Prof. Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietBiochemie,Astrophysik,Hydrogeologie und Hydrologie
Keywordsgeology, planetary sciences, extraterrestrial life, planetary habitability, extrasolar planets

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandDeutschland
OrtBerlin
Universität/InstitutionTechnische Universität Berlin
Institut/AbteilungZentrum für Astronomie und Astrophysik (ZAA)

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Tilman SpohnInstitut für Planetenforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.01.2011

Programm(e)

2010Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Schulze-Makuch is internationally renowned for his pioneering work in astrobiology. He has made important contributions to the theory of possible life forms in other worlds such as Venus, the Saturnian satellite Titan, and Jupiter. He has re-analyzed data from the Viking missions and has shown that these might indicate life that uses hydrogen perchlorate as an anti-freeze fluid. During his stay in Germany he will work with scientists from the Helmholtz Research Alliance "Planetary Evolution and Life" coordinated by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin on the habitability of Mars, Titan and earthlike Exoplanets using spacecraft data available at DLR.