Curriculum Vitae Ralf Bender

Coordinates:

Universitaets-Sternwarte der               Max-Planck-Institut fuer
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet            Extraterrestrische Physik
Scheinerstrasse 1                          Giessenbachstrasse
D-81679 Muenchen                           D-85748 Garching b. Muenchen
email: bender'at'usm.lmu.de                bender'at'mpe.mpg.de
phone:     +49-89-2180-5999                +49-89-30000-3702
secretary: +49-89-2180-6001                +49-89-30000-3503
FAX:       +49-89-2180-6003                +49-89 30000-3351
http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de/            http://www.mpe-garching.mpg.de/


Scientific Career:

1977-1983   Study of Physics, University of Heidelberg
1983        Diploma in Theoretical Particle Physics
1985-1987   PhD student in Astronomy at Landessternwarte Heidelberg
1987        PhD thesis on 'Morphology and Kinematics of Elliptical Galaxies' 
1987-1990   Research associate, Landessternwarte Heidelberg
1990-1991   NATO fellow at the University of Oxford
1991        Habilitation on 'Structure and Formation of Dwarf Ellipticals'
1991-1994   Staff member of Landessternwarte Heidelberg
1994-       Full Professor (chair) of Astronomy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen 
1998-2003   Managing Director of Universitaets-Sternwarte Muenchen
1999-2002   Chairman of the Scientific Technical Committee of the European Southern Observatory
2000-2004   Member of the Senate of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
2002-2014   Spokesperson of the International Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics at the LMU
2002-       Director at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching
2002-2006   National Representative in the Council of the European Southern Observatory
2003-2004   Chairman of the Scientific Strategy Committee of the European Southern Observatory
2004,2005   Beatrice L. Tinsley Centennial Visiting Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
2006-       Member of the German National Academy of Sciences 'Leopoldina'
2006-2007   Director of the Physics Department of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet
2007-2014   Vice-Dean of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet
2010        Chairman of the Observing Programmes Committee of the European Southern Observatory
2011-2013   Managing Director of the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching
2014-       Dean of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet

Awards/Honors:
1990        NATO Fellow at the University of Oxford, England
2004/2005   B.L.Tinsley Centennial Visiting Professor at the University of Texas, Austin
2001-2012   Highly Cited Scientist in Space Sciences, ISI Thomson-Reuters
2006        Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2017        Order of Merit (1st class) of the F.R.Germany
2019	    Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society