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Markus Kissler-Patig

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Markus Kissler-Patig (born 21 August 1970, in Switzerland) is a German astronomer, previously based at the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany. In August 2012, he took over as the new director of the Gemini Observatory.[1]

He specializes in the study of star clusters and galaxies.

In 1999, he was winner of the Ludwig Biermann Award of the German Astronomical Society in recognition of his work on extragalactic globular cluster systems.[2]

References

  1. ^ "AURA selects Kissler-Patig as new Gemini Observatory Director". 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  2. ^ "Ludwig Biermann Award Lecture: Extragalactic Globular Cluster Systems: A new Perspective on Galaxy Formation and Evolution"
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