| Group head | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holger Baumgardt | Physics of dense stellar systems | Globular clusters, Galactic nuclei, Massive black holes, Star and star cluster formation |
| Frank Bertoldi | Mm/submm Astronomy | Star formation, galaxy evolution, ISM in galaxies, observational cosmology |
| K.S. de Boer | Stars and Gas in the Milky Way | Spatial distribution and dynamics of subdwarf stars. Fine-structure of the ISM. |
| Peter M.W. Kalberla | The Milky Way and Beyond | The Milky Way and its 21-cm line emission, ISM in disk and halo, structure and kinematics, Galactic mass distribution |
| Juergen Kerp | Radio- and X-ray astronomy | The scientific interest of the group is focused onto two very different wavelength regimes. However, the combined analysis offers a wealth of information about the physical conditions of the objects of interest, ranging from the Milky Way to active galact |
| Uli Klein | Galaxies: Structure and Kinematics; Magnetic fields: Interstellar and Intergalactic | Galaxy structure, kinematics, Interstellar and Intergalactic magnetic fields |
| Pavel Kroupa | Astrophysics of Stellar Populations, Dynamics and Dark Matter | Stellar populations, star formation, IMF, brown dwarfs, binary systems, dynamical evolution of star clusters, dense stellar systems, galactic dynamics, satellite galaxies, dark matter |
| Norbert Langer | Stellar Astrophysics | Research topics include the evolution of single and binary stars, nucleosynthesis, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts, and stellar and circumstellar hydrodynamics. To visit the group home page, follow the link with "More" on the menu. |
| Cristiano Porciani | The large-scale structure of the Universe | Cosmology, Galaxy Clustering, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Physics of the Intergalactic Medium, Structure of Dark-Matter Halos and Galaxy Formation. |
| Klaus Reif | Instrumentation Group | Developments of new instrumentation for Optical Astronomy and Radio Astronomy. Operation and maintenance of the "Hoher List Observatory" |
| Thomas Reiprich | Dark Energy Team | We study cosmology, galaxy clusters, and supermassive black holes over a range of wavelengths including X-ray, optical, and radio data. |
| Peter Schneider | Gravitational Lensing and Cosmology | Gravitational Lensing and Cosmology; Theory and observations of weak and cluster lensing, Dark matter and Dark Energy |
| Wouter Vlemmings | Magnetic Fields during the Birth and Death of Stars | Radio, millimeter and submillimeter wavelength polarization studies of starforming regions and evolved stars. |
| Olaf Wucknitz | Radio Lenses | Strong gravitational lensing, radio interferometry, relativity |