Immo Appenzeller

Personal Data

Birth:           May 13, 1940, Bad Urach, Germany
Citizenship:     German
Marital Status:  Married, three children
Work  Address:   Landessternwarte
                 Koenigstuhl
                 D-69117 Heidelberg
                 Germany
   
                 Phone:  (+49)6221-509292
                 Fax:    (+49)6221-509202
                 e-mail: iappenze@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de

Studies

1959 - 1961    Physics, University of Tuebingen, Germany
1961 - 1966    Physics and Astronomy, University of Goettingen, Germany
Febr. 1966     Dr. rer. nat., University of Goettingen
June 1970      Habilitation, University of Goettingen
 

Professional Employment

1964 - 1965    University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory  Technical Assistant
1966 - 1967    University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory  Research Associate
1967 - 1975    University of Goettingen                   Wiss.Assistent (1967-1970)
                                                          Akad. Rat (1970 - 1975)
                                                          Privatdozent (1970 - 1974)
                                                          Apl. Prof. (1974 - 1975)
1972           University of Tokyo, Japan ,               JSPS Visiting Prof. (4 months)
1975 - 2005    University of Heidelberg                   Professor of Astronomy and
                                                          Director, Landessternwarte
                                                          Heidelberg-Koenigstuhl
1982/1983      University of Arizona, Tucson, USA,        Visiting Scientist (4 months)
1998 - 2000    Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy,        Acting Director
               Heidelberg, Germany
2002           Institut d'Astophysique, Paris             Prix Gay-Lussac-Humboldt 
                                                          Awardee
since 2005:    Professor emeritus 

Other Major Activities

 
1985 - 1986    Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Heidelberg University
1994 - 1997    General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union
               
               PI or CO of various large national and international instrumentation
               and research projects.