Thomas Henning

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Thomas K. Henning
Greifswald University (Diploma) / University of Jena (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Astronomy
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Astronomy
Doctoral advisorKarl-Heinz Schmidt
Doctoral studentsIlaria Pascucci

Thomas K. Henning (born 9 April 1956) is a German

planet formation
.

Education and career

Henning studied physics and mathematics at the

Charles University in Prague as a postdoc (1984–1985), Henning returned to Jena where he served as an assistant at Jena Observatory, completing his habilitation in 1989. After the fall of Berlin Wall, he became a guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn 1989–1990 and a guest lecturer at the University of Cologne in 1991. Henning returned to the University of Jena that same year, taking over as managing scientist of the Max Planck Research Unit "Dust in Star-Forming Regions", a post he held until 1996. Henning also became a professor at Jena University in 1992.[2]

In 1999, Henning became Chair of Astrophysics at Jena University; a position he was to hold until 2002. At the same time, he became Director of the Astrophysical Institute and of Jena Observatory. Thomas Henning served as a guest professor at the

DFG research group "Laboratory Astrophysics" in Chemnitz and Jena. From 2001 until 2024, Henning has been a director at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, where he was head of the planetary and star formation department. After his retirement in 2024, he continued to lead a research group at MPIA and is still a scientific member. He retains his professorship at Jena and, in 2003, joined the faculty at Heidelberg University as an honorary professor.[2]

Work

Henning works in the field of

submillimeter wavelengths.[3]

Throughout his career, Henning was and is involved in a number of major research projects, including the construction of instruments for the

M stars, co-investigator of the Heidelberg-Chile TESS Exoplanet Network, head of the MPIA laboratory "Origins of Life" and founding member of the European Astrobiology Institute. In 2019, he received an ERC (European Research Council) grant of 2.5 million euros for his project "From Planet-Forming Disks to Giant Planets".[5][6]

He was and is a member of a number of astronomical steering and advisory bodies, including the ESO Council, the CAHA Board, the Board of Directors of LBT and PS1, and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Thuringian State Observatory in Tautenburg.[7]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ Jäger, Klaus (2024-05-15). "Myriam Benisty new director at the MPIA". Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - MPIA News. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ a b Biographical note on the pages of the Max Planck Society (last accessed on 2011-10-15) and entry for Thomas Henning in Who's Who at Jena University (last accessed 2011-02-19).
  3. German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
    (last accessed 2011-10-15)
  4. ^ "Köpfe der Max Planck School Matter to Life". Max Planck Schools (in German). Max Planck Society. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  5. ^ "Thomas Henning receives ERC Advanced Grant worth 2.5 million Euros for research of young planetary systems". News & Events MPIA. MPIA. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  6. ^ "ERC FUNDED PROJECTS". ERC: European Research Council. European Commission. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. ^ Sections "Forschungsprojekte" and "Mitgliedschaften und Funktionen" in the entry for Thomas Henning in Who's Who at the University of Jena last accessed 2011-02-19.
  8. ^ "Thüringer Forschungspreis – Preisträger". Thüringer Forschungspreis (in German). Federal State of Thuringia. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  9. ^ "List of Members". Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  10. ^ Data base entry for minor planet 30882 at the Minor Planet Center (last accessed 2011-02-19).
  11. ^ Punia, Punita (2018). Annual Technical Report 2016-17 (PDF). Mumbai: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. p. 9.
  12. ^ "2017 Cozzarelli Prize Recipients". Cozzarelli Prize | PNAS. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  13. ^ Press release by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, June 19, 2019(last accessed 2019-08-08); Membership data base entry at the Hungarian Academy of Science (last accessed 2019-08-08).

External links

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