Michaël Gillon

Michaël Gillon is astrophysicist and FNRS Research Director at the University of Liege, Belgium. He conducts his researches on the detection and the study of exoplanets, with a special focus on potentially habitable planets in orbit around nearby very-low-mass stars. He is the initiator and the Principal Investigator of the TRAPPIST and SPECULOOS exoplanet projects, and a member of several international exoplanet projects. His significant contribution to the study of exoplanets and the quest for life elsewhere in the Universe has been awarded by several awards like the prestigious Balzan and Francqui Prizes and a nomination to the Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.