Pascale Ehrenfreund
Pascale Ehrenfreund | |
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Webster Leiden | |
Occupation(s) | CEO of the German Aerospace Center President of Committee on Space Research Astrophysicist |
Years active | 1990-present |
Employer(s) | Leiden University University of Amsterdam George Washington University Radboud University Nijmegen Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Astrobiology Institute Austrian Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research German Aerospace Center |
Known for | Asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund is named in her honor. |
Pascale Ehrenfreund (born 1960) is an Austrian astrophysicist. Ehrenfreund holds degrees from the
Biography
Pascale Ehrenfreund was born in
Beginning in 1999, she worked at the Leiden Observatory and was a professor at both the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University in the Netherlands.[5] She was also a professor at Radboud University Nijmegen, in the Netherlands.[8] In 2001, she became the head of the Astrobiology Laboratory at Leiden and participated as the teamleader, co-investigator and principal investigator in numerous experiments and space missions sponsored by both ESA and NASA.[7] In 2005, Pascale Ehrenfreund came to the United States to work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California[5] as distinguished Visiting Scientist. In 2008, she accepted a position as a research professor and policy expert at the Space Policy Institute of George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C.[9] and as a senior scientist at the NASA Astrobiology Institute. From 2008 - 2012 she was the project scientist of NASA's O/OREOS satellite.[10] Pascale Ehrenfreund has written over 300 scientific research papers, holds an H-index of 70 and published 12 books.[7]
In 2013, she was selected as the first woman to head the Austrian Science Fund (German: Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung) (FWF).[11]
From 2015-2020, she was the first woman to lead the German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) (DLR).[10]
The
Awards
- 2018 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society[13]
- 2011 NASA Group Achievement Award for the O/OREOS satellite mission
- 2001 Pastoor-Schmeits Prize for Astronomy
- 2001 New Impulse Grand, Dutch Government
- 1999 Asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund 2114 T-3
- 1996 APART Prize, Austrian Academy of Science[14]
Active Memberships in Academies and Committees
- 2019- President, International Astronautical Federation
- 2016-2019 Vice President, International Astronautical Federation
- 2016- Vice Chancellor, International Space University
- 2015- Vice President, Helmholtz Association(Aeronautics-Space-Transportation)
- 2015- Board of Trustees, University Space Research Association USRA, Region III
See also
References
- ^ "First woman to head a major German research facility". DLR – German Aerospace Center. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "New COSPAR President Elected". Committee on Space Research. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "New COSPAR President Elected (press release)". Committee on Space Research. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Astrobiologin Ehrenfreund neue FWF-Chefin" (in German). Vienna, Austria: ORF Science. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Foing-Ehrenfreund, Pascale (1999). "Kosmischer Staub" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Österreichischen Bibliothekenverbund. Retrieved 27 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Pascale Ehrenfreund". NASA. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Pascale Ehrenfreund". Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ de Selding, Peter B. (18 June 2015). "DLR Picks George Washington Professor To Succeed Woerner". Alexandria, Virginia: Space News. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ a b "FWF-Chefin Ehrenfreund wechselt an Deutsches Raumfahrtzentrum - derstandard.at/2000017680579/FWF-Chefin-Ehrenfreund-wechselt-zum-DLR-nach-Deutschland" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Der Standard. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Astrobiologin führt künftig den FWF" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Der Standard. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Schmadel 2012, p. 707.
- ^ Rowden, Pam (12 January 2018). "RAS medals and awards honour leading astronomers and geophysicists". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ DLR. "Pascale Ehrenfreund - Chair of the DLR Executive Board - Curriculum vitae". DLR Portal. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
Bibliography
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. New York: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-29718-2.
External links
Media related to Pascale Ehrenfreund at Wikimedia Commons
- WordCat Publications
- NASA publications list