Ralf S. Klessen (born 18 February 1968) is a German astronomer. He is a professor of theoretical astrophysics at the Ins*ute of Theoretical Astrophysics, part of the Center for Astronomy at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, andis currently the Managing Director of the Ins*ute, as well as a Deputy Director of the Center for Astronomy.

He is an expert in the areas of star formation and dwarf galaxies.

In 2002, he was winner of the Ludwig Biermann Award of the German Astronomical Society in recognition of his work on star formation in turbulent gas.

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External links

• List of Biermann Award winners
• Ralf Klessen's home page