Martin Hewitson
Head Of Section at European Space Agency - ESA
Hemmingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Top SchoolMartin Hewitson is a leader in gravitational-wave astronomy with 14 years of professional experience and roughly two decades of scientific engagement rooted in astronomy and astrophysics. As Head of Section at ESA and formerly a senior staff scientist at Leibniz Universität Hannover and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, he combines hands-on instrumentation, data processing and science-analysis expertise—particularly in LISA mission development and in-orbit operations from LISA Pathfinder. He has steered commissioning and data-analysis efforts for GEO600 and led cross-institutional collaborations that produced a substantial publication record. Known for bridging experimental work and mission-level strategy, he brings practical operational experience to long-term space mission planning. Based in Hemmingen, Germany, he holds a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Glasgow and is recognized for translating complex detector challenges into mission-ready solutions.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics and Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics and Astronomy at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (1)
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Github contributions (1)
martinhewitson/TeXnicle
Mar 2012 - Nov 2017
Contributions:884 commits, 2 PRs, 53 pushes in 5 years 8 months
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