Theodor W. Hänsch

Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch is a German-American physicist and university teacher born in Heidelberg in 1941. He has worked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Stanford University, Heidelberg University, and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics. His professional locations include Munich, and he holds the position of professor. He is educated at Heidelberg University, Stanford University, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Hänsch received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, the Frederic Ives Medal, and the Stern–Gerlach Medal. He is a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Sciences. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Physics collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He speaks German and has supervised doctoral students including Carl Wieman and Immanuel Bloch.