Emmanouil Detsis

Emmanuel is the ESF Science Operations Manager, overseeing ESF’s science operations: Grant Evaluation, EU-funded Projects, Expert Boards and Committees and Co-Fund programmes. He is also the team leader of the ESF Space Cluster, which focuses on space- related projects and committees at ESF. 
 
He has several years of experience working in EU-funded projects, expert committees and funding initiatives. He joined ESF in 2012, focusing on space- related projects and later engaged in a wide variety of endeavors in several thematic areas. He is an expert in interdisciplinary projects, a certified project manager and loves the interplay of science, policy and industry.  
 
He holds a PhD in Astronomy from University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK), an MA in Space Studies from the International Space University (Strasbourg, France), and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from University of Crete (Greece). He is a faculty member of the International Space University, where he delivers lectures on planetary science and scientific project management. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Strasbourg, focusing on project management, and a certified project manager with the Project Management Institute (PMI).  .  
 
Emmanuel also serves as the Executive Scientific Secretary for the European Space Sciences Committee, Programme Manager for the FightKidsCancer programme at ESF and coordinator of the NGI Sargasso cascade fund. 

Email: edetsis[at]esf[dot]org / LinkedIn