Research

Space Glasgow members

Space Glasgow is an umbrella group for space research at the University. You will find contact details and discover more about the work of our scientists on their profile pages.

 ProfileThemesProjects
Matteo Ceriotti Mission analysis

Orbital debris

Space weather monitoring

Solar sailing

Orbital dynamics, control and formation flight
Lee Cronin Technology 3-D printing of chemical nanofactories for space and extra-terrestrial manufacturing
Tim Drysdale Technology Space communications
Lyndsay Fletcher

Risk

Exploring and understanding

Solar-flare forecasting with multi-wavelength data

Space weather monitoring
Duncan Gregory Technology New materials for autonomous power systems
Iain Hannah Exploring and understanding The sun: our astrophysical accelerator laboratory
Patrick Harkness

Technology

Exploring and understanding

Aerobrakes for space debris mitigation

Ultrasonic drill tools for planetary exploration

CubeSat-based Ionospheric Sounders

Solar sailing
Chris Johnson Risk

Accident and incident investigation for space based systems

Cyber security for space based systems

National and international resillience to the failure of space infrastructures
Eduard Kontar Exploring and understanding Solar and heliospheric physics
Christian Killow Technology High precision laser interferometry for spaceborne applications
Jongrae Kim Mission analysis Spacecraft attitude estimation and control
Nic Labrosse Exploring and understanding  
Martin Lee Exploring and understanding Water and life in the solar system
Zhenhong Li Risk Space geodesy for land subsidence hazards
Euan McGookin Technology Autonomous guidance of planetary rovers
David Moran Technology Diamond electronics for space-based operation and exploration
Chris Murray

Mission analysis

Technology

 Motorised momentum exchange tether & large 2-D space webs
Gianmarco Radice Mission analysis

Orbital debris

Orbital dynamics, control and formation flight
Paul Siebert Technology Cognitive binocular vision for space robotics
Radostin Simitev Exploring and understanding Numerical models of stellar and planetary dynamos 
Finlay Stuart Exploring and understanding Extraterrestrial hydrology: the history of water on mars 
Douglas Thomson Technology Autonomous guidance of planetary rovers
Harry Ward Technology High precision laser interferometry for spaceborne applications 
Ian Watson

Risk

Technology

 Asteriod deflection and exploitation