Heino Falcke

Heino Falcke
Falcke in 2011
Born (1966-09-26) 26 September 1966
Occupation(s)professor of radio astronomy and astroparticle physics
AwardsSpinoza Prize (2011)
Henry Draper Medal (2021)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Cologne, University of Bonn (MSc, PhD, Dr. habil.)
Academic work
InstitutionsRadboud University Nijmegen
Websitewww.heinofalcke.org

Heino Falcke (born 26 September 1966 in Cologne) is a German professor of radio astronomy and astroparticle physics at the Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands). His main field of study is black holes, and he is the originator of the concept of the 'black hole shadow'. In 2019, Falcke announced the first Event Horizon Telescope results at the EHT Press Conference in Brussels.