Jenny Wagner

For the Australian children's writer, see Jenny Wagner (author).
Jenny Wagner
Jenny Wagner, 2008
Born1984
Dudweiler, West Germany
Alma materHeidelberg University
Known forObservational cosmology, Strong gravitational lensing
AwardsPreis für mutige Wissenschaft
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsCERN, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg University, Bahamas Advanced Study Institute and Conferences (BASIC)
Thesis Quality control for peptide chip array production
Doctoral advisorVolker Lindenstruth

Jenny Wagner (born 1984) is a German physicist, cosmologist, and book author.[1]

In her research, she aims at identifying the impact of models and more general assumptions on the interpretation of data within a given theoretical framework[2], and thereby follows the ideas of ideal observational cosmology[3], as pursued by George Ellis and collaborators. Her research in cosmology specialises in strong gravitational lensing, the description and evolution of cosmic structures, and the reconstruction of the cosmic distance ladder.[1] Since 2019, she has been engaged in disseminating the concepts and results of astrophysical and cosmological research as part of the team of the German YouTube channel "Urknall, Weltall und das Leben" run by Joseph M. Gaßner.[4]

In 2020, she was awarded the "Preis für mutige Wissenschaft" of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Art for proving to take high risks from the beginning of her the career onwards while working between different research fields – from her start in particle physics to her PhD in biophysics and to her work in cosmology.[5]

Besides the mathematical and physical aspects of cosmology, she is interested in its philosophical foundations.[6] She is also the editor of the 7th German edition of "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" originally written by Paul A. Tipler and Gene Mosca, and co-editor of the 8th German edition, published by Springer.[7]

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