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Europlanet Society - Spain & Portugal Hub

The Europlanet Spain & Portugal Hub, is the Iberian node of the Europlanet Society. Its main objective is to support the Spanish and Portuguese planetary science community, with >400 planetary researchers and engineers, promoting the collaboration between all scientific and technology development institutions and research groups, reinforcing the participation of Iberian scientists and engineers in national and international space research programmes.

The Europlanet Spain & Portugal Hub Coordination Committee is composed by:

  • Chair: A. Cardesín Moinelo (ESAC)
  • Vice-Chairs: R. Hueso (UPV) / P. Machado (IA-Lisbon)
  • Secretary: S. Fernández Menéndez (ICTEA UniOvi)
  • EPS Board Representative: J. De Leon (IAC)
  • EPS Research Infr. Rep.: F. Gómez-Gómez (CAB)
  • Representative Spain: P. Benavidez (UA)
  • Early Career SP: D. Morate (CEFCA Teruel)
  • Policy Officer SP: C. García Sacristán (EEA, Madrid)
  • Industry Officer SP: A. Catalán (PAE, Madrid)
  • Outreach & Comm. SP: J. Á. Vaquerizo (ISDEFE) 
  • Representative Portugal: E. Delgado Mena (IA-U Porto)
  • Early Career PT: D. Espadinha (IA Lisbon)
  • Policy & Industry Officer PT: Marta Gonçalves (PT Space, Lisbon)
  • Outreach & Comm. PT: Joao Retre (IA, Lisbon)
  • Amateur Community : J. Álvaro (FAAE/AstroCuenca)
  • Diversity Officer: L. Parro (UA) / M. Ruiz-Perez (CAB)
  • Space Ethics: S. Pérez-Hoyos / J. Hdez-Bernal (UPV)
  • Instrumentation & Tech. Dev.: A. Moral-Inza (INTA)
  • IberoAmerica: P. Benavides, A. Cardesin, R. Duffard, D. Morate 

Contact: spainportugal (at) europlanet-society.org

The Europlanet Society is an international association with the purpose of promoting planetary sciences, solar system exploration and any other related field for the benefit of the planetary science and technology development community, by encouraging the creation of new knowledge, promoting education, stimulating innovation, and enhancing accessibility and transparency. The Society is the parent body of the Europlanet Scientific Congress (EPSC), the largest annual meeting on planetary science in Europe. 

 

Winners 2024 Europlanet Early Career Prize for best Iberian Thesis in Planetary Sciences

The Europlanet Iberian Hub is proud to announce the winners of the first planetary early-career prizes in Spain & Portugal: 

"Abraham Zacut" Award
Best Iberian PhD Thesis in Planetary Sciences & Exploration
  • Winner: Jennifer Huidobro

  • Thesis Title: ”Exploring Martian and Lunar Geochemistry through the study of meteorites, analogs, laboratory simulation, and mission data analysis”.
  • Directors: Juan Manuel Madariaga Mota & Julene Aramendia Gutiérrez
  • Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
 

"Pedro Nunes" Award
Best Iberian Master’s Thesis in Planetary Sciences & Exploration
  • Winner: Vasco Cardoso

  • Master's Thesis Title: "Collisional Evolution of Jupiter Trojans"
  • Tutors: Nuno Peixinho & Paula Benavidez
  • Universidade de Coimbra & Universidad de Alicante
   

These awards are named after historical astronomers from Spain and Portugal, who lived and worked in both countries, serving as role models of Iberian synergy and collaboration. Their astronomical and instrumental contributions played a key role in the maritime navigation era and enabled historical discoveries of planetary importance.

We thank all the candidates for their participation and for the high quality of the works presented in this competition, which we hope will serve as motivation for the new generation of planetary scientists and engineers in Spain and Portugal.

Portugal-Spain Amateurs meeting - 2024

 

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