Prof. Dr. David B. Sanders

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAstronomy
Keywordsgalaxy mergers, quasars, radio galaxies, ultraluminous infrared galaxies
Honours and awards

2023: NOVA Lecturer, The Netherlands

2022: Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Copenhagen

2019: Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chinese Academy of Science

2019: ISI Highly Cited Researcher - Space Sciences

2014: Distinguished Visiting Professor, Australian National University

2013: Neils Bohr Lecturer, University of Copenhagen

2005: NOVA Lecturer, The Netherlands

2000: Alexander von Humbolt Senior Award, Max-Planck Institute (MPE)

1995: Distinguished Visitor, CEA-Saclay, France

1987: IBM Distinguished Lecturer

1975: National Science Foundation Presidential Fellow

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityHonolulu
InstitutionUniversity of Hawaii
InstituteInstitute for Astronomy

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Reinhard GenzelMax-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2000

Programme(s)

2000Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Dr. David Sanders is one of the leading astrophysicists in the inverstigation of the physics of active galactic nuclei and luminous infrared galaxies. For more than a decade he has carried ourt pioneering research in the evolution of luminous dustc galaxies and their relationship to qasars and galaxy mergers. His collaboration with the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching will open up a new research program in exploring the evolution of infrared galaxies in the distant Univers.