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

                 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
2000 - 2003    Chairman of the Council of the University of Education (PH) Heidelberg
               
               PI or CO of various large national and international instrumentation
               and research projects.

Memberships

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (External Member since 1979)
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (since 2004)
Astronomische Gesellschaft, European Astronomical Society (Founding Member), International Astronomical Union

Awards

Naming of Minor Planet 2373 "Immo"
Prix Gay Lussac/Humboldt 2001
Karl Schwarzschild Medal of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2015