Michael Kramer (astronomer)
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Michael Kramer at RAS NAM 2012
Michael Kramer (born 1967 in Cologne) is a German radio astronomer and astrophysicist. He currently serves as a Director at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn. He is also a Professor at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Professor at the University of Bonn.
Awards[]
The Royal Astronomical Society, London, honoured Michael Kramer with the 2013 Herschel Medal for his work in the field of gravitational physics.[1]
He gave the 2016 George Darwin lecture with the title, `Probing Einstein's Universe and its physics – the joy of being curious.’[2]
He was one of the recipients of the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, as a member of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Herschel Medal for Michael Kramer | Max Planck Society". mpg.de. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Lecturers of the Royal Astronomical Society". ras.org.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics to be awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration". www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
Categories:
- 21st-century German astronomers
- German astrophysicists
- 1967 births
- Scientists from Cologne
- Living people
- Academics of the University of Manchester