Advances in Precision Temperature Sensing for Space Missions

14 Apr 2026, 09:30 → 15 Apr 2026, 16:00 Europe/Madrid

Institute of Space Sciences

We are pleased to announce the upcoming workshop “Advances in Precision Temperature Sensing for Space Missions”, which will take place at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE‑CSIC) near Barcelona on April 14–15, 2026.

This focused meeting will bring together researchers, industrial partners, and space agencies working on high‑precision thermal measurement technologies and their application to current and future space missions. The workshop will highlight recent progress in ultra‑stable thermometry, photonic sensors, micro‑kelvin precision diagnostics, and the challenges associated with on‑ground testing of next‑generation thermal sensing systems.

The event aims to provide a forum for discussing the state of the art, identifying key challenges, and exploring new opportunities for innovation in temperature sensing—an enabling technology for missions requiring unprecedented stability and accuracy.

We look forward to welcoming you in Barcelona for this dedicated workshop.

Tuesday 14 April

09:30 → 09:40 Welcome

Convener: A. Serenelli (ICE-CSIC)

09:40 → 10:00 Welcome: Workshop aim and motivation

Convener: Miquel Nofrarias

10:00 → 10:30 Technical presentations: Precision temperature measurement for ESA Missions

Convener: J. Etchells

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee

11:00 → 11:30 Technical presentations: LISA Pathfinder temperature diagnostics: the origin

Convener: J. Ramos-Castro

11:30 → 12:00 Technical presentations: LISA Diagnostics acquisition and control unit

Convener: A. Gimenez Bravo

12:00 → 12:30 Technical presentations: ICU–TCU Interface Emulator for Temperature Acquisition during Telescope Assembly Tests of the ARIEL space mission

Convener: Pierpaolo Merola

12:30 → 13:00 Technical presentations: Cryogenic Thermal Monitoring and Control System for LiteBIRD and FOSSIL space missions.

Convener: Jose Javier Díaz García

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 15:00 Technical presentations: LISA Enhanced Temperature Subsystem (LETS) Test Bench: Sensing Low-Frequency Thermal Fluctuations

Convener: J. Salvans-Tort

15:00 → 15:30 Technical presentations: High-Precision Resistive Temperature Sensing: Lessons from LISA Enhanced Temperature Subsystem (LETS)

Convener: D. Roma

15:30 → 16:00 Technical presentations: Pushing the Frontiers of Optical Sensing: Advanced White Light Interferometry for Extreme and Space Environments

Convener: P. Robalinho

16:00 → 16:30 Coffee

16:30 → 17:30 LAB TOUR / NETWORKING

20:00 → 22:00 Social Dinner

Wednesday 15 April

09:00 → 09:30 Technical presentations: Integrated Photonics: Silicon‑based Photonics at IMB‑CNM

Convener: J. Faneca

09:30 → 10:00 Technical presentations: Technology in Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum chips at the IMB-CNM-CSIC

Convener: G. Rius

10:00 → 10:30 Technical presentations: Spherical probe for the thermophysical characterization of regoliths for planetary exploration using frequency methods

Convener: C. Rosero Pozo

10:30 → 11:00 Technical presentations: Differential temperature sensing at µK precision for electrical substitution radiometers

Convener: F. Reinhard

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee (scheduled group picture)

Group picture

11:30 → 12:00 Technical presentations: Thermal experiments with high-finesse optical cavities

Convener: J. Sanjuan

12:00 → 12:30 Technical presentations: Precision Thermometry using Whispering-Gallery-Mode Resonators

Convener: V. Gualani

12:30 → 13:00 Technical presentations: Development of Phase Shifted Fiber Bragg Grating (PS-FBG) sensor with interferometric interrogation technology

Convener: L.K Cheng

13:00 → 13:30 END OF MEETING