Background
Burkert, Andreas Michael was born on May 12, 1959 in Gangkofen, Bavaria, Germany. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Fritz and Marianne (Heintke) Burkert.
Astronomer astrophysicist researcher
Burkert, Andreas Michael was born on May 12, 1959 in Gangkofen, Bavaria, Germany. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Fritz and Marianne (Heintke) Burkert.
Abitur, Grammar School Munich, 1978. Diplomate in physics, University Munich, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, University Munich, 1989.
Science assistant, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, 1986; science collaborator, $, Munich, 1986-1989; postdoctoral researcher, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1989-1990; postdoctoral researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1990-1991; research associate, Max Planck Institute Astrophysics, Garching, Germany, 1991-1994; head theory group research, Max Planck Institute Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany, since 1995.
Member American Astronomical Society, Astronomische Gesellschaft, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.
Married Inge Christl Latteck, June 10, 1986. 1 child, Joshua Michael.