Alexander Gerst
| Alexander Gerst | |
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| ESA astronaut | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | May 3, 1976 Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Selection | 2009 ESA Group |
| Awards | Bernd Rendel-Preis |
Alexander Gerst (born May 3, 1976 in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg) is a European Space Agency astronaut having been selected in 2009 to undergo training. He studied at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, where he received a university degree in geophysics.[1] He also studied Earth Science at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, where he was awarded a Master of Science. He has been working as a researcher since 2005 and received his Doctorate in Natural Sciences at the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Hamburg, Germany in 2010, with a dissertation on geophysics and volcanic eruption dynamics. In his spare time, he enjoys mountaineering, diving, climbing and skydiving.
He was selected as astronaut in 2009 by the European Space Agency.[2]
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