Background
Ernst, Jürgen was born on June 17, 1936 in Nürnberg, Germany. Son of Hellmut Walter and Elfriede Marianne Ernst.
Ernst, Jürgen was born on June 17, 1936 in Nürnberg, Germany. Son of Hellmut Walter and Elfriede Marianne Ernst.
Diploma in physics, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1965. Habilitation in physics, University Bonn, Germany, 1971.
Assistant Max-Planck-Institute Nuclear Phyisics, Heidelberg, 1965—1966. Assistent Institute Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, Bonn, 1966—1971, chief assistant, 1971—1973. Lecturer University Bonn, 1973—1980, professor, since 1980.
Postdoctoral researcher Lawrence Berkeley (California) Laboratory, 1968—1969. Guest scientist University Rochester, New York, 1975. Guest professor TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1986, Institute Nuclear Physics, University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, 1992.
Treasurer German-Indian-Pakistan Forum, Bonn, 2004—2006. Member of German Physical Society (associate), European Physical Society (associate), German-Indian Society Bonn-Cologne (secretary/treasurer 1978—2007), Universitätsclub Bonn (associate).
Married Rosmarie Padberg, September 29, 1978. Children: Christian Olaf, Johannes Dieter, Wolfgang Peter.