Reinhard Genzel

Reinhard Genzel
Genzel in 2012
Born	(1952-03-24) 24 March 1952 (age 72) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, West Germany (now Germany)
Education	University of Freiburg (BSc) University of Bonn (MSc, DPhil)
Known for	Infrared astronomy Submillimetre astronomy
Awards	Otto Hahn Medal (1980) Balzan Prize (2003) Shaw Prize (2008) Crafoord Prize (2012) Tycho Brahe Prize (2012) Fellow of the Royal Society Harvey Prize (2014) Nobel Prize in Physics (2020)
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	Beobachtung von H2O-Masern in Gebieten von OB-Sternentstehung  (1978)
Doctoral advisor	Peter Georg Mezger

Reinhard Genzel ForMemRS^[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnhaʁt ˈɡɛntsl̩] ^ⓘ; born 24 March 1952) is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose.^[2][3] In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Genzel recalls his journey as a physicist; the influence of his father, Ludwig Genzel [de]; his experiences working with Charles H. Townes; and more.^[4][5]