| Date and Place
of Birth: November
25, 1940 in Woergl / Germany
Profession:
Physicist, University Professor,
Science Astronaut
Education and Career:
Realgymnasim im Kempten/Allgaeu.
Studies of Physics in Kiel and Berlin.
1969 Diploma in Physics.
1972 PhD, Fellowship of the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
Research Associate at the Institute of Atomic and Solid
State Physics of the Free University of Berlin.
Groupleader in the research project "Hyperfine
Interaction" (SFB 161).
1974 Assistant Professor of Physics.
1979 Habilitation in Experimental Physics.
Since 1983 Science Astronaut at the German Aerospace
Research Establishment (DLR), Cologne.
Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 1985 Member of the astronaut crew of
the German Spacelab Mission "D1".
1987 Professor and Managing Director of the Institute of
Space Science at the Free University of Berlin.
Since 1987 Director of the Berlin Space Institute (WIB
Weltraum-Institut Berlin GmbH) and the SpaceTech GmbH.
Sabbaticals:
1974 Sabbatical at the
University of Stuttgart.
1980-1981 Guest scientist at the University of Chicago,
USA and the Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne, USA.
1982 Institute for Space Simulation, DLR, Cologne.
1983-1983 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, USA and
NASA Kennedy Space Center
1985 Spacelab Mission "D1".
Scientific Experience:
Atomic Physics (highly ionized
noble gases), solid-state Physics (ionic single crystals
and organic crystals) Chemical Physics and Photophysics
(solid-state photo reactions, photo-synthesis),
Biophysics (structural analysis of enzymes), microgravity
effects in the fields of Physics, Biology and Medicine.
Development and conception of space experiments.
Experimental Methods:
Optical spectroscopy, Laser
spectroscopy, HF-spectroscopy, Optically Detected
Magnetic Resonances (ODMR), Electron Spin Echoes (ESE),
Transient Electron Spin Nutations (ESN), etc.
Teaching Experience,
Publications, Others:
Lecture series and seminars at
various universities. Guest lecturer in the USA, numerous
publications in international journals and at
international conferences, three monographs, popular
scientific publications, scientific programs in TV
series.
Experience in regard to
administration, organisation and science management.
Member of numerous advisory boards.
Member of:
The jury of the Innovation Prize of the German Industry,
the managing committee of the URANIA (German Cultural
Society Berlin)
The scientific advisory board of the Max-Planck-Institut
für Radioastronomie, Bonn
The scientific managing committee of "geosens
bv", Rotterdam
The advisory board of "Junge Wissenschaft"
The editorial board of GeoJournal
The editorial board of GIS (Geo-Information-Systeme)
The advisory board of RIAS-TV
Memberships:
German Physical Society (DPG),
Association of European Astronauts (AEA)
Association of Space Explorers (ASE)
Honorary member of the Hermann-Oberth-Society
Society of the "Freunde der DFVLR"
Honorary member of the German Society for Aeronautics and
Astronautics (DGLR)
Miscellaneous:
Since 1986 President of the
Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA-Germany)
Commercial pilot
Flight instructor
Prof. Furrer died in a private
aircraft accident in September 1995.
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