Expertise in Research and Complementarity
The Orsay IAS (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale) team is led by
François Boulanger. The scientific research carried out at IAS
follows from the laboratory's involvement in space experiments, in
particular the infrared/sub-millimeter missions ISO, Herschel and
Planck. François Boulanger leads a group of 35 researchers
(including post-doctoral fellows and PhD students) working on the
physics of the interstellar medium and galaxies. This activity includes
an experimental laboratory for the study of the nature of dust and the
chemical evolution of interstellar matter on grains, headed by Louis
d'Hendecourt. The IAS team also brings to the network a wide expertise
on the modelling of the physico-chemical evolution of matter in space
coupling calculations of gas and dust thermal balance, gas phase
chemistry including depletion and input from dust grains. The IAS which
is located in the largest science university (Paris XI) in France
benefits from close ties with physics and chemistry departments on
campus.
Expertise in Training and Knowledge Transfer
The network student will join a group of about 12 PhD students
currently preparing their thesis at the institute. Graduate students at
IAS have the opportunity and are expected to attend classes and
research seminars over a broad range of topics within Astrophysics,
Physics and Chemistry. Postdocs and graduate students are also required
to make regular contributions to local scientific seminars. They are
encouraged to attend international meetings to present the results of
their studies. The institute currently hosts one Marie Curie fellow
Guillermo Munoz Carro working on the processing of organic mantles on
interstellar grains. The following table lists the IAS staff
scientists involved in network-related research. Four of us are giving
graduate lectures at the University and over the past 4 years, we have
supervised numerous research projects including the PhD research of 10
graduate students out of which 4 female students.
Involvement of Key Scientific Staff.
| Name | Position | M/F | Expertise |
| F. Boulanger | Staff | M | Astronomy, modelling |
| E. Dartois | Staff | M | Astrochemistry |
| L. d'Hendecourt | Staff | M | Astrochemistry |
| E. Falgarone | Staff | F | Astronomy, modeling |
| G. Pineau des Forêts | Professor | M | Modelling |
| L. Verstraete | Associate Professor | M | Astronomy, modeling |
Significant References
1. Dartois, E., D'Hendecourt, L., Boulanger, F., et al.: Molecular gas
phase counterparts to sold state grain mantle features: implication
for gas/grain chemistry, 1998, A & A, 331, 651
2. Habart, E.; Boulanger, F.; Verstraete, L.;Pineau des Forêts,
G.; Falgarone, E.; Abergel, A.: H2 infrared line
emission across the bright side of the rho Ophiuchi main cloud, 2002 A
& A 391, 675