Name: From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of the LPF launch.
Start: 2025-12-03T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-04T18:00:00+01:00
Location: CSIC Catalan Delegation

From LISA Pathfinder to LISA: Celebrating 10 years of the LPF launch.

from Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (9:30 AM) to Thursday, December 4, 2025 (6:00 PM)

Monday, December 1, 2025
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

9:30 AM

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

10:00 AM Introduction by local authorities (CSIC, ICE, IEEC) - Aldo Serenelli (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC and IEEC))

10:20 AM Introduction by the European Space Agency (ESA) - Paul McNamara (ESA)

10:40 AM Introduction by the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) - Isabel Pérez Grande (AEE)
11:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

11:30 AM LISA Pathfinder: how we won our orders of magnitude and LISA - Stefano Vitale (University of Trento)

11:50 AM LPF towards LISA - Karsten Danzmann (Albert Einstein Institute at Hannover)

12:10 PM LPF: a leap, not just a project - César García Marirrodriga (European Space Agency (former member))

12:30 PM Panel: LPF legacy - Christian Trenkel (Airbus UK) Nikolaos Karnesis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Paul McNamara (European Space Agency) Rita Dolesi (University of Trento) Álvaro Giménez (National Spanish Research Council (CSIC))
1:30 PM Lunch Break (after Group Picture)
Lunch Break (after Group Picture)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

3:00 PM Free-falling test masses from LPF and preparing the LISA GRS - William Weber (University of Trento)

3:20 PM LPF IS FEE Performances and Operations - Luigi Ferraioli (ETH Zürich)

3:40 PM From LPF to LISA: Building Diagnostics for Environmental Monitoring - Miquel Nofrarias (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC and IEEC))
4:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:10 PM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

4:30 PM Short history of the LPF interferometer - Gerhard Heinzel (Albert Einstein Institute at Hannover)

4:50 PM OMS - OB - Henry Ward (University of Glasgow)
Thursday, December 4, 2025
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

9:00 AM LISA Pathfinder - the View from an Industrial (Prime) Perspective - Christian Trenkel (Airbus UK)

9:20 AM LTP at Airbus and setting the stage for LISA - Ulrich Johann (Airbus Friedrichshafen (former member))

9:40 AM LISA Pathfinder Mission Operations Experience and Outlook for LISA Operations - Andreas Rudolph (European Space Agency - ESOC)
10:00 AM Coffee Break - POSTER SESSION
Coffee Break - POSTER SESSION
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

10:00 AM Testing photo-emission of Au-coated surfaces for the LISA Gravitational Reference System (GRS) - Francesco Venturelli (University of Trento)

10:05 AM On-ground testing of the LISA Gravitational Reference System - Davide del Bosco (University of Trento)

10:10 AM Stable, precise and durable sputtered, dielectric coatings for LISA and other space missions - Michael Troebs (Laseroptik)

10:15 AM 10 Years of LISA Pathfinder: Early-Career continuations behind the Launch - Fumiko Kawazoe (Albert Einstein Institute in Hannover) Gerhard Heinzel (Albert Einstein Institute in Hannover) Karsten Danzmann (Albert Einstein Institute in Hannover) Sascha Rieger (AEI / Milde Science Comms) Susanne Milde (AEI / Milde Science Comms)

10:20 AM Mode crossing of thermally controlled whispering gallery modes resonators - Alba Moras (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC and IEEC))

10:25 AM In orbit LISA Diagnostics Demonstrator (ILIADA) - Nerea Laporta (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC and IEEC))
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

10:30 AM The heritage of LISA Pathfinder for the development of the Gravitational Reference System for LISA - Paolo Francesco Sarra (OHB Italia SpA)

10:50 AM SENER contribution to LISA Pathfinder and the future LISA - Xavier Llamas (SENER)

11:10 AM LISA Pathfinder Data Analysis - Daniele Vetrugno (Albert Einstein Institute at Hannover)

11:30 AM LPF results: femto-g free fall for sub-mHz frequencies - Lorenzo Sala (University of Trento)

11:50 AM Results from the magnetic diagnostics on board LISA Pathfinder - Daniel Serrano (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC and IEEC))

12:10 PM DC forces and self-gravity in LISA Pathfinder - Valerio Ferroni (University of Trento)
12:30 PM End of Meeting
End of Meeting
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
Room: Auditorium

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