Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz
Matthias Steinmetz is scientific chairman of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and director of the research branch Extragalactic Astrophysics. Topics under investigation in this research branch extend from the structure, dynamics and chemical evolution of the Milky Way over the structure and evolution of galaxies and their massive black holes to the formation of galaxies, clusters of galaxies and the large scale cosmic web. Furthermore, researchers in this research branch are participating in the development of the next generation of instruments for telescopes of ESO's Paranal Observatory and for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), and are actively engaged in the establishment of a E-science and research data infrastructure for astronomy.
Phone: +49 331 7499 800
msteinmetz @aip.de
Leibniz-Institut
für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
An der Sternwarte 16
14482 Potsdam
Matthias Steinmetz's personal research interests focus on the formation and evolution of galaxies, in particular the Milky Way. He has been actively engaged in performing high resolution simulation of the galaxy formation process and is heavily involved in the development and scientific exploitation of spectroscopic surveys , in particular the 4m Multi-Objekt Spectroscopic Telescope 4MOST for ESO, which will go into operations in 2025 on Paranal in Chile. Matthias Steinmetz currently serves as the scientific member in the German delegation to ESO Council.
As president of the German Astronomical Society and Chairperson of the Council of German Observatories (2014-2017) Matthias Steinmetz coordinated the Position Document "Perspectives of Astrophysics in Germany 2017-2030".
Matthias Steinmetz ist co-initiator of the German National Center for Astrophysics, a national lab for astrophysics and the associated technology development, which currently is being established in Goerlitz (Saxony).
Publications
Latest refereed publications, retrieved from NASA ADS:Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 535, 1, 392; published November 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 691, A98; published November 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 533, 4, 3975; published October 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 690, A352; published October 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 688, A167; published August 2024
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024, 5, 043; published May 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 530, 3, 3278; published May 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528, 2, 3576; published February 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528, 2, 3464; published February 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 682, A9; published February 2024