Initiators, Partners and Supporters

Behind the concept of the German Center for Astrophysics stands a collective initiative of the German community of astronomy and astroparticle physics. The idea givers are renowned researchers in their area. They are being carried by many universities and partners in the region. Representatives of all major research communities (Helmholtz, Leibniz, Fraunhofer, Max-Planck) and the principal of the Technical University of Dresden as well as the principal of astroparticle physics at the German Electron Synchrotron DESY support our issue to build a world class major research center.

The DZA works close together on an international level with large astronomical organisations - among others the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the European Space Agency (ESA), the large observatory Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and the European initiative for the construction of the Einstein Telescope. By participating in major projects there already exists an extensive network with numerous partners in non-university and university astronomical research worldwide. To us, international cooperation is a crucial matter. It is the DNA of the Center.

Günther Hasinger, former Scientific Director of the European Space Agency ESA, is the designated founding director of the DZA.

Cutting edge research only works in a team. That is why the German Center for Astrophysics counts on international expertise.