The network
The “Astrophysics Network Potsdam” is a cross-institutional specialized alliance of scientific research groups that conduct research and teaching in astronomy/astrophysics in Potsdam. The network encompasses the research activities of three non-university institutions – the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY at the Zeuthen site, the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute / AEI) in Potsdam-Golm – and two chairs in astronomy/astrophysics at the University of Potsdam.
Studies & teaching
The University of Potsdam’s Institute of Physics and Astronomy is the central contact point when it comes to answering questions concerning studies and to combining university and non-university matters in astrophysics at Potsdam:
- Professor Dr. Philipp Richter, Email: prichter@astro.uni-potsdam.de
Research teams
You will find a number of contact persons in the research category in the list of chairs. However, this list only contains professors who are formally involved in university teaching at Potsdam. Information about other research groups in the area of astrophysics in Potsdam and additional links can be found on the key research area sites and the institutions’ individual websites.
The media and public relations
The individual institutions have their own media and PR officers:
- DESY: Ulrike Behrens, Email: ulrike.behrens@desy.de
- AIP: Dr. Janine Fohlmeister, Email: presse@aip.de
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AEI: Dr. Elke Müller, Email: elke.mueller@aei.mpg.de
- University of Potsdam, Faculty of Science: Dr. Barbara Eckardt, Email: eckardt@uni-potsdam.de