Professor Dr. Harald Hiesinger
Current affiliations
- Professorship for geological planetology (Prof. Hiesinger)Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 MünsterT: +49 251 83-39057 (Büro) | E-Mail
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Geologic evolution of terrestrial planets and moons
- Planetary processes
Academic Education | |
| 1999 | Promotion |
| 1984 - 1990 | Studium der Geologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
Work Experience | |
| since 2007 | Visiting Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA |
| since 2006 | Professor für Geologische Planetologie |
| 2002 - 2007 | Senior Research Associate, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2004 - 2006 | Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, USA |
| 1998 - 2002 | Research Associate, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA |
| 1997 - 1999 | Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 1997 - 1998 | Visiting Researcher, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA |
| 1992 - 1997 | Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Berlin |
| 1990 - 1992 | Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 1999 | Member of Geologic Society of America |
| since 1999 | Member of American Geophysical Union |
| since 1992 | Member of European Geophysical Union |
Publications
Reitze, MaximilianP; Weber, Iris; Morlok, Andreas; Hiesinger, Harald; Benkhoff, Johannes; Pasckert, Jan Hendrik; Schmedemann, Nico; Heyer, Thomas; Adeli, Solmaz (2026) In: Icarus, 454, 117073-117073. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2026.117073 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Yang, M.; Huang, J.; Iqbal, W.; Wueller, L.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Hiesinger, H.; Mikolajewski, S.; Xie, M.; Hu, S.; Xiao, L. (2026) In: Nature Astronomy, 10(3), 1-11. doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02790-0 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Iqbal, W:, Frigeri, A., Asch, K., Kaskela, A., Wueller, L., Rasmussen, M., Kihlman, S., Luna, J., Skinner, J., Klump, J., Bernhardt, H., van der Bogert, C. H., Hiesinger, H., Head, J. (2026) In: Nature Geoscience, 19(5), 1-3. doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01968-5 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Wueller, L.; Head, J.W.; Jawin, E.R.; Heyer, T.; Hiesiger, H.; van der Bogert, C.H. (2025) In: Icarus, 426. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116373 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Gao, A.; Xiao; L.; Wueller, L.; Iqbal, W.; Zhao, S.; Wang, J.; van der Bogert, C. H.; Qian, Y.; Pang, Y.; Hiesinger, H. (2025) In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(1). doi:10.1029/2024JE008658 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 22/06/2025 - 27/06/2025 Funded by: Participation / conference fees , European Space Agency Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Verbundvorhaben BepiColombo MERTIS: Inbetriebnahme und Observation; Teilvorhaben Universität Münster Duration: 01/04/2025 - 31/12/2029 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in other joint projects | |
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/03/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: 01/03/2021 - 28/02/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: 01/02/2020 - 31/10/2024 | 3rd Funding period Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project |
Prizes
| Angioletta Coradini Mid-Career Award 2019 Awarded by: NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) Award given to: Hiesinger, Harald Announced at: 09/07/2020 | Date of awarding: 15/07/2020 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| ESA Group Achievement Award Awarded by: European Space Agency Award given to: Hiesinger, Harald Announced at: 02/10/2017 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2017 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| ESA Group Achievement Award Awarded by: European Space Agency Award given to: Hiesinger, Harald Announced at: 03/10/2016 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2016 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Asteroid "(26811) Hiesinger" named by the International Astronomical Union Awarded by: International Astronomical Union Award given to: Hiesinger, Harald Announced at: 16/07/2014 | Date of awarding: 16/07/2014 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| NASA Group Achievement Award für das Dawn Science Team Awarded by: NASA Award given to: Hiesinger, Harald Date of awarding: 01/01/2013 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Mid-infrared spectroscopy of the feldspar mineral family and feldspar-bearing rocks for remote sensing of Mercury and other planetary objects Candidate: Reitze, Maximilian Paul | Supervisors: Hiesinger, Harald Period of time: until 05/04/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Volcanic evolution of the southern lunar farside Candidate: Pasckert, Jan Hendrik | Supervisors: Hiesinger, Harald Period of time: until 17/05/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| The Geology of the Hellas and Argyre basins and their implications for the geologic and climatic Evolution of Mars Candidate: Bernhardt, Hannes | Supervisors: Hiesinger, Harald; Reiss, Dennis Period of time: until 03/04/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Geological Evolution of Asteroid Vesta from Dawn Orbital Observations and Meteorite Analogs Candidate: Rüsch, Ottaviano | Supervisors: Hiesinger, Harald Period of time: until 11/05/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Recent and present-day seasonal activity of morphological processes (gullies, dark flows, and dust devils) on Mars Candidate: Raack, Jan | Supervisors: Hiesinger, Harald Period of time: until 06/03/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |