Instrumentation

ESA's Euclid milestone achieved

September 9, 2020

Observational Cosmology Group

The NISP includes the filter wheel (FWA), a critical element that has been designed, built, assembled and verified by the Barcelona team, a group made up of the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) and the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya - Institute of Space Science (IEEC-ICE-CSIC).

Euclid's filter Wheel Render Assembly
Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) installed in the Pay Load Module of Euclid's Flight Model Credit: ESA / Airbus
Euclid's filter Wheel Render Assembly

Latest Group News

Space event

IFAE participates in an event on excellence in space research and business impact

February 23, 2026

The event was held at Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya, in Barcelona.

Consolidation grant

Carles Sánchez obtains a Consolidación Investigadora grant

February 4, 2026

Carles Sánchez, member of the Observational Cosmology Group at the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies, has obtained a Consolidación Investigadora grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science through the UAB (Departament de Física, Unitat d’Altes Energies).

New ICREA position

Andreu Font-Ribera appointed ICREA Professor at IFAE

January 14, 2026

Andreu Font-Ribera has been appointed ICREA Research Professor at the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), reinforcing the institute’s leadership. With this appointment, IFAE now hosts eight ICREA professors.