Eva Grebel elected Vice President of the Astronomische Gesellschaft
13.11.2026
Eva K. Grebel, Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) at the Centre for Astronomy of Heidelberg University (ZAH), has been elected Vice President of the Astronomische Gesellschaft,
the German astronomical society. The election took place at the society’s annual meeting on 8 September 2026. Grebel studies how galaxies have evolved, reading their histories from their stellar populations among other things.
The Astronomische Gesellschaft is the learned society for astronomy and astrophysics in Germany. It was founded in Heidelberg in 1863, and in September 2027 it returns here for its hundredth general assembly, with the accompanying conference organised by the ZAH.
