Education
Heuer studied physics at the University of Stuttgart. He then obtained his Doctor of Philosophy 1977 at the University of Heidelberg under Joachim Heintze for his study of neutral decay modes of the Ψ(3686).
physicist Director General of European Organization of Nuclear Research
Heuer studied physics at the University of Stuttgart. He then obtained his Doctor of Philosophy 1977 at the University of Heidelberg under Joachim Heintze for his study of neutral decay modes of the Ψ(3686).
He currently is the President of Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft since 2016. His post-doc studies include the JADE experiment at the electron-positron storage ring PETRA at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, and from 1984, at the OPAL experiment at European Organization of Nuclear Research, where he also became spokesperson of the OPAL collaboration for many years. Having been offered a full professorship for experimental physics at the University of Hamburg, Heuer returned to Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron in 1998.
In 2004, he was appointed Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron"s Research Director.
In December 2007, the European Organization of Nuclear Research research council announced that Heuer will take office as European Organization of Nuclear Research"s Director General starting 1 January 2009, following the term of Robert Aymar.
On 15 June 2011, Heuer was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Victoria. On 19 July 2011, Heuer was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Liverpool. In his speech to the graduands he spoke of the need to bring science into mainstream culture. On 16 December 2011, Heuer was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Birmingham. On 13 June 2012, Heuer was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow. On 12 November 2012, he was awarded an Edison Volta Prize. On 5 December 2013, he was awarded the Niels Bohr Meda In September 2015, Heuer was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Belgrade.
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. SAM High Level Group. Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities.
