VITA
Positions
Senior Scientist at IPP Garching, Germany
DFG Research Fellow at ITP Heidelberg University, Germany
DFG Heisenberg Fellow at ITA Heidelberg University, Germany
LEA Senior Researcher at MPIK Heidelberg, Germany
Cosmogrid Fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland
Marie-Curie Fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland
Postdoc at University of Würzburg (ITPA), Germany
Education & Qualifications
Habilitation at University of Heidelberg, Germany
PhD at University of Göttingen, Germany
Diploma at University of Heidelberg, Germany
Publications
Co-author of more than 250 Journal and Proceedings papers.
Selected invited papers
- Active Galactic Nuclei as Potential Sources of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays, Universe 2022, 8, 697 (download)
- An Introduction to Particle Acceleration in Shearing Flows, Galaxies (2019), 7(3), Special Issue "Particle Acceleration Processes in Astrophysical Jets", (download)
- Radio Galaxies at VHE energies, together with A. Levinson, Galaxies (2018) 6, 166, (download)
- Gamma-Rays from Non-Blazar AGN, in: Proc. 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, AIP CP 1792 (2017), 020008 (download)
- TeV Astronomy (Journal Review), Frontiers of Physics 8 (2013), 714, Special Issue dedicated to High Energy Astrophysics (download)
- Probing the central Black Hole in M87 with gamma-rays (Journal Review), Modern Physics Letters A 27 (2012), 12300301 (download)
- Non-thermal Processes in Black-Hole-Jet Magnetospheres (Journal Review), International Journal of Modern Physics D 20 (2011), 1547-1596 (download)
Referee
German Science Foundation (DFG), German Physical Society (DPG), A.v.Humboldt Foundation, Grant Agency of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Polish Science Foundation, National Science Foundation of South Africa, Council for Science and Technology UK
Journal Referee for A&A, ApJ, APh, Ap&SS, EJPh, IJMPD, PASA, NAR.
Conference Organization
- 7th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy , Barcelona, Spain, July 4-8, 2022 [Co-Chair LOC]
- VHE Phenomena Around Supermassive Black Holes (Yerevan, April 2019) [Main Organizer]
- 29th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (Cape Town, Dec. 2017) [SOC]
- 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy , Heidelberg, Germany, July 11-15, 2016 [Co-Chair LOC]
- 28th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (Geneva, Dec. 2015) [SOC]
- 27th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (Dallas, Dec. 2013) [SOC]
- High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows IV (HEPRO IV), Heidelberg, Germany, July 23-26, 2013 [Chair LOC]
- 5th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy , Heidelberg, Germany, July 9-13, 2012 [Co-Chair LOC]
- 25th TEXAS Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Heidelberg, Germany, December 6-10, 2010 [Co-Chair LOC]
- The GeV to TeV Connection, Ringberg, Germany, January 11-16, 2010
- High Energy Gamma-Rays and Neutrinos from Extra-Galactic Sources, Heidelberg, Germany, January 13-16, 2009
- 4th International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany, July 7-11, 2008
- High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows, Dublin, 24-28.9.2007
Editorial functions
- High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, eds. F.A. Aharonian, W. Hofmann, F.M. Rieger, AIP 1792 (2017)
- High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows, eds. F.A. Aharonian, F.M. Rieger, J. Paredes, G.E. Romero, IJMPCS (2014)
- High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, eds. F.A. Aharonian, W. Hofmann, F.M. Rieger, AIP 1505 (2012)
- TEXAS 2010 - Proc. of the 25th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (invited talks), eds. F.A. Aharonian, W. Hofmann, F.M. Rieger, AIP 1381 (2011)
- PoS Proc. 25th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (contributed talks and posters), eds. F.M. Rieger, C. van Eldik and W. Hofmann, PoS(123)
- High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, eds. F.A. Aharonian, W. Hofmann, F.M. Rieger, AIP 1085 (2009)
- High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows, eds. F. Aharonian, F. Rieger, J. Paredes, G.E. Romero, IJMPD D 17, No 9+10 (2008)
Memberships
- IOC of the Texas Symposia on Relativistic Astrophysics
- CTA Consortium, H.E.S.S. Collaboration
- Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Astronomische Gesellschaft
Teaching
- Lecture Courses and Seminars at Heidelberg University
- PhD Co/Supervision
