Background
Däppen, Werner was born on September 9, 1950 in Zurich, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1991. Son of Karl and Klara (Glauser) Däppen.
physics and astronomy educator
Däppen, Werner was born on September 9, 1950 in Zurich, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1991. Son of Karl and Klara (Glauser) Däppen.
Diploma in physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1975. Doctor Science National, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1978.
Postdoctoral, Geneva (Switzerland) Observatory, 1978-1981; postdoctoral, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, England, 1982-1984; visiting scientist, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, Colorado, 1984-1986; visiting professor, Observatory of Paris, Meudon, France, 1986-1987; visiting scientist, Commissariat A L'Energie Atom., Saclay, France, 1987-1988; visiting scientist, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 1988-1990; associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1991. Contributor articles to Physical Review Letters, Astronomical Astrophysics, Nature.
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, European Physical Society.
Married Veronika Studer, February 29, 1980.