Stefan Funk studied physics at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 1996 to 2002. Subsequently, he worked as a PhD student in the gamma-ray astrophysics group of Werner Hofmann at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physic (MPIK) in Heidelberg, where he received his PhD from Heidelberg University in 2005. The work of his doctoral thesis is the commissioning and characterisation of the central trigger system of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) gamma-ray telescopes and the survey of the Galactic plane with H.E.S.S. at TeV energies.[3]
He returned to Germany in 2014 to work at the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP) at FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg. Scientifically, he continued his work on H.E.S.S. and the Fermi-LAT, but also focussed more on research and development for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). His group is developing camera electronics for CTA and he is also involved in the scientific preparation of the observatory.[4]
Main research areasedit
Stefan Funk's area of research[5] is high energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics, in particular the search for the origin of cosmic rays using gamma rays and the understanding of the particle nature of dark matter. Funk is also involved in projects in laboratory astrophysics where astrophysical processes are reproduced in laboratory settings and in topics in astro quantum optics, such as super-high angular resolution optical intensity interferometry.
Distinctions and awardsedit
Funk is a recipient of IUPAP's 2009 Shakti P. Duggal Award to recognise outstanding work by a young scientist in the field of cosmic ray physics.[6] In 2010, he received the Bruno Rossi Prize from the American Astronomical Society with the H.E.S.S. team, and in 2011 with the Fermi-LAT team.[7] He is a Thomson Reuters highly cited researcher in 2015 and 2016,[8][9] and was elected as an APS Fellow in 2016.[2]
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May 12, 2024
stefan, funk, born, heidelberg, 1974, german, astroparticle, physicist, professor, erlangen, centre, astroparticle, physics, erlangen, nuernberg, germany, elected, fellow, american, physical, society, bornheidelberg, germanyalma, materheidelberg, university, a. Stefan Funk born in Heidelberg in 1974 is a German astroparticle physicist He is a professor at the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics 1 at the FAU Erlangen Nuernberg in Germany and an elected a fellow of the American Physical Society 2 Stefan FunkBornHeidelberg GermanyAlma materHeidelberg University PhD AwardsShakti P Duggal AwardBruno Rossi Prize Contents 1 Life and scientific work 2 Main research areas 3 Distinctions and awards 4 Publications selection 5 ReferencesLife and scientific work editStefan Funk studied physics at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 1996 to 2002 Subsequently he worked as a PhD student in the gamma ray astrophysics group of Werner Hofmann at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physic MPIK in Heidelberg where he received his PhD from Heidelberg University in 2005 The work of his doctoral thesis is the commissioning and characterisation of the central trigger system of the High Energy Stereoscopic System H E S S gamma ray telescopes and the survey of the Galactic plane with H E S S at TeV energies 3 From 2006 to 2007 Funk worked at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park California US as a postdoctoral researcher on GLAST later Fermi LAT a NASA satellite that was launched on June 11 2008 working with Roger Blandford Elliott Bloom and Persis Drell In 2007 he became an assistant professor in the Physics department at Stanford University and the SLAC National accelerator center During that time Funk was a group leader in the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology working on high energy astrophysics with the Fermi LAT satellite He returned to Germany in 2014 to work at the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics ECAP at FAU Erlangen Nuernberg Scientifically he continued his work on H E S S and the Fermi LAT but also focussed more on research and development for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA His group is developing camera electronics for CTA and he is also involved in the scientific preparation of the observatory 4 Main research areas editStefan Funk s area of research 5 is high energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics in particular the search for the origin of cosmic rays using gamma rays and the understanding of the particle nature of dark matter Funk is also involved in projects in laboratory astrophysics where astrophysical processes are reproduced in laboratory settings and in topics in astro quantum optics such as super high angular resolution optical intensity interferometry Distinctions and awards editFunk is a recipient of IUPAP s 2009 Shakti P Duggal Award to recognise outstanding work by a young scientist in the field of cosmic ray physics 6 In 2010 he received the Bruno Rossi Prize from the American Astronomical Society with the H E S S team and in 2011 with the Fermi LAT team 7 He is a Thomson Reuters highly cited researcher in 2015 and 2016 8 9 and was elected as an APS Fellow in 2016 2 Publications selection editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2022 References edit ECAP Homepage of the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics Retrieved 2021 11 02 a b List of American Physical Society Fellows 2011 Wikipedia 2021 10 22 retrieved 2021 11 02 Funk Stefan 2005 A new population of very high energy gamma ray sources detected with H E S S in the inner part of the Milky Way archiv ub uni heidelberg de doi 10 11588 heidok 00005542 Retrieved 2021 11 02 Science Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator Election Results Cherenkov Telescope Array 2016 05 17 Retrieved 2021 11 02 Prof Dr Stefan Funk ECAP Retrieved 2021 11 02 C4 C4 2021 02 17 C4 Awards IUPAP The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Retrieved 2021 11 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners High Energy Astrophysics Division head aas org Retrieved 2021 11 02 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2021 11 02 Retrieved 2021 11 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Six FAU researchers among most highly cited in their subject Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg Retrieved 2021 11 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stefan Funk amp oldid 1218450291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
