William Desprats
(Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher)
| Email: | william.desprats@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 698 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK |
Positions/Employment
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
UMD / CRESST / NASA GSFC - Greenbelt, MD
October 2025 - Present
Postdoctoral researcher
Astronomical Institute, University of Bern (AIUB) - Switzerland
April 2024 - August 2025
Teaching Experience
Students supervision
12/23-09/24, B.Sc. thesis co-supervision of Marco Grisolia from the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) on "Validation of radioscience derived orbits by crossovers analyses of the Mercury Laser Altimeter" (with S. Bertone). Defended on 10-Sep-2024.
04/19–10/19, M.Sc. thesis supervision of Vincent Mouraux (ELISA Aerospace, France) at CS Group (France) about "Studies of trajectories toward Lagrange points: The restricted three-body problem".
University teaching
09/20–02/25, Teaching assistant at Bachelor level. Faculty of Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland. Teaching assistant for Astrodynamics I (Prof. Adrian Jäggi).
Education
- Ph.D., Physics with a qualification in Astronomy, Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern (AIUB), Switzerland, 2024.
- M.Sc in Aerospace engineering (Diplôme d’Ingénieur), Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Toulouse, France, 2018.
Professional Service
Reviewer for Geophysical Research Letters, Planetary Science Journal.
Grants
Enhanced Mercury Interior Structure Through Altimetry-Imagery Fusion and Radio-Altimetry Combination
Postdoc.Mobility - Swiss Natioinal Science Foudation - Awarded: 2024-12-16
Dates: -
Amount CHF 136 000
Publications
Refereed
2024. "Combination of altimetry crossovers and Doppler observables for orbit determination and geodetic parameter recovery: application to Callisto.", Acta Astronautica, 226 (1): 585-600 [10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.10.045] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Influence of low orbit design and strategies for gravity field recovery of Europa.", Planetary and Space Science, 226 105631 [10.1016/j.pss.2022.105631] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Joint Europa Mission (JEM): a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life.", Planetary and Space Science, 193 104960 [10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960] [Journal Article/Letter]