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Dr Timm-Emanuel Riesen
Team Chair and Contact Person, NAEC team - Switzerland
University of Bern, Center for Space and Habitability
timm.riesenatunibe.ch
Dr. Timm-Emanuel Riesen is the Director of the Stellarium Gornergrat, an observatory high above Zermatt in the Swiss alps. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Bern, where his doctoral work focused on a mass spectrometer (DFMS) that flew on the Rosetta spacecraft to comet 67P. His background spans planetary sciences and observational astronomy. Dr. Riesen has combined research with long-standing teaching and educational engagement, including physics and IT teaching at gymnasium level and university-level physics laboratory instruction. He is an experienced observer on optical and sub-millimetre facilities on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and also worked with robotic telescopes and public outreach programs, and has contributed to the organization of national and international training activities.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Chair and Contact Person, NAEC team - Switzerland
University of Bern, Center for Space and Habitability
timm.riesenatunibe.ch
Dr. Timm-Emanuel Riesen is the Director of the Stellarium Gornergrat, an observatory high above Zermatt in the Swiss alps. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Bern, where his doctoral work focused on a mass spectrometer (DFMS) that flew on the Rosetta spacecraft to comet 67P. His background spans planetary sciences and observational astronomy. Dr. Riesen has combined research with long-standing teaching and educational engagement, including physics and IT teaching at gymnasium level and university-level physics laboratory instruction. He is an experienced observer on optical and sub-millimetre facilities on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and also worked with robotic telescopes and public outreach programs, and has contributed to the organization of national and international training activities.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for Switzerland please contact:
Dr Timm-Emanuel Riesen via timm.riesenatunibe.ch
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
