Reinhard Genzel

Reinhard Genzel
Reinhard Genzel
	Genzel in 2012
Born	24 March 1952; Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, West Germany (now Germany)
Education	University of Freiburg (BSc); University of Bonn (MSc, DPhil);
Known for	Infrared astronomy; Submillimetre astronomy
Awards	Otto Hahn Medal (1980); Balzan Prize (2003); Shaw Prize (2008); Crafoord Prize (2012); Tycho Brahe Prize (2012); Fellow of the Royal Society; Harvey Prize (2014); Nobel Prize in Physics (2020);
	Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics; University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	Beobachtung von H2O-Masern in Gebieten von OB-Sternentstehung (1978)
Doctoral advisor	Peter Georg Mezger

Reinhard Genzel ForMemRS (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnhaʁt ˈɡɛntsl̩] ^ⓘ; born 24 March 1952) is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose. In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Genzel recalls his journey as a physicist; the influence of his father, Ludwig Genzel; his experiences working with Charles H. Townes; and more.

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