Prof. Dr. Karl M. Menten
Research Department Millimeter- and Submillimeter Astronomy
Main Focus
Molecular
spectroscopy of astronomical sources; Star formation; Astrochemistry; Studies of the interstellar medium at
(sub)millimeter wavelengths; Astrophysical masers; Atomic and molecular
gas at cosmological distances; Late phases of stellar evolution; Radio
interferometry
Curriculum Vitae
Born on October 3,
1957 in Briedel.
Study of physics and astronomy, doctorate Bonn Univ. (1987),
radio astronomer at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1992),
Lecturer in Astronomy Harvard Univ. (1995),
Senior Radio Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1996),
Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (since 1996),
Honorary Professor for Experimental Astro-physics at the Bonn University (since 2001).
Study of physics and astronomy, doctorate Bonn Univ. (1987),
radio astronomer at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1992),
Lecturer in Astronomy Harvard Univ. (1995),
Senior Radio Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1996),
Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (since 1996),
Honorary Professor for Experimental Astro-physics at the Bonn University (since 2001).