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Annual Statistics 2017 Max-Planck-Institut Für Extraterrestrische Physik Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik Annual Statistics 2017 Imprint Publisher: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik Editors and Layout: W. Collmar, B. Niebisch Personnel 1 PERSONNEL 2017 Directors Prof. Dr. B. Huber, Rector of LMU München Prof. Dr. R. Bender, Optical and Interpretative Astrono- Dr. F. Merkle, OHB System AG, Bremen my, also Professorship for Astronomy/Astrophysics at the MinR. Dr. R. Mertz, Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Affairs and the Media, Energy and Technology, München Prof. Dr. P. Caselli, Center for Astrochemical Studies Dr. U. von Rauchhaupt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Prof. Dr. R. Genzel, Infrared and Submillimeter-Astrono- Frankfurt/Main my, also Prof. of Physics, University of California, Berke- Prof. R. Rodenstock, Optische Werke G. Rodenstock ley (USA) GmbH & Co. KG, München Prof. Dr. K. Nandra, High-Energy Astrophysics (managing Dr. J. Rubner, Bayerischer Rundfunk, München director) MdB B. Zypries, Federal Ministry for Economy and Ener- Prof. Dr. G. Haerendel (emeritus) gy, Berlin Prof. Dr. R. Lüst (emeritus) Prof. Dr. G. Morfill (emeritus) Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr. K. Pinkau (emeritus) Prof. Dr. J. Bergeron, Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, Prof. Dr. J. Trümper (emeritus) Paris (France) Prof. Dr. M. Colless, Austrialian Astronomical Observatory, Junior Research Groups Epping (Australia) Dr. J. Dexter Prof. Dr. N. Evans, University of Texas at Austin (USA) Dr. S. Gillessen Prof. Dr. K. Freeman, Mount Stromolo Observatory, We- Dr. P. Schady ston Creek (Australia) Dr. N. Gehrels, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt (USA) MPG Fellow Prof. Dr. F. Harrison, CALTECH, Pasadena (USA) Prof. Dr. J. Mohr (LMU) Prof. Dr. R. Kennicutt, University of Cambridge, Cam- bridge (UK) Manager's Assistant Prof. Dr. E. Quataert, University of California, Berkeley Dr. D. Lutz (USA) Prof. Dr. G. Stacey, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA) Scientific Secretary Dr. W. Collmar Interdisciplinary Members of the Advisory Board Prof. Dr. G. Anton, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Ger- Press Officer many) Dr. H. Hämmerle Prof. Dr. M. Perrryman, ESA/ESTEC (The Netherlands) External Scientific Members Scientific Honours, Appointments Prof. Dr. E. van Dishoeck, Leiden Observatory (The Ne- Bender, R.: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Ger- therlands), MPE many, Munich, Germany, March 2017 Prof. Dr. V. Fortov, IHED, Moskau (Russia) Caselli, P.: Chalmers Jubilee Professorship, Chalmers Prof. Dr. John Kormendy, Univ. of Texas at Austin (USA) University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, June 2017 Prof. Dr. R. Z. Sagdeev, Univ. of Maryland (USA) Gerhard, O.: Brouwer Award, Division of Dynamical Astro- nomy, American Astronomical Society, London, UK, June Prof. Dr. M. Schmidt, CALTECH, Pasadena (USA) 2017 Dr. Karl Schuster, IRAM, Grenoble (France) Poglitsch, A.: Instrumental Development Prize, German Prof. Dr. Y. Tanaka, JSPS, Bonn, MPE (Germany) Astronomical Society, Göttingen, Germany, September 2017 Curators (together with the MPI for Astrophysics) Trümper, J.: Cothenius-Medal, Leopoldina (National Aca- Prof. Dr. A. Bode, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre of the demy of Sciences), Halle, Germany, September 2017 Bavarian Academy of Science and Humanities, Garching Dr. R. Breuer, former Chief Editor Spektrum der Wissen- schaft, Heidelberg Dr. G. Gruppe, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Bonn MdB F. Hahn, member of the Bundestag, Berlin 2 Personnel Science Groups Staff Members by Science Group 4 31 35 46 26 Infrared HE-Astrophysics CAS OPINAS Research Groups Infrared- and Submillimeter-Astronomy opoulos, Dr. P. (16.01.-28.02.); Perna, Dr. M. (10.07.- Secretary: Harai-Ströbl, S. (until 30.09.), Richter, A. (since 14.07.); Renzini, Prof. A. (15.-24.11.); Sternberg, Prof. A. 03.07.) (01.-07.10.); Toomre, Prof. A. (04.10.-10.10.); Trapman, L. (16.-20.10.); van Terwisga, S. (23.-26.01., 12.-21.06.); Team Assistant: Dengler, S.; Kleiser, A.; Veilleux, Prof. S. (10.-21.07.); de Zeeuw, Prof. T. (since Zanker-Smith, J. 01.09.) Bauböck, Dr. M.; Belli, Dr. S.; Cortes, Dr. A. (since 01.02.); Contursi, Dr. A.; Davies, Dr. R.; Deen, Dr. C.; Dexter, Dr. J.; Eisenhauer, Dr. F.; Facchini, Dr. S.; Feuchtgruber, PhD (D.) / Master (M.) Dipl.-Phys. H.; Förster Schreiber, Dr. N.; Gao, Dr. F. (sin- Cazzoletti, P. (D., van Dishoeck); Worth-Davies, R. (D., ce 01.08.); Garrel, Dr. V. (since 05.04.); Gillessen, Dr. S.; Tacconi/Förster Schreiber/Genzel); Fellenberg von, S. Habibi, Dr. M.; Hartl, Dr. M.; Herrera-Camus, Dr. R.; Lutz, (until 31.08., M., since 01.10., D., Eisenhauer/Gillessen); Dr. D.; Nelson, Dr. E. (until 31.12.); Ott, Dr. T.; Pfuhl, Dr. Janssen, A. (until 28.02., D., Sturm); Jiménez Rosales, A. O.; Poglitsch, Dr. A. (beurlaubt); Price, Dr. S. (ab 01.09.); (D., Dexter/Genzel); Karl, M. (since 01.04., M., Eisenhau- Rabien, Dr. S.; Rosensteiner, Dr. M.; Schruba, Dr. A.; Shi- er); Kohlmann, C., (since 09.01., M., Rabien); Lin, M.-Y. mizu, Dr. T.; Sturm, Dr. E.; Tacconi, Dr. L.; Tadaki, Dr. K. (until 31.10., D., Davies); Lippa, M. (D., Tacconi); Plewa, P. (until 31.03.); Wisnioski, Dr. E. (until 31.10.); Yazici, Dipl.- (D., Gillessen); Stock, R. (since 20.04., M., Dexter/Eisen- Phys. S. (until 26.07.) hauer); Übler, H. (D., Genzel); Waisberg, I. (D., Genzel); Widmann, F. (since 01.09., D., Eisenhauer) Guests Barcos, Dr. L. (07.-17.07.); Bisbas, Dr. T. (28.08.-01.09.); High-Energy Astrophysics Blitz, Prof. L. (15.10.-21.10.); Bosman, A. (16.-20.10.); Secretary: Boller, B. Calderón, D. (09. 01.-10.02., 06.06.-20.07.); Cuadra, Dr. Team Assistant: Frankenhuizen, W. J. (13.01.-03.08.); Cuello, Dr. N. (03.-14.07.); Dalcanton, Andritschke, Dr. R.; Bähr, A. (until 30.09.); Becker, Dr. W.; Prof. J. 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Emberger, V.; Erfanianfar, Dr. G.; Freyberg, Dr. M.; Fried- (D., Greiner) rich, Dr. P.; Fürmetz, Dr. M.; Gaida, R.; Georgakakis, Dr. A. (until 31.07.); Graham, Dr. J. (until 13.05.); Gueguen, Optical and Interpretative Astronomy Dr. A.; Greiner, Dr. J.; Grossberger, Dr. C.; Haberl, Dr. F.; Hartl, S. (since 01.06.); Hartmann, K.; Hartner, Dipl.-Math. Secretary: Ingram, C.; Niebisch, B. G.; Hauser, G.; Hofmann, Dr. F. (since 01.05.); Kienlin von, Dr. A.; Klein, Dr. M.; Kruehler, Dr. Th. (until 31.08.); Koch, Beifiori, Dr. A.; Bode, Dr. A. (until 30.06.); Bodendorf, Dr. A.; La Caria, M.M. (since 01.04.); Maitra, Dr. Ch.; März, C.; Böhringer, Prof. Dr. H.; Bohnet, Dipl. Phys. A.; Bruca- K. (since 15.05.); Meidinger, Dr. N.; Merloni, Dr. A.; Ober- lassi, Dr. A. (until 30.09.); Fabricius, Dr. M. (since 01.07.); gassl, S. (since 01.10.); Ott, S.; Pelliciari, C.; Pfeffermann, Farrow, Dr. D.; Fossati, Dr. M.; Galametz, Dr. A. (until Dipl.-Phys. 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Prof. Dr. J.; Weiss, I.; Wetzstein, Dr. M.; Wimmer, Dipl. Ing. (until 30.04.); Bianconi, M. (31.07.-5.08.); Buchner, Dr. C. (until 30.07.) J. (12.06.-06.08. and 07.11.-10.12.); Bouchet, Dr. L. (15.11.-15.12.); Chichuan, Dr. J. (07.09.-30.11.); Dagde- Guests viren, E. (until 31.5.); Damsted, Dr. S. (31.07.-11.08.); Bustamante Rosell, M. (27.03.-18.08.); Chan, Dr. J. (24.04.- Delvaux, C. (D., ab 16.02. Greiner); Faßbender, Dr. R. 05.05.); Drory, Dr. N. (01.07.-31.08.); Fukugita, Prof. Dr. M. (since 01.01.); Filipovic, Dr. M. (22.09.-28.09.); Fox, (21.09.-28.11.); Gebhardt, Dr. K. (01.-30.04.); Hill, Dr. G. Prof. Dr. D. (06.06.-28.07.); Gareffa, M. (26.09.-05.10.); (07.07.-03.09.); Hislop, J. (05.06.-21.07.); Longobardi, Dr. Ghirardini, V. (17.7.-17.11.); Jauzac, M. (08.10.-13.10.); A.
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