Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, West Germany (now Germany)
Education
University of Freiburg (BSc)
University of Bonn (MSc, DPhil)
Known for
Infrared astronomy Submillimetre astronomy
Awards
Otto Hahn Medal (1980)
Balzan Prize (2003)
Shaw Prize (2008)
Crafoord Prize (2012)
Tycho Brahe Prize (2012)
Fellow of the Royal Society
Harvey Prize (2014)
Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
Scientific career
Fields
Astrophysics
Institutions
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics University of California, Berkeley
Thesis
Beobachtung von H2O-Masern in Gebieten von OB-Sternentstehung (1978)
Doctoral advisor
Peter Georg Mezger
Reinhard GenzelForMemRS[1] (German pronunciation:[ˈʁaɪnhaʁtˈɡɛntsl̩]ⓘ; born 24 March 1952) is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose.[2][3] In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Genzel recalls his journey as a physicist; the influence of his father, Ludwig Genzel [de]; his experiences working with Charles H. Townes; and more.[4][5]
^http://royalsociety.org/people/reinhard-genzel/ Professor Reinhard Genzel ForMemRS
^"Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^Overbye, Dennis; Taylor, Derrick Bryson (6 October 2020). "Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Black Holes – The prize was awarded half to Roger Penrose for showing how black holes could form and half to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for discovering a supermassive object at the Milky Way's center". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^Interview with Professor Reinhard Genzel (2020 Physics Nobel Prize Laureate) - Pt. I, 20 July 2021, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 11 August 2021
^Interview with Prof. Reinhard Genzel (2020 Physics Nobel Prize Laureate) - Pt. II, 10 August 2021, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 11 August 2021
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