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ERC to fund space research at the Jagiellonian University

ERC to fund space research at the Jagiellonian University

In the latest edition of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants, a grand total of three million euro was awarded to Jagiellonian University Astronomical Observatory researcher Dr Michał Drahus. The five year long project, entitled HYADES, will involve designing a space telescope dedicated to observation of hydrogen and deuterium around small celestial bodies in the Solar System.

The project Hydrogen and deuterium survey of minor bodies: transformative science with a purpose-built CubeSat will be carried out at the Jagiellonian University Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science. Within its framework, researchers will investigate 50 comets over the course of three years, allowing them to determine where and when they were during the formation of Solar System. In this way, they hope to ascertain whether comets could be the source of water on Earth.

Since 2008, the European Research Council (ERC) has been awarding grants for ground-breaking research conducted in the European Union member states and associated countries. The ERC consolidator grant has been addressed to researchers who have obtained their PhD degree 7-12 years ago, have published at least several important papers without the participation of their PhD supervisor and can demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements, such as significant publications in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, invited presentations in well-established international conferences, as well as granted patents, awards, or prizes.

This year’s edition of the ERC Consolidator Grants featured over 2,000 applicants. In the end, funding was awarded to 321 projects, with a grand total of 657 million euro. Most of the projects will be carried out in Germany (62), France (31) and Spain (24). Scientists from Poland managed to secure only two grants, the other one going to Dr hab. Artur Obłuski from the University of Warsaw.

Dr Michał Drahus is an astronomer. His academic interests are focused on comets and other small celestial bodies in the Solar System. He was born in Kraków, where he graduated in astronomy from the Jagiellonian University. In 2012, he earned his PhD at the University of Göttingen. Later, he carried out research projects at UCLA and Caltech in the United States. In 2014, he returned to the Jagiellonian University within the framework of the FUGA programme of the National Science Centre. He currently leads a research team established through the funding awarded in the SONATA BIS grant. In his research, he collaborates with the W. M. Keck Observatory, Gemini Observatory and NASA.

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