Background
Haerendel, Gerhard was born in 1935.
astrophysicist engineering educator
Haerendel, Gerhard was born in 1935.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Munich, 1963.
Fellow Max-Planck-Institute Physics and Astrophysics, Germany, 1969—1972. Director Max-Planck-Institute Extraterrestrial Physics, 1972—2000. Vice president, dean engineering and science International University Bremen, Germany, since 2000.
Honorary professor Technology University Braunschweig, Germany, 1987. Visiting professor University Iowa, 1988, University California, Berkeley, 2000. Co-director Skinakas Observatory, Crete, since 1986.
Chairman council European Incoherent Scatter Radar, 1982—1984. President Committee on Space Research, since 1994.
Fellow: American Geophysical Union. Member: Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte, German Physical Society, Deutsche Gesellschaft Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., European Geophysical Society, German Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society (associate), Austrian Academy of Sciences (correspondent), International Astronomical Union, Academy Europaea, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, International Academy Astronautics (vice president since 1989).