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	Dr. Thomas G. Müller Watzmannring 7 85748 Garching b. München, Germany Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) Gießenbachstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany ORCID: 0000-0002-0717-0462 Phone : (+49) (176) 455 00 595 E-Mail 1 : Thomas.Mueller [at] mnet-online.de E-Mail 2 : tmueller [at] mpe.mpg.de Curriculum Vitae (English) Lebenslauf (Deutsch)

Large Science & EU Projects

JWST DiSCo-TNOs: Discovering the Composition of the Trans-Neptunian Objects, Icy Embryos for Planet Formation:
- approved JWST General Observer Large Program (98.2 hours)
- Preparation started in 2020, observations are taken between late 2022 and mid 2023
- JWST NIRSPEC/PRISM observations of 59 TNOs and Centaurs to study their composition
- The sample includes some of the most primitive bodies which preserve a record of the dynamical dispersal after the era of planet formation
- International team of 14 people, led by N. Pinilla-Alonso (PI)
- Role: Co-Investigator, link to the Herschel "TNOs are Cool" project
- First outreach activities connected to Webb Spies Chariklo Ring System With High-Precision Technique, Jan 2023
Small Bodies Near and Far (SBNAF):
- EU H2020 Research & Innovation project #687378, 2016-2019, 4 partner institutes in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Spain, with 1.6 M€ budget
- Scientific exploitation of astrophysics and planetary data from space projects in combination with auxiliary data from multiple sources
- Development of new tools, techniques, data products, web services, and databases
- Reconstruction of physical and thermal properties of near-Earth, main-belt and trans-Neptunian objects
- Close to 100 refereed publications (SBNAF work and contributions to other projects)
- Wide range of outreach activities and multiple press releases
- Role: Principal Investigator, coordinator, project manager, EU contact point
TNOs are Cool: A Survey of the Transneptunian Region:
- Herschel Open-Time Key Project, with about 400 hours observing time with the Herschel Space Observatory
- Preparation started in 2005, observations were conducted between 2009 to 2013, scientific exploitation: still ongoing
- 40 scientists worldwide
- Thermal studies of more than 130 trans-Neptunian objects
- Physical and radiometric properties for different dynamic families in the outer Solar System
- More than 40 refereed publications (own work and contributions to other projects)
- Wide range of outreach activities and multiple press releases
- Role: Principal Investigator, coordinator, project manager, ESA contact point (Co-PIs: E. Lellouch, H. Boehnhardt; NASA-PI: J. Stansberry)
European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory
- Innovative infrastructure for astronomical research based on stratospheric balloons (ORISON):
  - EU Coordination & Support project #690013, 2016-2017, 4 partner institutes in Spain and Germany, with 606 k€ budget
  - Feasibility study for low-cost stratospheric balloons equipped with light-weight, medium-sized stabilized telescopes
  - Establishment of requirements and technical specifications for such a research infrastructure
  - Study of the market supply and exploration of the infrastructure exploitation strategies
  - Role: Co Principal Investigator, local project manager and supervisor
- European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory Design Study (ESBO DS):
  - EU Research & Innovation project #777516, 2018-2021, 5 partner institutes in Germany, Sweden and Spain, with 3.3 M€ budget
  - Design and development of a new European astronomical research infrastructure for balloon-based telescopes
  - Infrastructure concept, including governance and operating structure, definition of a long-term roadmap
  - Construction of a highly sensitive UV instrument and a prototype platform
  - Flight and safe recovery preparations, platform operations and data flow concepts
  - Role: Co Principal Investigator, local project manager, science & project advisory board
Origin and Evolution of Solar System Objects (SOSOS):
- Prioritized Mission Program for the Infrared Imaging Satellite "AKARI" (ASTRO-F)
- Preparation started in 2005, observations were conducted between 2006/2007, scientific exploitation: still ongoing
- Dedicated observations for 66 Solar System objects (near-Earth, main-belt, Cybeles, Hildas) at thermal infrared wavelengths
- Extraction of Solar System objects from the mid-infrared survey data
- Data reduction, calibration and thermo-physical model analysis of the observations
- Establishment of the Asteroid catalog using AKARI (sizes, albedos, dynamic families)
- Combination and comparison with IRAS and WISE: A Panoramic View of the Asteroids in the Inner Solar System
- About 20 refereed publications (SOSOS work, AKARI surveys, follow-up)
- Role: Co-Investigator, calibration, thermophysical model analysis, publications

Participation in large, mainly space-related projects

Past and ongoing projects:

Project	Instrument development, construction, test, integration	Operations	Software, pipeline development, test	Calibration (planning, analysis, documentation)	Data quality, sanity checks, user support	Post-operations, archive, documentation	Scientific data analysis	Project-related science, publications, presentations, outreach
Hubble-FOS (1)	-----	-----	1994	1994	1994	-----	1994	-----
ISO-ISOPHOT (2,3)	---	1995-1998	1994-2001	1994-2001	1995-1999	1999-2003	1995-2003	1996-2003
AKARI-IRC/FIS (3,4,6)	-----	-----	-----	2006-2008	-----	-----	2006-2010	2006-2021
Spitzer-MIPS (5,6)	-----	-----	-----	2004-2014	-----	-----	2004-2021	2004-2021
Herschel-PACS (6)	2002-2009	2009-2014	2005-2015	2002-2020	2009-2016	2013-2016	2009-2021	2010-2021
ALMA (6)	-----	-----	-----	2014-2020	-----	-----	2014-2021	2014-2021
Hayabusa2-TIR (4,6)	-----	-----	-----	2018-2021	2019-2021	-----	2018-2021	2014-2021

These tasks have been conducted at: (1) Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF) at the European Southern Observatory ESO (1994); (2) Max Planck Institute for Astronomy MPIA (1994-1998); (3) European Space Agency ESA (1998-2001); (4) Japanese Space Agency JAXA (multiple visits in 2002-2019); (5) US Space Agency NASA (multiple visits in 1995-2016), and (6) Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics MPE (2002-2022).
I also participated in the interplanetary sample-return mission Hayabusa to the asteroid 25143 Itokawa (associated team member, pre-mission observations, thermophysical target characterization, comparison with in-situ results). Part of the work was conducted in Japan during a Fellowship for Research of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2003.

Upcoming projects:

Hera - ESA's planetary defence mission (planned launch: 2024): Participation in the Working Groups 2 "Ground-based observations" and 4 "Data Analysis, Exploitation, Interpretation"; TIRI instrument team.
JWST (launched Dec 25, 2021): Participation in Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) programs on Solar System targets & Co-I on a General Observer Large Program; Publication (as first author) of the very first JWST paper on solar system science; Calibration work on MIRI/Imaging and MRS data
DESTINY+ (planned launch: 2024): Participation as science team member and support for pre-mission (thermophysical) characteristics of the mission target (3200) Phaethon.
EUCLID (launched on 01-Jul-2023): Member of the Solar System Science Working Group (SSO SWG).
SPICA (cancelled): Definition of Solar System science cases (as part of the SPICA Solar System and Exoplanets Working Group).
SKA (routine science observations in the late 2020s): Definition of Solar System science cases (as part of "The cradle of life" Working Group).
Millimetron Space Observatory (status: unknown) Definition of Solar System science cases "Small bodies of the Solar System" (Science Working Group).
Near-Earth Object Mission in the InfraRed (NEOMIR) (pre-phase A mission study): Member of the ESA Science Advisory Group (since 2022).

Publications

In total, more than 150 refereed publications, with more than 10,000 citations (100 publications with more than 10 citations, 16 with more than 100 citation; h-index: 41), including several Nature and Science publications: Entries in the Astrophysics Data System ADS (regularly updated)
- Asteroid photobombs JWST practice shots, Nature research highlights, 22 Feb 2023
- T.G. Müller, et al.: "Asteroids seen by JWST-MIRI: Radiometric size, distance, and orbit constraints", Astronomy & Astrophysics 670, A53, Feb 2023 (accepted for publication already in Nov 2022); DOI
- R. Szakáts, Cs. Kiss, J. L. Ortiz, ..., T.G. Müller, et al.: "Tidally locked rotation of the dwarf planet (136199) Eris discovered from long-term ground based and space photometry", Astronomy & Astrophysics 669, L3, Jan 2023; DOI
- E. Racero, F. Giordano, B. Carry, ..., T.G. Müller, et al.: "ESASky SSOSS: Solar System Object Search Service and the case of Psyche", Astronomy & Astrophysics 659, A38, Mar 2022; DOI
- N. Sakatani, S. Tanaka, T. Okada, ..., T.G. Müller, et al.: "Anomalously porous boulders on (162173) Ryugu as primordial materials from its parent body", Nature Astronomy, May 25, 2021, DOI
- Marciniak, A., Durech, J., Alí-Lagoa, V. ..., T.G. Müller, et al.: "Properties of slowly rotating asteroids from the Convex Inversion Thermophysical Model", Astronomy & Astrophysics 654, A87 (2021); DOI
- T.G. Müller, M.J. Burgdorf, V. Alí-Lagoa, S.A. Buehler, M. Prange: "The Moon at thermal infrared wavelengths: a benchmark for asteroid thermal models", Astronomy & Astrophysics 650, A38 (2021); DOI
- C. Chavez, T.G. Müller, J. Marshall, J. Horner, H. Drass, B. Carter: "A thermophysical and dynamical study of the Hildas (1162) Larissa and (1911) Schubart", MNRAS 502, 4981, Apr 2021; DOI
- E. Fernández-Valenzuela, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Stansberry, ..., T. Müller et al.: "Compositional study of trans-Neptunian objects at λ > 2.2 μm", The Planetary Science Journal (AAS) 2, 10F, 34 pp, 2021; DOI
- V. Alí-Lagoa, T. Müller, et al., "Thermal properties of large main-belt asteroids observed by Herschel PACS", Astronomy & Astrophysics 641, A76, Sep 2020; DOI
- Ö. Detre, T. Müller, U. Klaas, et al.: Herschel-PACS photometry of Uranus' five major moons, Astronomy & Astrophysics 641, A76, Sep 2020; DOI
- L. O'Rourke, T. G. Müller, N. Biver, et al.: Low Water outgassing from (24) Themis and (65) Cybele – 3.1 μm NIR spectra implications, ApJL 898, L45, Aug 2020; DOI
- J.L. Ortiz, P. Santos-Sanz, B. Sicardy, ..., T. Müller et al.: "The large Trans-Neptunian Object 2002 TC302 from combined stellar occultation, photometry, and astrometry data", Astronomy & Astrophysics 639, A134, Jul 2020; DOI
- T. Okada, T. Fukuhara, S. Tanaka, ..., T. Müller et al.: "Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging", Nature, Mar 2020, 5p; DOI
- R. Szakáts, T. Müller, V. Alí-Lagoa, et al.: "Small Bodies: Near and Far Database for thermal infrared observations of small bodies in the Solar System", Astronomy & Astrophysics 635, A54, 14pp., Mar 2020; DOI
- T. Müller, E. Lellouch, S. Fornasier: "Trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs at thermal wavelengths", Chapter 7 in The Trans-Neptunian Solar System, Edited by D. Prialnik, M. A. Barucci, L. Young. ISBN 9780128164907, Elsevier, 2020, p.153-181; DOI
- T. Müller, Cs. Kiss, V. Alí-Lagoa, et al.: "Haumea's thermal emission revisited in the light of the occultation results", Icarus, Volume 334, p.39-51, Dec 2019; DOI
- A. Marciniak, V. Alí-Lagoa, T. Müller et al.: "Thermal properties of slowly rotating asteroids: results from a targeted survey", Astronomy & Astrophysics 625, A139, May 2019; DOI
- S. Sugita, R. Honda, T. Morata, ..., T. Müller et al.: "The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes", Science 364, Apr 2019; DOI
- K. Wada, M. Grott, P. Michel, ... T. Müller et al.: "Asteroid Ryugu before the Hayabusa2 encounter", Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 5, 82, Dec 2018; DOI
- T. Müller, A. Marciniak, Cs. Kiss et al.: "Small Bodies Near and Far (SBNAF): A benchmark study on physical and thermal properties of small bodies in the Solar System, Advances in Space Research 62, 8, Oct 2018; DOI
- E. Vilenius, J. Stansberry, T. Müller et al.: "TNOs are Cool: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region. XIV. Size/albedo characterization of the Haumea family observed with Herschel and Spitzer", Astronomy & Astrophysics 618, A136, Oct 2018; DOI
- V. Alí-Lagoa, T. Müller, F. Usui et al.: The AKARI-IRC asteroid flux catalogue: updated diameters and albedos, Astronomy & Astrophysics 612, A85, May 2018; DOI
- A. Marciniak, P. Bartczak, T. Müller et al.: "Photometric survey, modelling, and scaling of long-period and low-amplitude asteroids, Astronomy & Astrophysics 610, A7, Feb 2018; DOI
- Burgdorf, M., Müller, T., Buehler, S., Prange, M., Brath, M.: "Characterization of the High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder Using Lunar Observations", in Satellite Data Application, Validation and Calibration for Atmospheric Observation, Edited by N. Nalli, Q. Liu, L. A. Borg. ISBN 978-3-0365-2137-4, MDPI Basel Beijing Wuhan Barcelona Belgrade Manchester Tokyo Cluj Tianjin Oct 2021, p.373-392; DOI
- T. Müller, E. Lellouch, S. Fornasier: "Trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs at thermal wavelengths", Chapter 7 in The Trans-Neptunian Solar System, Edited by D. Prialnik, M. A. Barucci, L. Young. ISBN 9780128164907, Elsevier, 2020, p.153-181; DOI
- T. Müller, A. Marciniak, Cs. Kiss et al.: "Small Bodies Near and Far (SBNAF): A benchmark study on physical and thermal properties of small bodies in the Solar System, Advances in Space Research 62, 8, Oct 2018; DOI
- T. Müller: "The Franconian Asteroid 7984 Marius", Chapter 18 in Simon Marius and his Research, Editors: H. Gaab & P. Leich, Historical & Cultural Astronomy, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-319-92620-9, 2018, p.437-447; DOI
- T. Müller: "Der fränkische Kleinplanet (7984) Marius", in "Simon Marius und seine Forschung", H. Gaab, P. Leich, (Acta Historica Astronomiae, Band 57, W. R. Dick, J. Hamel [Hrsg.]), Leipzig 2016, p. 441-454,ISBN 978-3-944913-49-0.
- T. Müller, T. Sekiguchi, M. Kaasalainen, M. Abe & S. Hasegawa: "Itokawa: The power of ground-based mid-infrared observations", in "Near Earth Objects, Our Celestial Neighbours (IAU S236): Opportunity and Risk", Editors: Andrea Milani, Giovanni B. Valsecchi, David Vokrouhlický, Cambridge University Press, ISSN 1743-9213, pp 261ff
- T. G. Müller, P. Ábrahám, J. Crovisier: "Comets, Asteroids and Zodiacal Light as Seen by ISO", in "ISO Science Legacy - A compact review of ISO major achievements", Editors: C. Cesarsky & A. Salama, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 1-4020-3843-7, 2005, p.141-155. DOI
- E. Dotto, M. A. Barucci, T. G. Müller, A. D. Storrs, P. Tanga: "Observations from Orbiting Platforms", in Asteroids III, W.F. Bottke, A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, R.P. Binzel (eds.), The University of Arizona Press, ISBN: 0-8165-2281-2, 2002, pp. 219-234.
- Ryugu: interpretation of Hayabusa-2 TIR measurements & NEOWISE & Spitzer-IRAC
- Serendipitous detection of asteroids in the Herschel-PACS/SPIRE data
- Moon: interpretation of Hayabusa-2 TIR measurements; analysis of mm-observations
- Phaethon, Eris, Triton, Didymos, Mercury, JWST TNO sample
- Atira objects
- Moon (IR, microwave): as calibration reference for climate/Earth observing satellites

Presentations, conferences, workshops & outreach

- Workshop "Thermal Models for Planetary Science IV", European Space Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 18-20 Apr 2023, SOC committee member
- European Planetary Science Congress 2022 (Granada, Spain): SB2 Small bodies from the active Main Belt to the Oort cloud and beyond (convener)
- Workshop "Rock, Dust and Ice: Interpreting planetary data", Online, 23-26 Mar 2021; SOC member & discussion moderator
- Workshop "Thermal Models for Planetary Science III", Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 20-22 Feb 2019, Organization: Thomas Müller (SOC chair), Csaba Kiss (LOC chair)
- Meetings on "Small Bodies Near and Far":
  - Astronomical Observatory, University of Poznań (AMU), Poland, May 7-9, 2019; Organization: T.G. Müller, A. Marciniak
  - Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Garching, Germany, Nov 12-14, 2018; Organization: T.G. Müller, V. Alí-Lagoa
  - Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA), Granada, Spain, Apr 25-27, 2018; Organization: T.G. Müller, R. Duffard
  - Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, Hungary, Oct 4-6, 2017; Organization: T.G. Müller, Cs. Kiss
  - Astronomical Observatory, University of Poznań (AMU), Poland, May 4-69, 2017; Organization: T.G. Müller, A. Marciniak
  - Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Garching, Germany, Nov 21-23, 2016; Organization: T.G. Müller, V. Alí-Lagoa
  - Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA), Granada, Spain, Apr 13-15, 2016; Organization: T.G. Müller, E. Fernández-Valenzuela
- Conference on "The Trans-Neptunian Solar System", Mar 26-29, 2018, Coimbra, Portugal, SOC member
- European Planetary Science Congress 2017 (Riga, Latvia) & 2018 (Berlin, Germany): Session organisation (convener, co-convener)
- Fourth Joint GSICS/IVOS Lunar Calibration Workshop, 4-8 Dec 2023, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt/Germany: Modelling the Microwave Radiation of the Moon & The Moon at thermal infrared wavelengths: Comparison between NOAA/MetOp-A/MetOp-B, TIROS-N HIRS measurements and thermophysical model predictions
- Hayabusa2 Joint Science Team Meeting, 18 Nov 2023, online: contributed talk on "A holistic (thermal) view of the Hayabusa2 mission targets"
- Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference, 22 June 2023: Radiometric Size, Distance and Orbit Constraints for Unknown Asteroids Seen in JWST MIRI Images
- Thermal Models for Planetary Science IV, 18 Apr 2023, ESA/ESTEC Noordwijk, The Netherlands: "Modelling of Ryugu's remote and in-situ thermal measurements"
- European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), 21 Sep 2022: No one gets closer to the Sun: Thermophysical properties of Atira object 2021 PH27, SB1 Session: Asteroid observations and modelling: properties and evolution of individual objects, families, and populations EPSC2022-524, 2022 (talk)
- An Infrared Bright Future for Ground-based IR Observatories in the Era of JWST (IR2022), 14-18 Feb 2022: Mission-target asteroids: thermal-IR characterization from ground, Session: High Backgroud + Time Domain (Solar System/NEOs, IR Transients/Variable, SNe), Feb 16, 2021 (live zoom talk; VR space Gather.Town; youtube link)
- European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), 16 Sep 2021: Revisiting Ryugu's pre-/post-mission thermal observations: emissivity determination, SB1 Session: Surface and interiors of small bodies and meteorite parent bodies: thermal properties and evolution, EPSC2021-74, 2021 (pre-recorded talk)
- Rock, Dust and Ice: Interpreting planetary data, 23-Mar-2021: Interpretation of Short-Wavelength Thermal Observations: The Case of Ryugu (Youtube, pre-recorded talk)
- European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC), 21 Sep 2020: "Thermophysical model of the Moon from 3.7 to 15 μm", TP12 Session: Open Lunar Science & Innovation; EPSC Abstracts Vol. 14, EPSC2020-586, 2020 (pre-recorded talk)
- Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Göttingen, 5 Sep 2019, "Ryugu - A fascinating asteroid", Planetary Group Seminar
- ESO Supernova, 30 Jun 2019 (Asteroid Day): "Die Hayabusa2 Mission zu Ryugu", Seminarvortrag
- Workshop "Thermal Models for Planetary Science III", Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, Feb 20-22, 2019:
  - "Thermophysical modelling of Centaurs & TNOs", Feb 20, 2019, contributed talk
  - "The Moon as flux calibrator for TIR measurements of Ryugu during the Hayabusa2 approach phase in June 2018", Feb 22, 2019, contributed talk
- Workshop on EU proposal project "Holistic characterization of near-Earth asteroids (HOLICON)", University of Helsinki, Finland, Jan 30-31, 2019, "Thermal IR modelling of near-Earth asteroids", contributed talk
- Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, 7 Sep 2023, TUM Garching: "Das infrarote Sonnensystem - Die Welt der Wärmestrahlung"
- Astronomiemuseum der Sternwarte Sonneberg, 26.3.2023, "Asteroid 386528 Walterfürtig"
- Ismaning, Volkshochschule München Nord, 21.11.2022, "Experimente auf/an Asteroiden: Landung, Probenentnahme, Abwehr, Forschung" (youtube link), Wissenschaftliche Vortragsreihe
- Astronomiemuseum der Sternwarte Sonneberg, 7.11.2022, "Ergebnisse aktueller Asteroidenmissionen: Erforschung und Abwehr", in der Reihe "Montagsvortrag"
- Volkssternwarte München, 30.9.2022, DARTxDidymoon – Asteroiden: Erforschung und Abwehr
- Garching, Volkshochschule München Nord, 5.4.2022, "Satellitenmissionen zu Asteroiden: von der Erforschung zur Asteroidenabwehr" (youtube link), Wissenschaftliche Vortragsreihe
- Volkssternwarte München, 7.2.2020, "Zu Besuch bei erdnahen Asteroiden", in der Reihe "Steine im Weltall" (Teil 2/3)
- Astronomiemuseum der Sternwarte Sonneberg, 3.2.2020, "Die Hayabusa-2 Mission", in der Reihe "Montagsvortrag" und Teil des "Urknall, Weltall und das Leben" Programms auf Youtube
- Astronomy on Tap, 22.1.2020, KOOKS, Munich, "Ryugu: A strange world in the Solar System", launch event
- Garching, Volkshochschule München Nord, 19.11.2019, "Asteroiden unter der Lupe: Lebensbringer oder Gefahr aus dem All?", Wissenschaftliche Vortragsreihe
- ESO Supernova, 30.6.2019 (Asteroid Day): "Asteroiden: Gefahr aus dem All?", Abendvortrag Planetarium
- Nicolaus-Copernicus-Planetarium Nürnberg, 27.2.2019, "Asteroiden: Gefahr aus dem All?", Abendvortrag Planetarium
- more public talks on topics related to Solar System, asteroids, small bodies, trans-Neptunian objects, planet IX/X, asteroid impact risk, meteorites, ...
- Vereinsheim Schwabing, 25.2.2014: Zwischen den Planeten: Von Asteroiden und Kometen, Vortragsreihe Café & Kosmos
- "Reiche Beute für den Wanderfalken - Die Sonde Hayabusa-2 kehrt zur Erde zurück", Sterne und Weltraum, Jan 2021
- "Die hochporöse Oberfläche des Asteroiden Ryugu", Sterne und Weltraum, Sep 2020
- "Die Beute des Wanderfalken", Physik in unserer Zeit, vol. 50, issue 5, Sep. 2019, p.228-231; DOI
- "The Franconian Asteroid 7984 Marius", Chapter 18 in Simon Marius and his Research, Editors: H. Gaab & P. Leich, Historical & Cultural Astronomy, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-319-92620-9, 2018, p.437-447; DOI
- "Ein Wanderfalke im Königreich Ryugu", in Sterne und Weltraum, Jul 2018, p.34-38
- "Haumea: Überraschung mit Ring", in Regiomontanus Bote, Jan 2018, p.11-14
- Miniasteroid erstaunt die Fachwelt, 11 Mar 2023, science@ORF.at, Radio Interview, Ö1-Wissenschaft
- JWST discovers tiny asteroid, Dr. Becky's Youtube channel, Night Sky News February 2023
- Sind wir jetzt vor dem Himmel sicher?, Podcast "detektor.fm", 23 Feb 2023
- Webb detects extremely small main-belt asteroid, ESA press release, 6 Feb 2023
- Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid, NASA press release, 6 Feb 2023
- Was geschah in Tunguska? Markus Röck, 12 Oct 2021, National Geographic
- Public talk on "Raumsonde Hayabusa 2 - MASCOT - Erfolgreiche Landung auf dem Asteroiden Ryugu" (YouTube link), on Feb 3, 2020, at the Astronomiemuseum der Sternwarte Sonneberg, included in the series "Urknall, Weltall und das Leben"
- Press release of the Max Planck Society (MPG): "Uranian moons in new light" & of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA): "Herschel and the Uranian moons", September 2020
- Organisation of Asteroid Day events in Munich/Garching in 2016, 2018, 2019
- BMW Press release, "BMW Night Sky Project": Vom Asteroiden zum automobilien Unikat - Der Astrophysiker, 04/2019
- Radio interview Bayerischer Rundfunk "Asteroidenmission Hayabusa 2: Unterwegs zum Asteroiden, 06/2018
- Press article on "The Halloween asteroid prepares to return in 2018", SINC Science, Spain, 12/2017
- Der nimmermüde Flugfels: Oumuamua liefert spannende Erkenntnisse über Asteroiden (pdf), interview, Campus Spiegel 12/2017
- Ring um Zwergplaneten entdeckt, MPE & MPG press release, 10/2017
- N24 TV documentary on "Asteroiden: Die Bedrohung aus dem Weltall", 07/2016
- Garching? Liegt hinterm Mars!, SZ article reporting about the asteroid naming event "365159 Garching (2009 DU111)"
- Phone interviews "Quarks", "Der Spiegel", "Süddeutsche Zeitung", different radio stations
- Idee & Mitarbeit an der Deutschlandkarte Kleinplaneten, "Die Zeit", Zeitmagazin 2015-01
- Lehrerfortbildung "50 Jahre Mondlandung", "Asteroiden: Gefahr aus dem All?", ESO Supernova, 13.5.2019
- Lehrerfortbildung "Astronomie u. Kosmologie", "Die dunkle Seite des Sonnensystems 1 & 2", Dt. Museum/Kerschensteiner Kolleg, 21-25.01.19
Related asteroid names:

Sports activities

Running, Triathlon, Skiing, Juggling,

Deutsches Sportabzeichen (since 2011)
Co-organizer & supporter for sports events (running, triathlon)
ESAC Runner's Club (founding member 1999; president 1999-2001): Runner's Club of the European Space Agency ESA in Villafranca/Spain
Juggling (since 1989) & Unicycle (since 1990) & Slack Line (since 2018)
Cross country skiing & Skating (since 1987)
Triathlon (1985-2000): usually Olympic distances (1.5-40-10), more than 100 competitions, about 50 times top-3 (10 times overall winner);
Triathlon trainer licence; Teams: SV05 Würzburg, SV Nikar Heidelberg
Racing bike & MTB (since 1984): C-Licence (1987/88); Teams: SG Dittelbrunn, SV05 Würzburg
Track and field athletics (since 1980): Focus on endurance & coordination disciplines; Personal best: 1000 Meter (2:37 min), 10 km (32:47 min);
general trainer licence; Teams: TSV Bad Königshofen, HSV Birnfeld, MRRC, VfR Garching, TSV Ismaning
Soccer (since 1978): HSV Birnfeld

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