Prof. Dr. Steen Hannestad

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsElementary Particle Physics
Keywordscosmology, neutrino physics, astroparticle physics

Current contact address

CountryDenmark
CityAarhus
InstitutionAarhus University
InstituteInstitute of Physics and Astronomy
Homepagehttp://www.phys.au.dk/~sth

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Georg RaffeltMax-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2006

Programme(s)

2005Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Steen Hannestad is widely known for his forefront research in theoretical cosmology and astroparticle physics. Specifically he uses the ``heavenly laboratories'' of astrophysical observations to probe fundamental particle physics at conditions that can not be reached in the laboratory. He has been one of the driving forces in establishing a link between cosmology and neutrino physics, currently one of the hot topics in astroparticle physics. He plans to pursue this line of research further during his stay in Germany.