Walter Henning
Walter F. Henning (born January 13, 1939 in Bad Hersfeld ) is a German physicist and university professor. His main field of work is the study of nuclear reactions and the structure of atomic nuclei.
Life
After graduating from high school in 1959, Walter F. Henning studied physics at the Technical University of Darmstadt and at the Technical University of Munich . In 1968 he received his doctorate with a nuclear physics thesis at the Technical University of Munich. From 1969 to 1976 Henning was a research assistant at the Technical University of Munich and completed his habilitation in 1976 on a core physics topic. From 1973 to 1975 he was a visiting scientist and from 1977 to 1986 as a staff physicist at the Argonne National Laboratory in the USA. In 1983 the University of Chicago appointed him professor. From 1986 he was professor at the University of Mainz and head of the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research(at that time the Society for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt. In 1992 he took over the position of director of the Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory. From 1999 to 2007 he was Professor at the Goethe University in Frankfurt and Scientific Director of the GSI. From 2004 to 2006, as Vice President of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, he campaigned for the interests of other national research institutions. In 2007 he moved back to the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. He has now retired.
Services
In 2004 Henning received the Hessian Order of Merit for his services to the future of scientific research in Hesse . With his commitment and scientific reputation, Henning made a decisive contribution to the expansion of cutting-edge research not only in Hesse but throughout Germany, said the then Hessian Minister for Science and Art, Udo Corts (laudatory speech). Henning initiated the future international accelerator center FAIR ( Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research ) at GSI in Darmstadt, from the creation of the concept to the successful assessment by the Science Council and the funding commitments by the Federal Ministry.
In 2007 he received the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany for his contribution to physical research in Germany. Henning is also one of the Argonne Distinguished Fellows, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics and the American Association for the Advancement of Science .
Web links
- CV on the GSI homepage
- Press release from the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art on the award of the Order of Merit
- Two Argonne scientists inducted into AAAS
Individual evidence
- ↑ CV on the GSI homepage
- ↑ Press release from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- ^ Emeritus Scientists and Engineers Argonne National Laboratory
- ↑ Hessian Order of Merit for Prof. Dr. Walter Henning
- ↑ Press release: Change of managing director at GSI
- ↑ Argonne's Walter Henning receives award from German president
- ^ Argonne Distinguished Fellows
- ^ Members of the MPIK Board of Trustees
- ^ Two Argonne scientists inducted into AAAS
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henning, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henning, Walter F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Hersfeld |