| Name | Heinz Wolfgang Edelmann |
| Date of Birth | April 23, 1968, at Nuremberg, Germany |
| Address | Dr. Remeis-Observatory, Astronomical
Institute of
the Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Sternwartstr. 7 D-96049 Bamberg Germany |
| Phone | |
| Fax | ++49 (0) 951 95 222 22 |
| edelmann @ sternwarte.uni-erlangen.de |
| 2003 | PhD, Astrophysics,
Friedrich-Alexander-University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Thesis topic: "Spectroscopic analyses of subluminous B stars: observational constraints for the theory of stellar evolution, pulsation, and diffusion" |
| 1998 | Diploma (B.Sc.), Physics,
Friedrich-Alexander-University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Thesis topic: "Spektralanalyse von heliumarmen unterleuchtkraeftigen B- und O-Sternen" |
| 1991 | Pre-Diploma, Precision Engineering, Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences of Nuremberg, Germany |
| 2006 - 2007 |
Resident Astronomer at the
Hobby-Eberly Telescope of the University of Texas at Austin, McDonald
Observatory, USA |
| 2005 - 2006 |
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin,
McDonald Observatory, USA |
| 1999 - 2003 | Scientific employee at the Dr. Remeis-Observatory, Bamberg, Germany |
| 1996 - 1999 | Undergraduate auxiliary employee at the Dr. Remeis-Observatory, Bamberg, Germany |
2003 - 2004 Software-engineer at the Gesellschaft fuer Intelligente Wirksysteme (GIWS), Nuremberg, Germany
(Model calculations for military purposes)
Observational stellar astrophysics - Element abundances - Close binaries - 'Hyper-velocity' stars - Stellar evolution - Supernovae Ia progenitors - Stellar oscillations
Optical Spectroscopy Low-resolution
- German-Spanish Astronomical Center, Calar Alto, Spain:
- European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile:
- 1.52m ESO + B&C (5 nights)
- 1.54m Danish + DFOSC (8 nights)
- McDonald Observatory, Mt.Fowlkes, USA:
- 9.2m + LRS (130 nights)
High-resolution
- German-Spanish Astronomical Center, Calar Alto, Spain:
- 2.2m + FOCES (19 nights)
- European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile:
- 1.52m ESO + FEROS (4 nights)
- McDonald Observatory, Mt.Locke + Mt.Fowlkes, USA:
- 2.7m + Coude cs2 (28 nights)
- 9.2m + HRS, MRS (130 nights)
Photometry
- German-Spanish Astronomical Center, Calar Alto, Spain:
- 2.2m + BUSCA (3 nights)
| 1999 - 2003 | Teaching and supervision of laboratory and practical exercises for undergraduates: visual and CCD observations, data reduction, spectral classification |
| 1996 - 2005 | Giving tours at our institute for public groups, including observations and public lecturing |