Eberhard Bodenschatz

Eberhard Bodenschatz is a Professor of Physics at Georg-August University Göttingen and a Director/Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS). He has held leadership roles including Managing Director of MPIDS (2017–2020, 2011–2013) and Co-Director of the Max Planck University of Twente Centre on Complex Fluid Dynamics (2017–2022). His research focuses on fluid physics (turbulence, cloud microphysics), biophysics (cardiac electrophysiology, aerosol transmission), and synthetic biology (artificial cells, axonemes).

• Education: Diplom in Theoretical Physics (1985), PhD (1989), both from University of Bayreuth.
• Awards: Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1993), Fellow of APS (2003), Stanley Corrsin Award (2014), Leopoldina Membership (2020).
• Leadership: Chair of Max Planck Central Software Panel, Member of Göttingen Research Council, and advisor to Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics.

Research interests span turbulence dynamics, biophysical systems (e.g., heart arrhythmias, cilia mechanics), and aerosol transmission mechanisms. Notable contributions include airborne cloud physics measurements via the Max Planck CloudKite platform and studies on sonogenetic control of cardiac rhythms.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary work: turbulence dissipation in clouds, aerosol risk modeling, and synthetic axoneme design. He has organized major conferences on astrophysical turbulence and fluid dynamics of life systems.