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I am a hardware scientist developing, testing and operating cutting
edge space technology. This includes tasks like subsystem testing,
performance analysis, calibration and scientific data analysis in all
stages of the lifecycle of space instrumentation. My goal and motivation
driving me every day is to be able to contribute to scientific
payloads to every planet within the solar system.
Being part of the
Particle Environment Package (PEP) team starting as early as 2017
provided me with the background needed to perform this work. From there
on I was part of several payload proposals and got involved in the topic
of spacecraft and instrument operations. Currently I am working with
the RAMSES Plasma Spectrometer bound to encounter the Asteroid Apophis
in 2029.
Vita
Roles in space missions:
Co-I: PEP on JUICE, https://www.mps.mpg.de/planetary-science/juice-pep
Co-I: RPS on RAMSES, https://www.mps.mpg.de/8639147/ramses
Education and Employment:
2026-ongoing: Postdoctoral researcher/Test Engineer, MPS
2025-2025: Scientific assistant, German Space Operations Center, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
2022-2025: Research Engineer, Solar system physics and space technology group, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna
2022-2022: Test Engineer, Solar system physics and space technology group, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna
2017-2022:
PhD in the Solar system physics and space technology group, Swedish
Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna; affiliated with Umeå
University
2014-2016: MSc in Space Science and Technology, Luleå
University of Technology, Sweden and Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
University, France
2011-2014: BSc in Aerospace Computer Science Julius - Maximilians - University of Würzburg, Germany
Selected Publications:
Wittmann, P. (2022), The Jovian Plasma Dynamics and Composition Analyzer (JDC) for ESA's JUICE Mission, PhD thesis, Umeå University, Sweden, ISBN: 978-91-7855-770-7, urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-193773