Graziella Branduardi-Raymont
Graziella Branduardi-Raymont is an Italian physicist. She is a professor at University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL). Biography. After obtaining a degree in Physics from the University of Milan in 1973, in 1974 Branduardi-Raymont began studying for a PhD at University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL). She finished her PhD in X-ray Astronomy in 1977 and subsequently moved to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She returned to MSSL in 1979 as a Research Assistant before achieving lecturership in 1987 and becoming a Reader in Astronomy in 1992 . During the 1990s she took on the role of MSSL Project Manager for the Digital Electronics of the Reflection Grating Spectrometer flying onboard ESA's XMM-Newton mission. In 2009, she was appointed Professor of Space Astronomy. Her current research is focused on planetary X-ray emission alongside her role as Co-PI for the joint ESA - Chinese Academy of Sciences SMILE mission that is scheduled to launch in 2024. Research interests. Branduardi-Raymont's research interests include: