National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS
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Billot Nicolas, Dr.

SONGE, Université de Genève, Département d'Astronomie, Welcome
Senior Researcher
1290 Versoix
+41 22 379 24 32
Please describe your job in only one sentence and tell us what the most important goal of this work is.
Managing the CHEOPS Science Operations Center is about ensuring smooth operations for the mission while keeping colleagues and users happy.
How did you get into this research/work field?
I guess curiosity is what got me where I am now, along with a good measure of dedication and love for well oiled systems.
What would be the greatest discovery you would like to see in your life time?
Impossible to pick just one. Let’s keep our eyes wide open so we can see all the little discoveries around us.
You work for the NCCR PlanetS. What do you think will the NCCR enable you to do you couldn’t do without it?
Interact with brilliant minds and learn about the science being done by the Swiss exoplanet community.
Pourriez vous nous donner une citation d’un personnage célèbre (par exemple d’Albert Einstein) qui vous correspond ainsi qu’à votre vie et à votre travail.
L’esprit a trois clefs qui ouvrent tout : le chiffre, la lettre, la note. Savoir, penser, rêver. Tout est là. (Victor Hugo)

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