cultural astronomer
Research fields concern astronomy, the history of cartography, of constellations of the world and several topics in astrophysics, astronomy from Prehistoric to Contemporary times.
Professional Activities
- Secretary of newly founded Commission C5 “Cultural Astronomy” of the IAU
- Member of the Astronomical Heritage Committee (SEAC)
- 2023 organized a Scientific Workshop “The Artificial Sky Jena 2023” (external link) as a meeting of the international Stellarium Developer Team and the IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN).
- Chair of Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) at International Astronomical Union
- (2018-2023) Coordinator of the Public Science Talks at Zeiss-Planetarium Jena
- 2021/2 organized a splinter meeting “Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy” at AG2021External link virtual
- 2020/1 organized a splinter meeting “Applied and Computational Historical Astronomy” at AG2020External link virtual
- 2017-2022 historical transients and ancient meteorology
- 2016-2023 various ambious activities to connect university teaching with dome planetarium media