Fiorella Coliolo

2007 – present

Consulting for the Communication Department of ESA, Paris

Under the responsibility of the Head of Exhibitions:

- Scientific content provider, writer of texts plus images research for exhibition panels and multimedia production to promote European missions distributed to ESA centres, national partners, schools, museums and planetaria. Coordination with external contractors and graphic designers and ESA’s various directorates.

- On-site support and definition of content for the European Space pavilion at the Berlin Air Show and at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget; and also for the ESA stand at the International Astronautical Congress and the European Space pavilion.

- Support for the organisation of international events to promote ESA’s missions and achievements to institutional and general public audiences.

- Manager and Editor for the ESA’s exhibition website, including news-articles and iconographic research. Main target: general public.


Consulting for the ESA science and Robotic Exploration Department, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

- Definition of a communication campaign to promote the long-term ESA-NASA Mars robotic exploration programme

- Editor and designer in 2008 of the new ESA website to promote future missions to Mars in collaboration with the Head of the IT, Communication and Education Service.


2004 – 2007 Consulting for the Communication Department of ESA, Paris

External Communication:

- Scientific content and iconographic research to promote ESA’s missions and achievements to institutional and general public audiences.

- On-site support for international events, meet visitors and answer questions

Internal Communication:

- Co-editor and project manager for the book “The world of ESA” published in partnership with La Martinière. Coordination among different actors: ESA Communication officers, graphic designer, photographer and editors.

- Editors for the internal journal of ESA


Other projects:

- Content provider and interface with a multidisciplinary team for the definition of a permanent exhibition on space science at the “Palais de l’Univers”, Dunkerque, France.

- Collaboration for the general public web page and educational projects of the ESA-EU network, EuroPlaNet.


2003 – 2004, ESA Communication Department, Paris. Young Graduate Trainer.

External communication:

- Creation of a “virtual library” of interactive computer demonstrations called “Magic Books” to give an in-depth view of European space programmes.

- Scientific content, iconographic research and project coordination with the graphic designer for the following exhibitions: the 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Paris, France; European Space pavilion at the Berlin Air Show; and at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget; exhibition «Au-delà de la Terre. L’Europe explore le Système Solaire », in collaboration with Observatoire de Paris; exhibition stand at the International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany.


Internal communication:

- Writer for the ESA’s house journal.

- Co-organization and coordination among ESA directorates for internal events (video-transmission, guests lectures, etc.).

2002 – 1998, Research fellow at:

ESA-HQ, Science Directorate; International Research School of Planetary Science (IRSPS), Pescara, Italy; Observatory of Meudon; Laboratory of Astrophysics, University of Lecce (Italy) and the National Research Centre, CNR, Departement of Extra-terrestrial Radiation, Bologna, Italy.