Laurent Mirioni

Laurent Mirioni is a CNRS Research Engineer affiliated with the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP) UMR7648, a joint unit of Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau CEDEX) and Sorbonne University (Paris). His primary role involves managing the ground segment for magnetometers on major space missions including THEMIS (NASA), MMS (NASA), BepiColombo (ESA/JAXA), JUICE (ESA), and HelioSwarm (NASA). He holds memberships in key academic and research organizations: the National Committee for Scientific Research (CoNRS) as a Section 17 office member (Solar system and distant universe), and the Steering Committee of the PICo-DevLog regional network.

Education:

• Engineer degree from INSA Lyon
• Doctor of Astrophysics from the Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory

Research Focus: Specializing in space plasma physics with an emphasis on mission instrumentation and spatial data processing. His work bridges astrophysical data analysis and technical software support, contributing to both the Space Plasmas team and IT infrastructure at LPP. He is actively involved in developing tools for processing spatial data and advising on mission engineering challenges.

Advising & Grants: Oversees thesis and internship proposals related to space plasma missions and IT support for scientific research. While no specific advisees are listed, his role directly impacts graduate training through proposal guidance and technical mentorship.

Labs & Teams: Core member of the Space Plasmas team at LPP, responsible for instrumentation and mission analysis, and collaborates with the IT team to maintain software and data infrastructure for the laboratory.