Dominik A. Riechers

Prof. Dr. Dominik A. Riechers is a W3 Professor for Experimental Astrophysics at the Physics Institute I of the University of Cologne. His research focuses on observational and experimental astronomy, particularly in the areas of galaxy evolution, early universe studies, and the physical and chemical properties of interstellar medium.

His primary research interests include:

• Multi-wavelength observational astronomy and interferometry
• Galaxy surveys across cosmic time
• Physical properties and chemical composition of interstellar gas and dust
• Gravitational lensing applications
• High redshift studies and the Epoch of reionization

His research group actively contributes to major international projects including the KOSMA-tau PDR code for modeling Photon Dominated Regions, the GENESIS project on interstellar medium structure, and the FEEDBACK SOFIA legacy program mapping Galactic massive clouds using the CII 158 micron line.

Scientific recognition includes:

• NASA Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship (2007-2010)

Prof. Riechers advises numerous PhD students including Aaron Beyer, Jonathan Clarke, Simon Dannhauer, Parit Mehta, Prachi Prajapati, Aditi Sinha, Theodoros Topkaras, and Daniel Vieira. His research team comprises multiple postdocs such as Dr. Christof Buchbender, Dr. Ronan Higgins, Dr. Slawa Kabanovic, Dr. Eduard Keilmann, Dr. Liem Ngo, Dr. Yoko Okada, and others working on theoretical and observational astrophysics projects.

His laboratory at the University of Cologne's I. Institute of Physics (Room 307) serves as the hub for his research group's activities in observational astronomy and astrophysics, with particular emphasis on data from the CCAT-prime observatory and SOFIA missions.