforEuropean

EnvironmentAgencyurbanprogramme(EuropeanEnvironmentAgency,2011-2014)• GSELandInformationServices(EuropeanSpaceAgency,2006–2008)• IntelCitiesIntegratedProject(FP6EuropeanCommission,2004-2006)• GMES–GlobalMonitoringforUrbanEurope(EuropeanSpaceAgency,2003–2005)Contactname:DavidLudlow Email:david.ludlow@uwe.ac.uk

SatelliteNavigationTheprofilesundertheheadingSatelliteNavigationhaverelevancetothefollowingtopics:

• GALILEO-1-2017:EGNSStransportapplications• GALILEO-2-2017:EGNSSmassmarketapplications• GALILEO-3-2017:EGNSSprofessionalapplications• GALILEO-4-2017:EGNSSawarenessraisingandcapacitybuilding

AnoutlineofSatelliteNavigationresourcesandexpertisecanbefoundbelowfromthefollowingorganisations:

• DeMontfortUniversity• UniversityofHertfordshire• UniversityofNottingham

DeMontfortUniversityWehaveparticularexpertiseinthecommercialexploitationofGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystems(GNSS)data.DesigningsystemsthatuseGNSSmodules,coveringbothhardwareandembeddedsoftware.Applicationsincludeassettracking,locationandrecovery;assistedlivingfordementiasufferers;anddistributedenvironmentalmonitoring.WealsoassistedwiththedevelopmentoftheRFcomponents,andtheembeddedSoftwareDefinedRadioforthefirstcommerciallyavailablemulti-constellationGNSSreceiverforNSLLtd.WehaveworkedwithindustryandotheracademicpartnerstocommerciallyexploitGNSSdata.Projectsinclude:AutoTxt–thefirstvehiclealarm,immobilisationandrecoverysystemthatmettheThatchamCat5requirementforafactoryfitteddevice.Wealsodevelopedline-sidetestingofAutotxtforAstonMartinPRIMO–aKTPwithNSLLtdwhichdevelopedthefirstmulti-constellationGNSSreceiverforGALILEO/GPS/COMPASSandSBASdatabytheusedofSoftwareDefinedRadioiCARE–ATSBcollaborativeprojectthatintegrateddisparateassistedlivingdevicesontoasingleplatformforinter-operability.ThisincludedtheuseofGNSSdevicestolocatepeoplesufferingfromdementiawhohavewandered.TrialledwithLeicesterCityCouncil.Ringtrack–aKTPtoassistwiththedevelopmentofcommercialapplicationstooperateontheRingtrackTelematicsPlatform,whichisoneofthemostcompactGNSSenabledtelematicsplatformavailableonthemarket.MoTECH–designconsultancytovalidatethedesignofaGNSSenabledmobiletelecaredevice,nowinproductioniTRAQ–ahighlyinnovativesystemthatusesGNSSderivedcongestiondatatodeliverintelligenttrafficmanagementthatbalancestheneedtoreducecongestionwithairqualityenhancement.NowthebasisofamajorH2020bidentitledINTRAMOGalileoMasters–notaprojectbutanaward–UK&EireregionalWinner2007fortheproposaltouseGNSSaspartofamobiletelecaresystem.EUrunnerup.https://www.dmu.ac.uk/business-services/a-z-business-services/technology/telematics-and-satellite-navigation-applications.aspxContactname:AnthonyRyan Email:anthony.ryan@dmu.ac.uk

UniversityofHertfordshireTheUniversityofHertfordshirehasastrongresearchactivityincyber-physicalsystems,rangingfromefficientdesignoflarge-scaleapplicationtofault-tolerantsolutions.Theuniversityhasappliedtheseconceptstosoftwarearchitecturesforsatellitecommunicationsystemsandisextendingtheseactivitiestowardsapplication-specificsolutionsincludingaKnowledgeTransferPartnershiptoaddressallfourGALILEOtopics.Contactname:DrRaimundKirner Email:r.kirner@herts.ac.uk

UniversityofNottinghamTheNottinghamGeospatialInstitute(NGI)hasbeeninvolvedinthedevelopmentoftheEuropeanGNSSprogrammesinceitsinception.TheNottinghamGeospatialBuildingwasbuiltasatestfacilityforsatellitepositioningandnavigationtechnologies.Itincorporatesaroof-toptestingtrackforGNSSandINS,andasimulationlaboratory.ThecoreofInstituteresearchactivityinthisareahastraditionallyfocusedaroundsatellitenavigationandpositioningsystems.Morerecently,thishasexpandedwithR&Dintoubiquitouspositioningandnavigationtechnologiesusing:differentgradesofinertialsensors;signalsofopportunity,forexample:Locatalites,pseudolites,Ultra-wideband,GSM/GPRS,Wi-Fi,DAB,DTV,IMES,Bluetooth,andcomputervisionsystems.EGNSSawarenessraisingandcapacitybuildingTheNGIworkswithUKandEuropeanpartnerstoprovideprofessionaltrainingandawarenesscoursesinGNSSandGeospatialTechnologiesforspecificsectorsofindustry.Ithasexperienceofrunningarangeofcoursesformhalf-dayintroductionworkshopstoMScleveltrainingmodulesadaptedtouserneeds.ThesehavebeencarriedoutattheNGIsowntrainingcentreandacrossEurope.Currentresearchrangesfromfundamentalsciencetowiderengineeringandenvironmentalapplications,withaneverincreasingdiversity,fromnetwork-basedGNSSRTK,PrecisePointPositioning,softwarereceiverengineering,andmobilephoneapplications,toimageryandcommunicationsbasedpositioningandnavigation.TheNGIisabletoprovideexpertiseandtestingfacilitiesfor:• Multi-constellationsatellitenavigationandotherpositioningsystems• Integrationofsensorsandmulti-GNSSconstellationswithsignalsofopportunity• Ubiquitouspositioningfromlow-costtoultrahighprecisionpositioningandnavigationsolutions• Softwaredefinedreceivers• Developmentofadvancedalgorithms• Widerexplorationofbioscience,engineeringandenvironmentalapplicationsEachofthesetopicssupportstheNGIsmainapplicationthemes:• Disasterresponseandmitigation• Environmentalmonitoring• Globalfoodsecurityincludingprecisionagricultureandmachinecontrol)• Integratedtransport(includingautonomoussystems)Since2002theNGIhashostedBIGF,auniquearchiveofRINEXformatGNSSdata,metadataandderivativeproductsforuseinresearch,fundedbyNERC.Thisprovides15minuteintervalupdatesofatmosphericwatervapouracrosstheUK.Contactname:Prof.TerryMoore Email:terry.moore@nottingham.ac.uk

SpaceTechnologyTheprofilesundertheheadingSpaceTechnologyhaverelevancetothefollowingtopics:

• COMPET-1-2017:TechnologiesforEuropeannon-dependenceandcompetitiveness• COMPET-2-2017:CompetitivenessinEarthobservationmissiontechnologies• COMPET-3-2017:Highspeeddatachain

AnoutlineofSpaceTechnologyresourcesandexpertisecanbefoundbelowfromthefollowingorganisations:

• CardiffUniversity• NationalCentreforEarthObservation• OpenUniversity• RALSpace• UKAstronomyTechnologyCentre• UniversityCollegeLondon• UniversityofBradford• UniversityofBrighton• UniversityofHertfordshire• UniversityofKent• UniversityofLeicester• UniversityofManchester• UniversityofOxford• UniversityofSurrey

CardiffUniversityDetectorexpertise.LeadingEU-FP7project“SPACEKIDS”andledESAreviewonnovelTIRdetectorsforsatelliteapplications.RunningcurrentESAcontractonlowdarkcurrentMCTarrays.DevelopmentofType-IIsuperlatticearrays.Contactname:PeteHargrave Email:HargravePC@cardiff.ac.uk

NationalCentreforEarthObservationNCEOisaNERCresearchcentrewithmorethan80scientistsdistributedacrossleadingUKuniversitiesandresearchorganisationsandledbyProfessorJohnRemediosattheUniversityofLeicester.NCEOprovidestheUKwithcoreexpertisein:• Earthobservationscience• Earthobservationdatasetsandmergingtechniques• ModelevaluationusingEarthobservationdataanddataassimilationmethodstounderpinEarth

systemresearch.NCEOprovidesakeycomponentoftheUK’sinternationalcontributiontoenvironmentalscience.NCEOscientistshaveexpertiseacrossthecompleterangeofCopernicusservicesfocusingparticularlyonland,ocean,atmosphere,climateandemergencymanagement.Inprinciple,therefore,NCEOscientistsandfacilitiesmanagedbyNCEO(CentreforEnvironmentalDataArchival,FieldSpectroscopyFacilityandNERCEarthObservationDataAcquisitionandAnalysisService)couldcontributetoawiderangeofapplicationsandservices,includingbigdataand,particularlythenewCO2topic.Inmoredetail:NCEO-Leicester:Forestbiomass,landsurfaceandseasurfacetemperature(potentiallyfoundationofmanyapplications),CO2andCH4retrievals,assessmentofatmosphericCO2vlandmodelsurfacefluxes,EarthSystemModelevaluation,precipitation,watervapour,humidity,tracegasesNCEO-Reading:Dataassimilationtheory,landandoceanmodeldataassimilation,precipitationandwatercycle,seasurfacetemperaturedatasetsNCEO-Edinburgh:Landsurfaceandatmosphericcompositiondataassimilation,emphasisonglobalcarbonfluxes,emissions,atmosphericconcentrations,troposphericozonedatasetsNCEO-PML:Oceandataassimilation,emphasisonbiogeochemistryNCEO-Leeds:Atmosphericcompositiondataassimilation,globalemissionsandatmosphericconcentrationsofCH4andCO2,inversionofCOandCO2,observingsystemsimulationexperiments,troposphericozoneNCEO-UCL:Forestbiomass,fireimpact,landsurfacemodeldevelopmentNCEO-Kings:FireradiativepowerNCEO-RALRemoteSensingGroup:Methane,troposphericozoneretrieval,cloud,aerosolNCEO-Imperial:radiationCEDA:BigdataNCEO-CEH:landsurfaceinfluenceonrainfallNCEO-Oxford:aerosols,cloud,CO2,methaneContactname:c) DrZofiaStott,ImpactsManagerd) ProfessorJohnRemedios,Director

Email:c) zof.stott@nceo.ac.ukd) jjr8@leicester.ac.uk

OpenUniversity

TheOpenUniversityhaspatentedvalvetechnologyforhighperformance,lowmass,lowleakrateproportionalvalvesforpropulsionapplications.Contactname:SimonSheridan Email:simon.sheridan@open.ac.uk

RALSpace

• Bespokeelectronicsforusewithdetectorarrays–NickWaltham• Fieldtrialsforautonomousroboticoperations–RainIrshad• AdvancedopticsandelectronicsforEOsystemsusingTDI,largefocalplanes&hyper-spectralimaging

–NickWaltham• Atmosphericsoundinginstrumentsdevelopment–BrianEllison/DamienWeidmannContactname:SarahNash Email:sarah.nash@stfc.ac.uk

UKAstronomyTechnologyCentreDevelopmentofspaceandcryogenicmechanismsandtechnologiesrelevanttoUV,OpticalandInfraredsensing.DeployableOptics,ActiveOpticsandAdaptiveOptics(groundandspacebased)Highsensitivity,lownoiseinstrumentsLightweightingandsizereductionofoptical/IRinstrumentsandcomponentsContactname:DonaldMacLeod Email:donald.macleod@stfc.ac.uk

UniversityCollegeLondonPhysics&AstronomyDepartment:a) Opticalmetrology–OSL(OpticalScienceLaboratory)b) InfraredspectroscopyandcalibrationmeasurementsContactname:a) Prof.PeterDoelb) Dr.GiorgioSavini

Email:a) apd@star.ucl.ac.ukb) g.savini@ucl.ac.uk

UniversityofBradford• Buildingcomplexsimulationwhichrequireextremecomputingtoprocessthem• MachinelearningtofinddatapatternsContactname:MariamKiran Email:m.kiran@bradford.ac.uk

UniversityofBrightonSchoolCEM:Weareexpertinthermalmanagementofspacecomponents.Weareparticularlyexpertintwo-phasepassivesystemssuchasheatpipes,loopheatpipes.Wearecarryingoutexperimentaltests,

andalsodesignandsimulationsofthethermalsystems.Weareusingourowncodes,butwemayusealsostandardsoftwaresuchasSINDA/FLUINTandESATAN.Weareinterestedinparticipatinginprojectswheretheheattransfercanbeanissue,suchasforcryo-coolers,thermalizationofmirrors,electroniccooling,radiatordesign.Moreoverweareexpertinplanning,buildingandperformingtestsinmicrogravityconditions,suchasparabolicflights,soundingrocketsandevenontheInternationalSpaceStation.Contactname:MarcoMarengo Email:m.marengo@brighton.ac.uk

UniversityofHertfordshireTheOpticalNetworksResearchGroupwithintheSchoolofEngineering&TechnologycarriesoutresearchfundedbytheEUFP7ICTprogrammeandInnovateUK,includingaKnowledgeTransferPartnership.TheGroupResearchtrackrecordincludes:• Waveformsdesignfornextgenerationopticalandwirelessnetworks• FPGAimplementationofnextgenerationtransceiversforterrestrial/satellite• Mm-waveRadiooverFibre(RoF)forDistributedAntennaSystems• 5Glinksimulationandexperimentalevaluation• Protocolsandalgorithmsfornextgenerationopticalnetworks• Systemlevelsimulationforinterferencemitigationin5GRANs• Applicationofsoftwaredefinednetwork(SDN)for5Gbackhauling• FPGAimplementationofnextgenerationOpticalandWirelessDSPalgorithms• NewdecodersfortheDVB-S2xstandardContactname:DrPandelisKourtessisDrMilosMilosavljevic

Email:p.kourtessis@herts.ac.ukm.milosavljevic@herts.ac.uk

UniversityofKentSpaceantennatechnology;smartantennas;phasedarrayantennas;U16-SpacequalifiedGaNcomponentsanddemonstrators.U23–Developmentoflargedeployablestructuresforantennas.Activeantennasforradar-exploringlower(PandS)andhigher(XandKa)frequencyranges-Transmit/ReceiveModules(TRMs),digitalbeam-formingandwaveformgeneration,largedeployablereflectors.Radarsandsensorsforsmallsatellites;TechnologiestoadvanceinfractionatedsystemsandformationflyingforEarthObservation.Re-configurablehighdataratelinksincludinghighfrequencybands:directandinteroperablelinksbetweenLEOsatellitesandlinkstoEarthandmobileoraerialplatforms(includingXband,Kabandandoptical),ordirectlinksbetweenGEOsatellitesandEarthormobileoraerialplatforms,andinter-satellitelinks(beyondthespecificationsoftheEuropeanDataRelaySystem–EDRS).Contactname:Prof.StevenGao Email:s.gao@kent.ac.uk

UniversityofLeicesterTheUniversityishometowide-rangingengineeringexpertiseofrelevancetoSpaceandotherapplicationsincluding:mechanical,thermalandopticalengineering;spacenuclearpowersystems;orbitalandradiationanalysis;digitalandanalogueelectronics(includinghighspeedelectronics),andembedded(FPGAandprocessor)systems.SpaceResearchCentre’sexpertiseincludesconceptsforthenextgenerationofinstrumentation,toolsandtechniquesforsurfaceplanetarysciencewhichmayhaveapplicationstorobotics.Scienceactivities,seeSpaceExplorationandScience)mayalsohavesuchapplications.(seewww.le.ac./spaceforfurtherdetailsanddetailedcontacts)Contactname:a) ProfessorMarkSimsb) Dr.SarahStevens

Email:a) mrs@le.ac.ukb) sjs94@leicester.ac.uk

UniversityofManchesterTheUniversityhasastrongheritageofspaceresearchencompassingpioneeringradioastronomyatJodrellBank,astrophysics,planetaryscience,spaceinstrumentationandspacetechnologydevelopment.Thefollowingarethesomeoftheareaswherewehavespacerelatedexpertiseandcapabilities. Spacecraftsystems:Wesupportthecontinuedgrowthofthespaceindustrythroughthedevelopmentofnovelandinnovativesolutionstoexistingandnewproblems,throughnewsystemsapproachesandtechnologies.Wehavekeyexpertisein:• VerylowEarthorbitsatellitetechnologies–developingplatformtechnologiestoenableasignificant

reductioninoperationalaltitudetosupportEarthobservation• Orbitalaerodynamicscharacterizationtoolsforapplicationtosatellitedynamicsandend-of-lifedrag

sails• Constellationdeploymentstrategies-developingdesignandoptimizationmethodologiesfor

constellationdeploymenttoenablepromisingmissionarchitectures• Electricpropulsion-developingnumerical,analyticalandexperimentaltoolsforthedesignand

testingofhighperformanceelectricpropulsiontechnologies.Lightweightmaterials&structures:FocusofourCompositesCentreincludeslowcost,lowenergy,lowcycletimemanufactureofcompositesandmorespecificallystructuraltextilecomposites,non-destructiveandSHMtestingwithstateoftheartX-raytomographyequipmentintheHenryMoseleyX-rayImagingFacilityanddesignandfailureanalysisofpolymercomposites.TheCentrealsohousestheNationalCompositesCertification&EvaluationFacility,NCCEF,thatservesshort-termneedsoftheindustry,whichcanleadtolongtermR&Dcollaboration.NCCEFisanindependentISO17025accreditedtestlaboratory(testcentreNo4566),assessedbytheUnitedKingdomAccreditationService(UKAS)againstasuiteofinternationalASTMcompositematerialtestprocedures.MatterinExtremes:Thereisanincreasingdemandfordesignandqualificationofmattersubjecttoenvironmental(dynamicflow;erosion,chemicalattack;corrosion),radiological,mechanical(hightemperatureandpressure)or

pulsepowerloading(high-current,high-voltagedischarge;lightning)indemandingandextremeenvironments.Manchesterpossessesauniqueworld-leadingcapability,whichcantestanddiagnosebehaviouracrossthescalesandcreatematerialmodelsthatwillallowinsilicodesignandqualificationofmattertoengineerthefuture.Experimentalresourcesincludeextremes-on-a-microscopeforprocessesatthemicroscale,testinglaboratoriesforcomponentsatthemesoscaleandmacrolabsforstructuralinvestigationsatlargescale;allofthesesitwithintheuniversityoronthesitesofthefamilyofpartnerscollaboratingintheeffort.Controlsystemsanddecisionmaking:

WiththeestablishmentoftheJointAdvancedControlSystemsLaboratorywiththeChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorporation(CASC),theSchoolofEEEcontinuestoworkondecisionandcontrolissuesofaerospaceandspacecraft,inparticular,onvariousissuesrelatedtodeepspaceexploration,suchas:• Intelligentfusionofmultipleplatforms,multiplesources• Spacecraftcoordinationformultiplecomplextasks• Consensusandcooperativecontrolofmultiplespacecraft• Flightenvironmentintelligentsensing,prediction,activecontrolandutilization• ControlofcomplicateddynamicalobjectswithunknownstructureandunknownparametersContactname:DrPeterRoberts Email:peter.c.e.roberts@manchester.ac.uk

UniversityofOxford• Robotics–PaulNewman(Eng.Sci)• Deployablestructures–ZhongYou(EngSci)• Entryvehicles/Hypersonicsatellitedrag&deorbit–MattMcGilvray(EngSci)• Telecomms–ChrisStevens(Eng.Sci)• EOMissionTechnology–DonGrainger(Physics)• HighSpeeddatachain–DavidWallom(e-ResearchCentre)Contactname:ColinWilson Email:colin.wilson@physics.ox.ac.uk

UniversityofSurreya) Micro/Nano-satellitetechnologies(COMPET-1-2016;COMPET-1-2017;COMPET-2-2017);Space

powersystems(COMPET-1-2016;COMPET-1-2017)�b) Electronicpropulsion(COMPET-3-2016)�c) Spacerobotics(COMPET-4-2016)�d) Spaceautonomoussystems(COMPET-4-2016)�e) In-orbitconstellationmaintenance(COMPET-3-2016)�f) On-boarddatahandling(COMPET-1-2016;COMPET-1-2017;COMPET-2-2017;COMPET-3-2017)�g) Structuralintegrityofsatellite&payloads,includingspacecraftstructures,spacemechanismsand

materials(COMPET-1-2016;COMPET-3-2016;COMPET-1-2017)h) Spacedebrisremoval(COMPET-1-2016;COMPET-4-2016;COMPET-1-2017)�Contactname:a)CraigUnderwoodb)AaronKnollc)ChakravarthiniSaajd)YangGao

Email:a)c.underwood@surrey.ac.ukb)a.knoll@surrey.ac.ukc)c.saaj@surrey.ac.ukd)yang.gao@surrey.ac.uk

e)PhilipPalmerf)ChristopherBridgesg)GuglielmoAgliettih)JasonForshaw

e)p.palmer@surrey.ac.ukf)c.bridges@surrey.ac.ukg)g.aglietti@surrey.ac.ukh)j.forshaw@surrey.ac.uk

SpaceExplorationandScienceTheprofilesundertheheadingSpaceExplorationandSciencehaverelevancetothefollowingtopics:

• COMPET-4-2017:Sciencedataexploitation• COMPET-5-2017:Spaceweather

AnoutlineofSpaceExplorationandScienceresourcesandexpertisecanbefoundbelowfromthefollowingorganisations:

• AberystwythUniversity• CardiffUniversity• NationalCentreforEarthObservation• OpenUniversity• RALSpace• UniversityofBradford• UniversityofGlasgow• UniversityofLeicester• UniversityofManchester• UniversityofNottingham• UniversityofOxford• UniversityofPortsmouth• UniversityofReading• UniversityofSouthampton• UniversityofStAndrews• UniversityofSurrey

AberystwythUniversitySciencedataexploitation:TheSpacePhysicsgroupspecialisesinthedevelopmentofimageprocessing,dataanalysisandmodellingtoolsforsolar&heliospheric,planetaryandmagnetosphericobservations.Membersofthegrouppublishregularlyinhigh-impactjournals(>100uniquerefereedpublicationsfrom2010-2014,seehttp://users.aber.ac.uk/hum2/SSP_publications_2010_2015.pdf).Thegrouphasspecificexpertisein:• Advancedmagnetohydrodynamicmodellingofthesolaratmosphere(coronalloops&jets),ofcritical

importanceinunderstandingcoronalheatingandinterpretingdatafromthelatestsolarmissions.• Analysisoflunarsurfacecomposition,morphologyandresources.• StudyofatmosphericlossatVenus• Developmentofwidely-usedimageprocessingtoolsforsolarremotesensingdata,revealingpreviously

undetectedphenomena• Advanceddataanalysisofnear-Earthsolarwindplasmaconditions• Observationandmodellingofenergeticparticles in the terrestrialmagnetosphere ringcurrentand

radiationbeltsInstrumentation:Thegrouphasexpertiseinthedevelopmentofbespokeinstrumentationformaterialscharacterisationandremotesensing,designofopticalsystemsandembeddedcontrol.Wehaveextensivemanufacturing facilities, both manual and CNC, enabling in house manufacture of flight hardware.Extensiveresearchfacilitiesenablein-housecharacterisationandcalibrationofbothactive(sensorsetc.)andpassive(calibrationtargetsetc.)instrumentcomponents.Weareinvolvedinthefollowingprojects:• WorldclassexpertiseinplanetaryX-rayfluorescenceinstrumentation.CoPionESABepiColomboSIXS,

PIonIndianChandrayaan1C1XS,PIonESASmart1DCIXS• GroupmembersareCo-IsontheinternationalinstrumentteamsfortheExoMarsPanCam,CLUPIand

ISEM instrumentsandaredesigning,developing,manufacturingandcharacterising the radiometriccalibrationtargetsforallthreeinstruments.Thegroupisresponsiblefordevelopingandimplementingtheradiometriccalibrationprocess,facilitiesanddataprocessingpipelineforthePanCaminstrument.

• Technology Development for PanCam 2020 project. The group is involved in a project to develophyperspectralcameratechnologybasedonalinearvariablefilter,whichwouldbesuitableforfutureplanetaryexplorationmissions.

• AuroraTechnologyTransfer–developingterrestrialapplicationsforspacetechnology.DevelopmentofatechnologydemonstratorusingthelinearfiltertechnologyfromthePanCam2020projecttocreatea hyperspectral camera for UAV-based crop inspection, targeting the spectral region aroundchlorophyllabsorptionedge.

• SolarwindSherpas-thegroupispartofthisworld-leadinggroupofeclipsescientists,leadingtonewdiscoveriesofthecoronaandofimportanceintestingnewinstrumentsconceptsforfutureground-andspace-basedmissions.Thegrouphasrecentlyproposeda4-channelhigh-resolutionspectrometerforeclipsestudies,withanelementofdevelopmentforfuturespaceproposals.

Spaceweather:Thegroupisbecomingincreasinglyinvolvedinspaceweather,andisdevelopingsomeofthe most advanced tools for calibration & analysis of coronagraph data of the extended corona(detection/analysisofCoronalMassEjections,andtomographyofthequiescentbackgroundcorona/solarwind).Agroupmemberisvice-chairoftheCOSPARSpaceWeatherPanelandanauthoroftherecentCOSPARSpaceWeatherRoadmapDOI:10.1016/j.asr.2015.03.02·.Weareco-leadersoftheEUfundedPlanetarySpaceWeatheractivityofEuroplanet2020.ThegroupisheavilyinvolvedwiththeCORIMPCMEcatalogue(currentlyhttp://alshamess.ifa.hawaii.edu/CORIMP/,soontomovedtoAberystwyth),amajornewwebserverfor solar/coronal data products with emphasis on space weather (http://eagle.imaps.aber.ac.uk/, underdevelopment), and has a Leverhulme award for further space weather prediction development. Our

scienceexpertizealsocoversterrestrialandplanetaryeffectsofspaceweather(geoeffectiveness),spaceradiationenvironmentsandionosphericradiopropagation(incollaborationwithQinetiq).Contact:ProfReyerZwiggelaar Email:rrz@aber.ac.uk

CardiffUniversity• PIinstituteforHerschel-SPIRE• Build&testingofPlanck-HFIfocalplaneinstrument• JWST-MIRI&NIRSPEC–calibrationsources&opticalcoatings• Filtersformanyprojects,includingMarsrovers/orbitersContactname:PeteHargrave Email:HargravePC@cardiff.ac.uk

NationalCentreforEarthObservationNCEOscientistssupportthedevelopmentofEOmissionsinanumberofwaysoutlinedbelow.Theirprimaryinterestisascustomersfordatafromnewspacemissions.Inordertoensurenewmissionsmeetscientificrequirementstheyparticipatein:• Studiesforconceptsfornewmissions:Supportforthedevelopmentoffuturemissionconceptsin

preparationforthenextgenerationofspacemissions.Theactivitiesincludeconsiderationofnewobservationsnotpreviouslymeasuredfromspace,participationinairbornecampaignstodemonstratethefeasibilityofmissionconceptsunderstudybyspaceagencies,targetedstudiestoconsolidatepromisingbutscientificallyimmaturemissionconcepts,toolboxes(includingmodels,simulationtools,spectrallibrariesandalgorithms)tostimulatethedevelopmentoffuturemissionconcepts.

• Scienceteammembership:Manymissionsincludemissionscienceteams,whichareintimatelyinvolvedwithmissiondevelopment(egparticipateinkeymeetings)toensuremissiondevelopmentcontinuestomeetscienceneedsandtoplacetheminagoodpositiontoexploitmissiondataearlyafterlaunch.

• Pre-launchdevelopment:developmentofalgorithmsinanticipationoflaunchofplannedmissionstodevelopmethodstoexploitdata,egretrievalsandobservationoperatorsfordataassimilation.

Ingeneralwewouldencouragetechnologiststoworkcloselywiththescientificcommunity.Contactname:a) DrZofiaStott,ImpactsManagerb) ProfessorJohnRemedios,Director

Email:a) zof.stott@nceo.ac.ukb) jjr8@leicester.ac.uk

OpenUniversity

TheOpenUniversity(OU)ishometoalargegroupofresearchersengagedinspaceresearchconfiguredaroundthreemainareas–(1)Astronomy(2)PlanetaryandSpaceSciencesand(3)SpaceInstrumentation.TheOUhaswide-rangingresearchinterestsinorigins,systemsandprocesseswithrespecttotheevolutionandchemistryofmaterialsthatformthestarsandplanetarybodies,theprocessesandnaturalsystemsthatshapetheenvironmentofourhabitableworld,andtheessentialpropertiesofaSolarSystemthatallowslifetodevelopononeofitsplanets.Thesearepursuedthrough:• laboratoryinvestigations(analysesofmeteorites,cometarydust,lunarsamples,materialfromMars)• spaceenvironmentalsimulationsandstudiesofhypervelocityimpacts• Hardwareanddatarolesinspacemissions(e.g.Rosetta,Gaia,JUICE,BepiColombo,ExoMarsTGO,

ExoMarsSchiaparelli,ExoMars2020,LunarResource(Luna-27),Athena,Euclid,SMILE,OGRE,WSO,WFIRST,UKube-1,AlSat-1N).

• R&DinCCDandCMOSimagingsensortechnologiesforallspaceapplications(e.g.GNCcameras)• Spacetechnologytranslationandknowledgeexchangeforterrestrialapplications• Computationalatmospheric,surfaceandsubsurfacemodellinganddataanalysisthroughassimilation

techniquesTheOUistheHeadquartersoftheEuroplanetconsortium–agroupofaround90Europeanorganisationsengagedinplanetaryscienceresearch,plustheOUcoordinatestheResearchInfrastructureprojectofthesamename.TheOUleadsorispartnerinotherkeyEUandESAprojectsandprogrammes:• EURO-CARES-EuropeanCurationofAstromaterialsReturnedfromtheExplorationofSpace• MIARD-Multi-instrumentanalysisofRosettadata–Establishinganewparadigmforcometary

activity• UPWARDS-UnderstandingPlanetMarsWithAdvancedRemote-sensingDatasetsandSynergistic

Studies• MarMITE-MarsModellingInformationToolforEngineers• EUSPACE-AWE-EUSPACEAWARENESS-Outreachthrougheducation• EAC–EuropeanAstrobiologyCampus–AnErasmus+programmetodevelopteachinginAstrobiology.• ASTERICS–AstronomyESFRI&ResearchInfrastructureCluster• LUVMI–anagileroverfortherapidlocationandidentificationofvolatilesinlunarpolarregions• PROSPECT–leadingthedevelopmentofthesampleanalysispackagetodetectwatericeandother

volatilesatthesouthpoleoftheMoonintheESA-RussiaLunarResource(Luna-27)mission• PhobosSampleReturn:variousprojectsaimedatinvestigatingtheacquisition,integrityandanalysis

ofsamplesandtheplanetaryprotectionclassificationandimplicationsofthemission(SterLim)ScientificInstrumentation;TheOUhasextensiveexpertiseinScientificInstrumentationinnumerousareas:MassSpectrometry:OUutiliseditsheritageinlaboratoryanalysesofApolloandmeteoritesamplestodevelopanewrangeoflightweightmassspectrometersforstudiesoflightelementsandvolatilesthroughoutthesolarsystem.Ptolemymadethefirstin-situmeasurementsofthechemicalcompositionofacomet(RosettaPhilaelander)andisnowbeingdevelopedforExoMarsSurfacePlatform(2020)andESA’sPROSPECTvolatilesanalysispackagefortheLunaResource(Luna-27)collaborationwithRussia(2021).Plansformassspectrometersonpenetrators(Moon,Europa)arewell-advanced.Spectroscopy:OUleadstheUV-VISinstrumentwithinNOMADwhichwillinvestigatemethaneintheMarsatmosphereonboardExoMarsTraceGasOrbiter

DustDetectionandPhysicalProperties:Extensiveheritageindustdetectorsandphysicalproperties/environmentalsensorsforvarioustargetbodies.Imaging:TheOUhousestheCentreforElectronicImaging(CEI),acollaborationbetweenTheOUande2vtechnologiesplc.CEI'sprimaryfocusisonthedevelopmentofimagingsensorsforspaceapplications,withexpertiseinX-rayspectroscopyandthestudyoftheeffectsofradiationdamage.TheCEIareinvolvedindetectordevelopmentformanycurrentandfuturemissions(e.g.Gaia,Euclid,IXO/Athena,Chandrayaan-1&2,UKube-1).AstronomersattheOUhaveleadingrolesinmanymajorinternationalprojectsandfacilities,includingSuperWASP,JCMTLegacySurveys,LOFAR,andHerschel.COMPET-4-2017Scientificdataexploitation;OUexpertiseliesinSolarsystemexplorationincludingExoplanets;Marsatmosphericresearchandsurfacescience;designofopticalinstrumentation;anddataexploitationfrompreviousmissions,includingRosetta.TheOUhasfacilitiestostudylunarsamplesandhasEUfunding(EuroCares)thatutilisesthis.TheOUhasauniquecombinationofanalyticalandenvironmentallaboratoriesforcharacterisingthechemicalandisotopiccompositionofSolarSystemmaterialsandforsimulatingplanetaryenvironments.ThePlanetaryEnvironmentsgrouphasaccesstohigh-speccomputing(GISworkstationsandacluster)forprocessingplanetaryimagery.Importantly,theyhaveaccesstoSocetSetsoftwareforphotogrammetry.COMPET-5-2017:Spaceweather;TheOUisengagedinseveralcollaborativeprojectsconsideringspaceweather,soOUhasprojectexperienceandexpertisetofurtherengagehere.TheOU’sexpertiseinoutreachanddisseminationsupportssuchprojects.Contactname:GemmaMaldar Email:gemma.maldar@open.ac.uk

RALSpace

• Scientificinstrumentationforexplorationmissions,includingevolvedgasanalysers–NickWaltham/ChrisHowe

• Spacephysicsdataanalysisandexploitation–ChrisPerry• Spaceweatherexpertise–MikeHapgoodContactname:SarahNash Email:sarah.nash@stfc.ac.uk

UniversityofBradford

• Buildingcomplexsimulationwhichrequireextremecomputingtoprocessthem• MachinelearningtofinddatapatternsContactname:MariamKiran Email:m.kiran@bradford.ac.uk

UniversityofGlasgowa) i)Knowledgeofsolaractivity(especiallysolarflares);ii)Analysisofspace-basedsolarimagingdata

andspectroscopydata,acrosstheentireelectromagneticspectrum(radiowavelengthstogamma-rays);iii)Morphologicalimageprocessing,Bayesianapproachestosignalanalysis;iv)Theoryandmodellingofphysicsofspaceplasmasandradiationproductionmechanisms

b) Expertiseindevelopmentofmassspectrometertechnologiesforspaceflightandroverdeployment,specifically,developmentoftechnologiesforinsituplanetarygeochronology.Exploitationofisotopedatafortemporallyconstrainingprocessesandeventsingeologicalhistoriesofplanetary,asteroidandlunarbodies.Resources:state-of-the-artAr/Ardatingfacility.

c) Expertiseintheanalysisofextraterrestrialsamples(cosmicdust,meteorites).ResourcesincludescanningandtransmissionelectronmicroscopesandRamanmicroscopes.

Contactname:a) LyndsayFletcherb) DarrenMarkc) MartinLee

Email:a) lyndsay.fletcher@glasgow.ac.ukb) darren.mark@glasgow.ac.ukc) martin.lee@glasgow.ac.uk

UniversityofLeicesterResearchscientistsattheUniversityofLeicesterhavealonganddistinguishedrecordofdiscoveryinspacescience.Everyyearsince1967hasseenaLeicester-builtinstrumentoperatinginspace.Wehold,andhaveheld,vitalrolesinmanyspacemissionsforspaceagenciesincludingNASA,EuropeanSpaceAgency,UKSpaceAgency,ISRO(India)andJAXA(Japan),coveringastronomical,planetaryandEarthobservationsciencemissions.TheseincludeNASA/ESA’sJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,ESA’sBepi-Colombomission,andESA’sandEUMETSAT’sMeteosatSecondGenerationmissions.4directlyrelevantresearchgroups:X-rayandObservationalAstrophysics:oneoftheworld’sleadersinhighenergyandobservationalastrophysics.ThisGrouphasabroadmulti-wavelengthresearchprogrammerangingfromGamma-raythroughtogravitationalwaveanddetectionofexoplanets.RadioandSpacePlasmaPhysics:attheforefrontofresearchintotheinteractionofplanetaryenvironmentswiththesolarwind,includingspaceweather.Experimentalstudiesareconductedwithspacecraftandgroundbasedfacilitiesincludingradars,someofwhicharedesignedandbuiltin-house.ActivitieswithinourSpaceResearchCentre:arefocusedonnovelsensorsandopticsforbothspaceandinterdisciplinaryapplications;engineeringcapabilityinspace;andplanetaryscienceincludingconceptsforthenextgenerationofinstrumentation,toolsandtechniquesandplanetarymaterialsandtheiranalysis.(seewww.le.ac./spaceforfurtherdetailsanddetailedcontacts)TheoreticalAstrophysics:detailedtheoreticalmodellingofastrophysicalphenomenarangingfromblackholestoplanetaryformationandcomparisontodata.Relevantdetailsinclude:• Experienceofworkingwithmajorspacesciencedatasets,suchasfromESAmissionsincluding

Cluster,MarsExpress,VenusExpress,NASAmissionssuchasPolar,IMAGE,VanAllenProbes,othermissionssuchasDMSP,AMPERE.

• Experienceofbringingtogetherdifferentdatasets,e.g.Spaceandgroundbasedtoprovideaddedvalue–forexampleEUFramework7projectECLAT.

• SpaceWeatherexpertiseatEarthandMars.UseofdatatounderstandthephysicalprinciplesbehindSpaceweatheraswellastheinvestigationofeffectsoflargeSpaceweathereventsaswellassmall,butcontinuousspaceweatherdisturbances.Useofgroundbasedandspacebasedfacilities.

• OperationofSuperDARNradarscontinuouslytoprovidethemeasurementsofelectricfieldintheionospherecrucialtopredictingtheresponseintheionosphereandupperatmosphereofspaceweatherevents.

• ExpertiseinX-ray/EUV/UVdetectorsandoptics,dataanalysisandsatelliteoperations,scienceexpertiseinstudyofstarsandinterstellarspace

Contactname:a) ProfessorMarkSimsb) ProfMartinBarstowc) ProfMarkLesterd) Dr.SarahStevens

Email:a) mrs@le.ac.ukb) mab@le.ac.ukc) mle@le.ac.ukd) sjs94@leicester.ac.uk

UniversityofManchesterTheSchoolofEarthandEnvironmentalScienceconsistsof60academicstaff,manywithworld-leadingbackgroundsandactiveresearchinterestsinthelaboratorystudyofextraterrestrialmaterials.Laboratorystudyofextraterrestrialmaterialsincludeschemical,mineralogicandisotopicstudiesofmeteorites,presolargrains,lunarsamples,andsamplesreturnedfrommissionstocometsandasteroids.ResearchtopicsincludetheformationandearlyevolutionoftheSolarSystem,therecordofnucleosyntheticprocessesrecordedbypresolargrains,compositionandgeologyofsmallbodies(asteroidsandcomets),formationandgeologichistoryoftheMoonandMars.Instrumentationusedtoaddressthesequestionsincludes:1.Arangeofmassspectrometrytechniquesincludingnoblegasmassspectrometry,secondaryionmassspectrometry(ToF-SIMSandNanoSIMS)andinductively-coupledplasmamassspectrometry(ICP-MS).2.Spatiallyresolvedmicrobeamtechniquesformineralogicalanalysisincludingscanningelectronmicrocopy(SEM),electronprobemicroanalysis(EPMA)andSIMS.Theseresearchinterestsareunderpinnedbyanextensivetrackrecordofexternalfunding,totalingaround£5MofchieflySTFCandEuropeanfunding.Contactname:DrKatieJoy Email:katherine.joy@manchester.ac.uk

UniversityofNottinghamTheNottinghamGeospatialInstitutehasconcentratedsignificantresearcheffortintomonitoringandstudyingtheeffectsofthedisturbedionosphereasaresultofsolarirregularitiesthatcauseGNSSsignalscintillation.Thisinformationsupportsresearchintothefollowingtopics:• IonosphericScintillationMonitoring&Mitigation• GNSSTroposphericEffects&MeteorologyContactname:Dr.MarcioAquino Email:marcio.aquino@nottingham.ac.uk

UniversityofOxford• PlanetaryScience:IRradiometry&spectrometry;meteorologicalsensing.NeilBowles(Physics)• Astrophysics&cosmology:widerangeofdataexploitationtopics;alsonewdetectors&technologies

–DmitraRigopoulou,Physics.• PlasmaPhysicsmodelling–AlexanderShekochinContactname:ColinWilson Email:colin.wilson@physics.ox.ac.uk

UniversityofPortsmouth

InstituteofCosmologyandGravitation:TheICGisaworld-leadingdepartmentinthestudyofobservationaltestsofthelawsofgravity,darkmatteranddarkenergyoncosmicscales.Wehave11membersofstaff,20postdoctoralresearchersand20PhDstudentsexaminingdifferentaspectsoftheoreticalandobservationalcosmology.Weareexpertsintheexploitationofdatafromspacetelescopes.WehavealsobeeninvolvedinthedefinitionofspaceinstrumentationwithESA.Weowna3700coreHPCsystem,SCIAMA-2,whichweusefortherequiredprocessingofobservations,dataanalysis,andcomparisonwiththeory.

Contactname:DavidBacon Email:david.bacon@port.ac.uk

UniversityofReadingInstituteforEnvironmentalAnalytics:TheDepartmentofMeteorologyattheUniversityofReadingincludestheSpaceandAtmosphericElectricity(SPATE)group,whoseresearchinterestsincludeAtmosphericelectricityandIonosphericphysics,Heliosphericphysics,Magnetosphericphysics,andSpaceweatherandclimate.Contactname:Prof.ChrisScott Email:chris.scott@reading.ac.uk

UniversityofSouthampton• AtomicoxygenandUVsensors(alreadyflownonISS)• Modellingofradiationenvironments,inparticularSolarEnergeticParticleEvents(SEPEs)and

radiationeffectsonelectronics• SpacedebrismodellingContactname:a) SteveGabrielb) HughLewis(spacedebris)

Email:a) sbg2@soton.ac.ukb) H.G.Lewis@soton.ac.uk

UniversityofStAndrewsSolarandMagnetosphericTheoryGroup(SchoolofMathematics&Statistics):AcademicstaffatSMTGare:ProfAlanW.Hood(HeadofGroup),ProfThomasNeukirch,ProfClareE.Parnell,ProfInekeDeMoortel,DrAndyN.Wright,DrDuncanH.MackayandDrVasilisArchontis.TheHeadofGroup,ProfAlanHood,isgivenasthefirstpointofcontactbelow.SMTGmembersareattheforefrontof:• Fluxemergencesimulations(studiedtheemergencethroughthephotospheretothecorona;

showedtheformationofstandardandblowoutjetsanderuptionofcoronalfluxropesinaCME-likemanner)

• CoronalMHDwavesandforwardmodelling(revisedthespatialdampingprofileforpropagatingtransversewavesinafluxtubewithawideinhomogeneouslayer;modelledtheeffectoftheoptically

thinline-of-sightintegrationonobservedDopplershiftoscillationstoclarifytheinterpretationofobservedwavesandoscillations)

• 3Dmagneticreconnection(establishedmanynewcharacteristicsof3Dreconnectionandthenproposedmanyregimesfor3Dreconnection-spine,fan,separator,quasi-separatrixlayer)

• Longtermglobalcoronalfieldmodelling(theonlylongtermsimulationsoftheSun’sglobalcoronalmagneticfieldtoincorporateobservationaldataasaboundarydrivingmechanism)

• MagnetosphericMHDwaves(foundedthe'waveguide'modelofthemagnetosphere,establishedthetheoryforwavecouplingin2D,identifiednonlinearmechanismsforproducingsmallscalesinauroralAlfvenwavesthroughcouplingtoaresponsiveionosphere)

• Solarparticleaccelerationmechanisms(developedafullyanalyticaltheoryofcollapsingmagnetictraps)

• Kinetictheoryofcurrentsheets(firsteveranalyticalsolutionforanonlinear,force-free,collisionlesscurrentsheet)

• Spaceweather:developmentofanewrealtime,data-drivenmathematicalmodeltosimulatethestorageandreleaseofenergyintheSun’satmosphere.ThesciencemodelhasbeenhighlysuccessfullyandisabletoreproducethetimingandenergyreleaseofaCoronalMassEjection.Thesimulationtechniqueishighlyrelevantforspaceweatherprediction(andiscurrentlybeingtestedasareal-time,data-drivenoperationalframework).

Contactname:ProfAlanW.Hood Email:awh@st-andrews.ac.uk

UniversityofSurreya) Radiationenvironment&effects(COMPET-5-2017);Scientificinstrumentation(COMPET-5-2016)

b) Spaceweather(COMPET-5-2017)In-orbitinstrumentsanddatasources,highlevelexpertisefromseveralresearchacademics/fellows,withfocusonspaceweathereffects(inspaceandwithinatmospheres).Spaceweathermeasurementsandmodels.On-sitefacilitiesincludetheRealisticElectronEnvironmentFacility(REEF).CurrentlyinvolvedinEUSpacestormproject.Contactname:a)CraigUnderwoodb)KeithRyden

Email:a)c.underwood@surrey.ac.ukb)k.ryden@surrey.ac.uk