Background
Jessberger, Elmar K. was born on April 18, 1943 in Eisenach, Germany. Son of Ludwig and Ria (Amrhein) Jessberger.
Jessberger, Elmar K. was born on April 18, 1943 in Eisenach, Germany. Son of Ludwig and Ria (Amrhein) Jessberger.
Diploma in physics, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1971. Habilitation, Heidelberg University, Germany, 1981.
Member of staff, Max-Planck Institute Kernphysik, Heidelberg, 1971-1996;
university professor planetology, Institute Planetology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany, since 1996. Advisor European Science Foundation, Strasbourg, France, 1987-1991. Member review panel Deutsch Agentur fur Raum fahrtangelejenheiten (DARA), Bonn, Germany, since 1991.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1972-1973. Guest professor of University Vienna, Austria, 1991-1992.
Fellow Meteoritical Society. Member New York Academy of Sciences, German Minerology Society, Planetary Society.
Married Ulrike Becker, August 9, 1969. Children: Florian, Sebastian.