Pascale Ehrenfreund

Pascale Ehrenfreund
Born1960 (age 63–64)
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
University of Paris VII
Webster Leiden
Occupation(s)CEO of the German Aerospace Center
President of Committee on Space Research
Astrophysicist
Years active1990-present
Employer(s)Leiden University
University of Amsterdam
George Washington University
Radboud University Nijmegen
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Astrobiology Institute
Austrian Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research
German Aerospace Center
Known forAsteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund is named in her honor.

Pascale Ehrenfreund (born 1960) is an Austrian astrophysicist. Ehrenfreund holds degrees from the University of Vienna (Masters, molecular biology; PhD astrophysics, habilitation, astrochemistry) and Webster Leiden (Masters, management and leadership). Prior to becoming a Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs at George Washington University, she was a professor at Radboud University Nijmegen, Leiden University, and University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She was the first woman president of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and from 2015-2020, she was the CEO of the German Aerospace Center.[1] Since 2019, she is the President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and since 2018, she is the Chancellor of the International Space University (ISU). Since 2021 she is president of the ISU. The main-belt asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund is named in her honor.[2] She is the President of Committee on Space Research from 2022 to 2026.[3][4]

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  3. ^ "New COSPAR President Elected". Committee on Space Research. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ "New COSPAR President Elected (press release)". Committee on Space Research. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.