Background
Toennies, Jan Peter was born on May 3, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Arrived in Federal Republic Germany, 1957. Son of Gerrit and Dita (Jebens) Toennies.
Toennies, Jan Peter was born on May 3, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Arrived in Federal Republic Germany, 1957. Son of Gerrit and Dita (Jebens) Toennies.
Bachelor in Physics, Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Gothenburg, 2000.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Amherst College, Massachusetts, 2007.
Research assistant Bonn (Federal Republic Germany) University, 1957-1965, dozent, 1965-1968. Director, science member Max Planck Institute Fluid Mechanics, Göttingen, 1969—1998. Adjunct professor Bonn University, since 1971.
Associate professor Göttingen University, since 1971. Visiting Miller Professor Chemistry and Physics, University California, Berkeley, 2005-2006. Consultant Uranit GmBH, Jülich, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1989.
Fellow American Physical Society, World Innovation Foundation. Member European Physical Society, German Physical Society (section chairman 1977-1980, Stern-Gerlach medal 2002, member atomic physics section), Göttingen Academy of Sciences (correspondent, Physics award 1964), Council European Physical Society, Academy Sciences Czech Republic, World Cultural Council (honorary), Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.
Married Monika Elisabeth Zelesnick. Children: Susanne, Annette.