Pascale Ehrenfreund
Pascale Ehrenfreund | |
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Ehrenfreund in 2014 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Paris VII Webster Leiden |
| Occupations | CEO of the German Aerospace Center President of Committee on Space Research Astrophysicist |
| Years active | 1990-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 for | Asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund is named in her honor. |
Pascale Ehrenfreund (born 1960) is an Austrian astrophysicist. She was the first woman president of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and was the CEO of the German Aerospace Center from 2010 to 2015. She is the President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) since 2019, chancellor of the International Space University (ISU) since 2018, and president of the ISU since 2021.
The main-belt asteroid 9826 Ehrenfreund is named in her honor. Since 2022, she is president of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).