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Dr. rer.nat. Michael Kretschmer

Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik


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Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
Giessenbachstraße
85748 Garching
Tel.: 089-30000-3610
Fax.: 089-30000-3950
E-Mail: mkr@mpe.mpg.de
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CV
Born
  • Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Hockenheim
Education
  • Carl Friedrich Gauss Gymnasium (Highschool)
    Primary courses: Physics and chemistry. Degree: 'Abitur'
 Gauss
  • University of Karlsruhe: Physics
    Degree: 'Diploma'. Examinations: 'Particle physics and accelerators',
    'Computer sciences'
 UniKA
  • University of Vienna: Astronomy, Computer Sciences
    Additional courses
 UniVie
  • (Nuclear) Research Center Karlsruhe (KfK): Diploma Thesis
    Title: "Control and Data Acquisition System for a Test Setup of Multiwire
    Proportional Chambers for KASCADE" (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H. Rebel)
 FZK
  • University of Köln (Cologne): Geophysics
    PhD courses, geophysical field practicum (Prof. Dr. F. M. Neubauer)
 Köln
  • German Aerospace Research Center (DLR): PhD Thesis
    Title: "Sound Propagation in Cometary-Relevant Material" (Abstract & download)
    (Prof. Dr. D. Möhlmann)
 DLR
Career
  • 1998 - 2001. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne
    Institute for Space Simulation (today: ''Material Physics in Space'')
    Development of the ROSETTA Lander's SESAME/CASSE instrument; Hardware
    and software development and testing; Space simulation experiments; Space
    qualification of hardware; Experiments for data interpretation; Final integration of
    flight hardware; Student supervision; Public relations (radio, TV, open-day); Web design.
    CASSE CoI.
DLR
  • 04/1999. Von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH, Schwetzingen
    Manufacturing and testing of space qualified electronics (ROSETTA/COSIMA)
 vH+S
  • 2001 - today. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
    Physics of complex ('dusty') plasmas; Experimental works, in the lab and on parabolic flights (total: 7 campaigns, 17 flight days, 527 parabolas, 176 minutes of zero-g time); Data processing and publication of results from lab, parabolic flights and space station ISS; International collaboration with institutes in Moscow (JIHT/RAS, aka IHED), Tel Aviv (Weizmann Institute), Orléans (GREMI); Project work and development of space station hardware (PK-4 facility), Project Scientist; Supervision of student experiments; Public relation (video documentations, open-days) and web management.
MPE
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SPECIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Computer
Work with these operating systems:
Windows 98/2000/XP, MacOS X, MacOS 7-9, Unix, VAX-VMS, OS-9, GEM/TOS, DOS.

Software development with these languages:
C/C++, Pascal, IDL, Modula, Fortran, Basic, Assembler, Machine Code.

Additional knowledge:
Web publishing with (source code) HTML, CSS, JavaScript; Text processing and
presentation technique (wysiwyg systems, TeX, PowerPoint, etc.);
Digital image processing; Non-linear video editing (DV, DVD).

Electronics
Digital and analog electronic circuit design; Printed board layout; Programming
of microcontrollers; ESA High-Reliability Soldering certificate (ESA PSS-01-708)

Languages
German (native); English (conversation); French (school level);
Spanish, Russian (rudimentary).

Miscellaneous
FAA Class III pilot medical certificate (for participation in parabolic flights);
Boat license (sails and motor); Scuba Diving certificate; Driving license.
Regular sports: Swimming and Karate (blue belt).
Musical instruments: drums and keyboard/pipe organ. Three pieces of music
I would take to a desert island: Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells; Emerson,
Lake & Palmer - ELP; Glenn Gould - Bach, Goldberg Variations.
 My favourite citation: Carl Sagan.

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REFERENCES
Prof. Dr. Berndt Feuerbacher
Director Emerit. of DLR Institute for Space Simulation
Founding Director of DLR Institute for Space Flight Systems
Am Fallturm 1
28359 Bremen, Germany
E-mail: Berndt . Feuerbacher @ dlr . de

Prof. Dr. Gregor Morfill
Director of Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
Giessenbachstraße
85741 Garching, Germany
E-mail: gem @ mpe . mpg . de

Prof. Dr. Mihály Horányi
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics & Department of Physics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0392, USA
E-mail: mihaly . horanyi @ colorado . edu

Prof. Dr. F. M. Neubauer
Institute for Geophysics & Meteorology
University of Cologne
Zülpicher Str. 49a, 50674 Köln, Germany
E-mail: neubauer @ geo . uni-koeln . de

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03/2009, Michael Kretschmer

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