Florian Gautier

Florian Gautier is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at George Mason University's Physics & Astronomy Department, affiliated as a Research Faculty member. He participates in NASA's PHaSER program under supervision of Shrikanth Kanekal (NASA GSFC) and Jie Zhang. His work focuses on developing space instruments, including miniaturized particle detectors and supporting the AGILE mission.

• Education: PhD in Physics from University of Kansas (2023), Masters in Aerospace Engineering (ISAE-SUPAERO), Astrophysics (Université Toulouse III), and Astronautics (Cranfield University).

Research interests include astrophysics instrumentation, space weather, and engineering innovations for space exploration. His recent work emphasizes detector simulations, ion identification techniques, and mission-critical instrument development.

Publications span AGILE instrument advancements and microgravity experiments for asteroid landing systems. Notable achievement: 2018 ESA Drop Your Thesis! winner for the Land3U experiment.

Technical contributions include support for AGILE flight missions, integration testing, and system engineering roles. Active in both theoretical modeling and hands-on hardware development for space missions.