Team

CORE MEMBERS

JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Hera JAPAN Project Manager

Tatsuaki Okada

After Hayabusa2, let’s look at a new world with a thermal infrared camera!

JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Satoshi Tanaka

I expect that the thermal properties of the binary asteroid will be even more surprising than the asteroid Ryugu. 

JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Naoya Sakatani

First thing’s first, I’ll do my best to develop TIRI so that it performs as expected.

JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Yuri Shimaki

I can’t wait to see what the DART crater looks like!

Chiba Institute of Technology Planetary Exploration Research Center

Hiroki Senshu

I rediscovered how much fun thermal physics modeling is with Hayabusa2, and I am now looking forward to seeing what kind of world TIRI will show us next.

Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

Masanori Kanamaru

I am looking forward to seeing the binary asteroid up close and uncover how it came to be looking through TIRI’s eyes!

University of Aizu

Hirohide Demura

I am going to develop with the help of my students a software package HEAT which will allow us to calibrate, convert, and visualize data from TIRI. 

Maebashi Institute of Technology, Department of Bioengineering

Takehiko Arai

I would like to explore Halley’s Comet’s return in 2061.

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Toru Kouyama

I’ll work hard to make sure TIRI will perform as expected in outer space, drawing on my experience with Akatsuki and Hayabusa2!

Hokkaido University of Education

Tomohiko Sekiguchi

I am an astronomy teacher who observes asteroids and comet nuclei. I am honored to be a member of the TIRI team on the Hera project.

JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Takuya Ishizaki

I will contribute to thermal observation and analysis from the viewpoint of infrared thermophysical property measurements!



SCIENCE MEMBERS

Masanao Abe (JAXA-ISAS)
Shinsuke Abe (Nihon University)
Marianna Angrisani (INAF-IAPS)
Masahiko Arakawa (Kobe University)
Chrysa Avdellidou (Obs. Côte d’Azur)
Jens BIELE (DLR RB-MSC)
Joris Blommaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
John Robert Brucato (INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri)
Saverio Cambioni (MIT-EAPS)
Julia de León (IAC)
Marco Delbo (CNRS-Obs. Côte d’Azur)
Fabrizio Dirri (INAF-IAPS)
Fabio Ferrari (University of Bern)
Hannah Goldberg (ESA)
Matthias Grott (DLR-Institute of Planetary Research)
Maximilian Hamm (Free University Berlin, DLR)
Grégoire Henry (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Toshinori Ikenaga (JAXA)
Kengo Kakazu (The University of Aizu)
Ozgur Karatekin (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Akos Kereszturi (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences)
Shota Kikuchi (NAOJ)
Kohei Kitazato (The University of Aizu)
Tomas Kohout (University of Helsinki)
Goro Komatsu (University of d’Annunzio)
Ekkehard Kuehrt (DLR- Institute of Planetary Research)
Michael Küppers (ESA-ESAC)
Kenji Kurosaki (National Defense Academy)
Kosuke Kurosawa (Kobe University)
Andrea Longobardo (INAF-IAPS)
Giuseppe Massa (INAF-IAPS)
Patrick Michel (CNRS, Obs. Côte d’Azur)
Tatsuhiro Michikami (Kindai University)
Yuya Mimasu (JAXA-ISAS)
Hideaki Miyamoto (The University of Tokyo)
Richard Moissl (ESA-ESTEC)
Thomas Mueller (MPE)
Shumpei Nakahara (The University of Tokyo)
Akiko Nakamura (Kobe University)
Dan Alin Nedelcu (Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy)
Gaku Nishiyama (DLR)
Takaaki Noguchi (Kyoto University)
Ernesto Palomba (INAF)
Marcel Popescu (Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy)
Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez (CSIC-IEEC)
Sho Sasaki (Osaka University)
Damya Souami (LESIA, Obs. Côte d’Azur)
Seiji Sugita (The University of Tokyo)
Hiroshi Takeuchi (JAXA-ISAS)
Eri Tatsumi (IAC)
Giacomo Tommei (University of Pisa)
Yuichi Tsuda (JAXA-ISAS)
Seitaro Urakawa (Japan Spaceguard Association)
Ramon Vilardell Belles (The University of Aizu)
Jean-Baptiste Vincent (DLR-Institute for Planetary Research)
Takehiko Wada (NAOJ)
Sei-ichiro Watanabe (Nagoya University)
Hikaru Yabuta (Hiroshima University)
Yukio Yamamoto (JAXA-ISAS)
Minami Yasui (Kobe University)
Makoto Yoshikawa (JAXA-ISAS)
Ramona Ziese (TU Berlin)