photo Reinhard Genzel

Reinhard Genzel

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics — 2020
for the discovery of a supermassive compact objectat the centre of our galaxy
Citizenship
Germany Germany
Languages
German
date of birth
3/24/1952
place of birth
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Age
74 years
educated at
  • University of Bonn
    • academic major: physics
    • end time: 1/1/1975
  • Berthold-Gymnasium Freiburg
  • University of Freiburg
member of
  • Academia Europaea
    • start time: 1/1/1995
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2000
  • Royal Society
  • French Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
  • German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  • Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  • International Astronomical Union
field of work
  • submillimetre astronomy
  • infrared astronomy
  • science
  • astrophysics
doctoral student
  • Shy Genel
occupation
  • astrophysicist
  • university teacher
  • scientist
  • astronomer
work location
  • Munich
employer
  • Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
  • Harvard University
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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