CHAPS – College of Helvetic Astronomy Professors
The College of Helvetic Astronomy ProfessorS (CHAPS) is the astronomy counterpart of the CHIPP Board in particle physics. It can be seen as a consultative, advisory body of the SCFA without being an independent legal entity.
The membership of CHAPS is defined by a Professor title in astronomy/astrophysics or an equivalent position according to institution rules.
CHAPS Members
University of Basel
- Stefan Antusch
University of Bern
1. Physikalisches Institut
- Yann Alibert
- Willy Benz
- Ingo Leya
- Christophe Mordasini
- Nicolas Thomas
- Peter Wurz
2. Astronomisches Institut
- Adrian Jaeggi
- Thomas Schildknecht
3. ISSI
- Maurizio Falanga
University of Geneva
- Émeline Bolmont
- François Bouchy
- Corinne Charbonnel
- David Ehrenreich
- Christophe Lovis
- Georges Meynet
- Pascal Oesch
- Stéphane Paltani
- Francesco Pepe
- Daniel Schaerer
- Damien Ségransan
- Stéphane Udry
University of Zurich
1. Department of Physics
- Laura Baudis
- Philippe Jetzer
- Prasenjit Saha
2. Institute of Computational Science
- Robert Feldmann
- Ravit Helled
- Lucio Mayer
- Ben Moore
- Joachim Stadel
- Jaiyul Yoo
ETH Zurich
- Simon Lilly
- Sascha Quanz
- Didier Queloz
- Alexandre Refregier
- Hans Martin Schmid
EPF Lausanne
- Jean-Paul Kneib
- Pascale Jablonka
- Frédéric Courbin
- Michaela Hirschmann
PMOD
- Louise Harra
IRSOL
- Svetlana Berdyugina
The CHIPP Board observer in CHAPS is Martin Kunz (Uni. of Geneva).
The CHAPS observer in the CHIPP Board is Lucio Mayer (Uni. of Zurich).
The Swiss delegate to the Einstein Telescope Board is Anastasios Fragkos (Uni. of Geneva).
Jean-Paul Kneib (EPFL) is representing Switzerland as an observer in Astronet.