Volker Liebig
Volker Liebig (born 3 September 1956) is a German geophysicist and honorary professor at the Institute of Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart.[1]
From 2004 to 2016, he was Director of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth observation programmes and Head of the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) in Frascati near Rome.[2]
During his tenure at ESA, the space component of the European environmental observation system Copernicus with the Sentinel satellites was established.[3]
Career
Liebig studied geophysics at LMU Munich.[4]
He participated in the German Antarctic North Victoria Land Expedition (GANOVEX IV) in 1984/85, and his doctoral research included magnetotelluric measurements in Antarctica.[5]
From 1993 to 2004 he held various management positions at the German Space Agency (DARA), which was merged in 1997 with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).[6]
He has been teaching at the University of Stuttgart since 2002, and was appointed honorary professor in 2010.[7]
Since leaving ESA, Liebig has also pursued artistic photography.[8]
Honours
- In 1985, a mountain spur in East Antarctica was named after him.[9]
- In 2018, the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR) awarded him the Eugen Sänger Medal for his services to space-based Earth observation, meteorology and climate research and the development of the Sentinel satellite series.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Hon.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Liebig". Institute of Space Systems. University of Stuttgart. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Volker Liebig". www.esa.int. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Sentinel hat eine neue "Qualität"". Deutsche Welle (DW). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Hon.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Liebig". Institute of Space Systems. University of Stuttgart. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Hon.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Liebig". Institute of Space Systems. University of Stuttgart. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Hon.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Liebig". Institute of Space Systems. University of Stuttgart. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Hon.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Liebig". Institute of Space Systems. University of Stuttgart. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Ausgabe 22 – Das sind die Künstler". Swan Magazine (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "SCAR Composite Gazetteer". data.aad.gov.au. Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "DGLR ehrt "Mr. Sentinel" Prof. Volker Liebig". Luftfahrtmagazin.de & Pilotenmagazin. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Eugen-Sänger Medaille für Prof. Volker Liebig". Institute of Space Systems. University of Stuttgart. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.