Coordinated by a Chair, who changes yearly, with the support of a Board and a Science Team, daily science operations are carried out by sub-teams who plan the observations, taking into account synergies with other facilities, make data analysis and work on their interpretation. A GAPS -GTO coordination office supports coordination with the GTO program carried out with HARPS-N by an international team. Project management, and management of the three main science themes are part of the daily activities.
GAPS Board
Serena Benatti (Chair), Andrea Bignamini, Aldo S. Bonomo, Francesco Borsa, Silvano Desidera, Adriano Ghedina, Antonino F. Lanza, Giuseppina Micela, Valerio Nascimbeni, Isabella Pagano, Alessandro Sozzetti.
Science Team
Katia Biazzo (Chair), Laura Affer, Martina Baratella, Domenico Barbato, Mario Basilicata, Serena Benatti, Federico Biassoni, Andrea Bignamini, Aldo S. Bonomo , Francesco Borsa, Matteo Brogi, Ilaria Carleo, Riccardo Claudi, Salvatore Colombo, Rosario Cosentino, Elvira Covino, Mattia C. D’Arpa, Mario Damasso, Silvano Desidera, Claudia Di Maio, Adriano Ghedina, Paolo Giacobbe, Gloria Guilluy, Avet Harutyunyan, Antonino F. Lanza, Giuseppe Leto, Daniele Locci, Antonio Maggio, Luca Malavolta, Jesus Maldonado, Luigi Mancini, Giacomo Mantovan, Giuseppina Micela, Emilio Molinari, Luca Naponiello, Domenico Nardiello, Valerio Nascimbeni, Isabella Pagano, Matteo Pinamonti, Lorenzo Pino, Giampaolo Piotto, Ennio Poretti, Monica Rainer, Alessandro Ruggieri, Gaetano Scandariato, Daniela Sicilia, Alessandro Sozzetti, Riccardo Spinelli, Diego Turrini, Tiziano Zingales.
Projects
- GAPS2 – Young Objects – PI: S. Desidera; Deputy: S. Benatti. [Observations closed]
- Ariel Masses Survey (ArMS) – PI: S. Benatti; Deputy: C. Di Maio, R. Spinelli. [Observations ongoing]
- Gaia-Follow Up (GFU) – PI: A. Sozzetti.
- Building a Road to the In-Depth investiGation of Exoplanetary atmospheres (BRIDGES) – PI: F. Borsa
Management
- GAPS Project Manager: Isabella Pagano
- New Detections Project Manager: Serena Benatti
- Atmospheres Project Manager: Aldo Bonomo – Valerio Nascimbeni
- Special Objects Project Manager: Alessandro Sozzetti
Former Chairs
R. Claudi (04.2012-03.2013); I. Pagano (04.2013-03.2014); G. Micela (04.2014-03.2015), A.F. Lanza (04.2015 – 03.2016), S. Desidera (4.2016-7.2017), A. Sozzetti (8.2017-5.2019), E. Covino (6.2019-7.2020), A. Maggio (8.2020-9.2021), E. Molinari (10.2021-12.2023), A. Bonomo (01.2024-12.2024).