Personal Information
Personal Information| Birth: | August 18th, 1959 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Other Languages: | Fluent in English and French (spoken and written); Basics in Italian, Spanish and Japanese |
| Profession: | Professor of Cosmology, Exceptional Class 2, at Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France |
| Responsibilities and Memberships: | Staff member at the Observatory of Lyon, C.R.A.L., Lyon, France
Appointed Member of Scientific Council, OSUL, Lyon, France Head of ERC-ARThUs Group of the AstroENS Team, Lyon, France PI of ERC advanced Grant "ARThUs" (2017-2023) Master Programme: École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France External Collaborator: Sloan Collaboration (SDSS) Member of two Euclid groups: 'Theory' and 'Clustering' Member of 4MOST Adjunct Professor of the Faculty ICRA-NET Appointed Member of "Foundational Questions in Physics & Cosmology" (FQXi) Advisory Board: Springer, New York, ("Multiversal Journeys Book Series") Advisory Board: Journal "Universe" (MDPI) |
| Coordinates: | see : ARThUs group page |
| Email: | buchert ' a t ' ens-lyon.fr |
Education/Career| 1966-1978: | Primary and High-School in Villingen-Schwenningen |
| 1978-1984: | Studies of Theoretical Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich |
| 1983-1984: | Diploma thesis at Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik (MPA) in Garching - Thesis topic: Phase Transitions and Chemical Reactions in a Friedmann Universe with Applications to the `Quark-Hadron Transition' and `Inflationary Scenarios' - Thesis advisor: Prof. G. Börner |
| 10/26/1984: | Diploma in Theoretical Physics (Dipl.-Phys.) |
| 1984-1988: | Ph.D. thesis at MPA in Garching - Thesis topic: The Pancake Theory of Formation of Supergalactic Structures - Analytical Foundations - Thesis advisors: Prof. G. Börner, Prof. J. Ehlers |
| 07/14/1988: | Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (Dr.rer.nat.) |
| 1989--1993: | Habilitation thesis at MPA in Garching - Thesis topic: Inhomogeneous Newtonian Cosmogony |
| 07/13/1994: | Ph.D. in Astronomy - Habilitation - (Dr.rer.nat.habil.) |
| 07/18/1995: | Lecturer Degree (Priv.-Doz.) at LMU in Munich |
| 2005: | Qualification as University-Professor in France |
| 09/01/2007: | Titularisation as University-Professor in France |
| 01/09/2012: | Promotion to Professor 1st Class |
| 01/09/2017: | Promotion to Professor Exceptional Class 1 |
| 01/09/2020: | Promotion to Professor Exceptional Class 2 |
Positions| 1984-1995: | Research Associate at MPA Garching, Germany |
| 1995-1997: | Research Associate at LMU Munich, Germany |
| 1997-1998: | Research Associate at Technical University Munich, Germany |
| 1998-1999: | Associated Member of Personnel at CERN Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1999-2000: | COE Researcher at National Astronomical Observatory Tokyo, Japan |
| 2001-2006: | Research Associate at Technical University Munich, Germany |
| SSem 2006: | Chair of Theoretical Physics, University of Bielefeld, Germany |
| 1995-2007: | Privat-Dozent at LMU Munich, Germany |
| Since 2007: | Professor of Cosmology at Université Lyon 1 `Claude Bernard', Lyon, France |
Visiting Positions| 1988: | Visiting Researcher at NORDITA, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1989-1994: | Visiting Researcher at Observatoire de Paris and IAP Paris, France |
| 1994: | Guest Scientist at the Aspen Center for Physics, U.S.A. |
| 1997: | Visiting Professor at University of Osaka and Tohoku University Sendai, Japan |
| 1997: | Visiting Professor at Kansas University, Lawrence, U.S.A. |
| 1999/2000: | Tomalla Visiting Professor at University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1999-2000: | Visiting Professor at Tohoku University Sendai, Japan |
| 2000: | Visiting Professor at Theoretical Cosmology and Relativity Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
| 2000-2012: | Visiting Professor at University of Pavia, Italy |
| 2001: | JSPS Invited Fellow at Theoretical Cosmology and Relativity Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
| 2002-2003: | Monkasho Invited Professor at The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 2003: | Visiting Professor at Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Nice, France |
| 2004: | Visiting Professor at Tohoku University Sendai, Japan |
| 2004/2005: | Visiting Professor at CPT, Marseille, France |
| 2005: | Visiting Professor at Observatoire de Paris, France |
| 2006: | Visiting Professor at Dept. of Appl. Math., Capetown, South Africa |
| 2007: | Visiting Professor at Observatoire de Paris, France |
| 2007: | Visiting Professor at Université de Paris 7, France |
| 2015: | Visiting Professor at University of Santiago, Chile |
| 2017: | Visiting Professor at Observatory of Strasbourg, France |
| 2017: | Visiting Professor at University of Torun, Poland |
Shortlisted/Interview for the following Positions| 1995: | Associate Professor at LMU Munich, Germany |
| 1995: | Permanent Research Position at MPA Garching, Germany |
| 2000: | Associate Professor at LMU Munich, Germany |
| 2001: | Associate Professor at Würzburg University, Germany |
| 2002: | Full Professor/Reader at Portsmouth University, U.K |
| 2003: | Full Professor at Lancaster University, U.K. |
| 2005: | Associate Professor at TUM Garching, Germany |
| 2006: | Scientific Coordinator, IMPRS School at Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (MPI), Munich, Germany |
| 2007: | Full Professor at Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (accepted) |
| 2007: | Full Professor at École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France |
Awards and Grants| 1978: | Scheffel Award by German Literature Society |
| 1988-1994: | `Schwerpunkt'-Grant by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) |
| 1995-2006: | Project Representative of `Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 375' (Research grants in Astro-Particle physics) |
| 1998: | Associate Membership at CERN Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1999: | Tomalla Foundation, Switzerland |
| 1999-2000: | Center of Excellence Grant, National Astronomical Observatory Tokyo, Japan |
| 2000: | Tomalla Foundation, Switzerland |
| 2001: | JSPS Invitation Fellowship, Japan |
| 2002-2003: | Monkasho COE Grant, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007-2021: | Prime d'Enseignement Supérieure, France |
| 2008-2009: | Délégation C.N.R.S. (6 months) |
| 2011-2019: | Prime d'Excellence Scientifique, France |
| 2012-2013: | Délégation C.N.R.S. (6 months) |
| 2014-2015: | C.R.C.T., OSU (6 months) |
| 2016-2017: | Délégation C.N.R.S. (12 months) |
| 2017-2023: | Laureate ERC advanced Grant (6 years), European Union |
| 2021-2024: | Prime d'Excellence Scientifique, France |
Teaching | 1990: | Seminar (Large-scale Structure in the Universe - Cosmology of Galaxy Formation), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 1993: | Experimental Physics Tutorial (Advanced Laboratory Course), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 1993: | Lector: Physics School (The Evolution of Galaxies), Bad Honnef, Germany (in English) |
| 1994: | Seminar (Newtonian Cosmology and Statistics), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 1995: | Lector: School for Teachers (Cosmology and Elementary Particle Physics), Bad Honnef, Germany (in English) |
| 1995: | Lector: Enrico Fermi School (Dark Matter in the Universe), Varenna, Italy (in English) |
| 1996-1997: | Lecture Course TVI (Cosmology I), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 1997: | Lecture Course TVI (Cosmology II), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 1997-1998: | Lecture Course TVI (Kinetic Theory of Self-gravitating Systems), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 1998: | Lecture Course TLI (Theoretical Mechanics), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 2001-2002: | Lecture Course TVII (Kinetic Theory and Continuum Mechanics), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 2003: | Lecture Course TVII (Newtonian Gravitation Theory and Continuum Mechanics), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 2003-2004: | Lecture Course TVII (Structure Formation in the Universe), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 2004: | Lector: VIIème École de Cosmologie, CIRM Luminy, Marseille, France (in French) |
| 2004-2005: | Lecture Course TVI (Foundations of Newtonian and Relativistic Cosmology), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 2005-2006: | Lecture Course TVII (General-relativistic Cosmology), L.M.U. (in German) |
| 2006: | Lecture Course, Int. Graduate School (Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravity of continuous media), University of Bielefeld, Germany, (in German), in association with Université Paris VI, Paris VII, Paris-Sud XI, Saclay, France (IGS) |
| 2006: | Lecture Series (Backreaction Issues in Relativistic Cosmology), University of Cape Town, South Africa (in English) |
| 2008: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2008: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2008: | Experimental Physics Tutorial (Basic Laboratory Course), Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2008: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France |
| 2008: | Doctoral Course (Spatial Average of Einstein's Equations and the Dark Energy Problem in Cosmology), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2008: | Lecture Course (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2008: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2008: | Informatics Tutorial (Basic Laboratory Course), Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2009: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France |
| 2009: | Lecture Course (Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) - canceled due to accident |
| 2009: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) - canceled due to accident |
| 2009: | Tutorial Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) - canceled due to accident |
| 2009: | Lecture Course (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) - replaced due to accident |
| 2009: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) - replaced due to accident |
| 2010: | Lecture Course (Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2010: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2010: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2010: | Experimental Physics Tutorial (Basic Laboratory Course), Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2010: | Tutorial (Electrodynamics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2010: | Lecture Course (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2010: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Lecture Course (Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Experimental Physics Tutorial (Basic Laboratory Course), Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Tutorial (Electrodynamics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Lecture Course (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2011: | Lecture Course (Cosmology and Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2012: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2012: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2012: | Doctoral Course (The Averaging Problem in Cosmology), Graduate School, University of Pavia, Italy (in English) |
| 2012: | Tutorial (Electrodynamics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2012: | Tutorial (Continuum Mechanics), Master 1, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2012: | Lecture Course (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2012: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2012: | Lecture Course (Cosmology and Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2013: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2013: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2013: | Tutorial (Electrodynamics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2013: | Tutorial (Continuum Mechanics), Master 1, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2013: | Lecture Course (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2013: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2013: | Lecture Course (Cosmology and Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2014: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2014: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2014: | Doctoral Course (Averaging Inhomogeneous Cosmologies), XII. Cosmology School Cargèse, France (in English) |
| 2014: | Tutorial (Continuum Mechanics), Master 1, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2014: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2014: | Lecture Course (Cosmology and Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2015: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2015: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2015: | Doctoral Course (Inhomogeneous Cosmology), Universidad de Santiago, Chile (in English) |
| 2015: | Tutorial (Continuum Mechanics), Master 1, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2015: | Tutorial (Mathematical Methods in Physics), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2015: | Lecture Course (Cosmology and Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2016: | Lecture Course (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2016: | Tutorial (Introduction to Theories of Gravitation), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2017: | Lecture Course (Cosmology and Gravitational Systems), Master 2, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2017: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2017: | Tutorial (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2017: | Doctoral Course (Inhomogeneous Cosmology and the Dark Universe), Observatory of Strasbourg, France (in English) |
| 2018: | Tutorial (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2019: | Tutorial (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2019: | Tutorial (Fluid Mechanics), Licence 3, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2020: | Tutorial (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2020: | Tutorial (Fluid Mechanics), Licence 3, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2020: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2021: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2021: | Tutorial (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2021: | Tutorial (Fluid Mechanics), Licence 3, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2021: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2022: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2022: | Lecture Course (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in English) |
| 2023: | Tutorial (Fluid Mechanics), Licence 3, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2023: | Agrégation Physique (Teacher Formation), École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
| 2024: | Lecture Course (Introduction to General Relativity), Master 1, École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France (in French) |
Supervising| 5 Students (France, L3) |
| 10 Master Students (France, M1) |
| 10 Master Students (France, M2) |
| 13 Diploma students (Germany) |
| 1 Teacher Exam student (Germany) |
| 11 Ph.D. students (Germany) |
| 10 Ph.D. students (one ongoing, France) |
Fund Raising and Exchange Programs| 1991-1993: | Exchange Program of Max-Planck-Society and Chinese Academy of Sciences (MPG-CAS) (High-energy Astrophysics and Cosmology) |
| 1995-1997: | Student exchange grants for France (DAAD) |
| 1996: | Student exchange grant for Spain (Acciones Integradas) |
| 1995-1998: | Member of ECN (European Cosmology Network) |
| 1995-1997: | SFB 375 (Research in Astro-Particle physics) Grants for 1 Ph.D. student and 1 postdoc |
| 1998-2000: | SFB 375 (Research in Astro-Particle physics) Grants for 1 Ph.D. student and 2 postdocs |
| 2000-2002: | DFG grant for Ph.D. student |
| 2004-2006: | SFB 375 (Research in Astro-Particle physics) Grants for 1 Ph.D. student and 1 postdoc |
| 2008-2011: | Grants for two Ph.D. students (École Doctorale Lyon) |
| 2010-2011: | Fédération de Physique André Marie Ampère (Dark Energy and Dark Matter, 18 Ke) |
| 2011-2012: | Fédération de Physique André Marie Ampère (Structure Formation, 30 Ke) |
| 2011-2014: | Grant for Ph.D. student (École Doctorale Lyon) |
| 2012-2015: | Grant for Ph.D. student (École Normale Supérieure Lyon) |
| 2013-2015: | Student exchange grant (Center of French-Bavarian University Cooperation) |
| 2013-2016: | Exchange Funds for students: Poland (HELCOLS) |
| 2015-2018: | OPUS 7 Poland; financial support for Polish project (role: key-I) (155 Ke) |
| 2016-2018: | Grant for 1 postdoc (Labex LIO) |
| 2017-2023: | ERC advanced Grant (European Union, 2,1 Me, Grants for 16 Postdoc years) |
| 2020-2022: | POLONIUM Poland; financial support for Polish project (role: co-I) |
Workshop Organization| 1989: | MPA Progress Report on Cosmology and Gravitational Lensing, Ringberg, Tegernsee, Germany (LOC) |
| 1993: | 4th MPG-CAS Workshop on High-energy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Ringberg, Tegernsee, Germany (LOC) |
| 1996: | 2nd SFB Workshop on Astro-particle physics, Ringberg, Tegernsee, Germany (LOC) |
| 2005: | Spacetime in Action: One hundred years of Relativity, University of Pavia, Italy (LOC) |
| 2007: | Cosmology School and Workshop, Cargèse, France (SOC) |
| 2008: | 2nd C.R.A.L./I.P.N.L. Conference on Dark Energy and Dark Matter, Lyon, France (LOC) |
| 2009: | U.N.E.S.C.O. Conference on The Invisible Universe, Paris, France (LOC) |
| 2011: | Conference XXXV Matter to the Deepest, Ustron, Poland (SOC) |
| 2012: | 1st LIO conference on Neutrinos at the forefront of elementary particle physics and astrophysics , Lyon, France (LOC) |
| 2013: | Conference on Hot Topics in General Relativity, Quy-Nhon, Vietnam (SOC) |
| 2013: | Conference XXXVI Matter to the Deepest, Ustron, Poland (SOC) |
| 2014: | Workshop Fundamental Issues of the Standard Cosmological Model, Cargèse, France (SOC) |
| 2015: | Conference XIV. Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Rome, Italy (LOC, ICC) |
| 2015: | Conference: 1st. Roman Juszkiewicz Symposium, Warsaw, Poland (SOC) |
| 2017: | Workshop ERC ARTHUS Roundtable I, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2017: | Conference: Inhomogeneous Cosmologies II, Torun, Poland (SOC, LOC) |
| 2018: | Conference: CosmoBack, Marseille, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2018: | Conference: Inhomogeneous Cosmologies III, Krakow, Poland (SOC) |
| 2018: | Workshop ERC ARTHUS Roundtable II, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2019: | Conference: Inhomogeneous Cosmologies IV, Torun, Poland (SOC, LOC) |
| 2019: | Workshop ERC ARTHUS Roundtable III, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2020: | Conference: Emerging Issues in Cosmology and Particle Physics, Visva-Bharati, India (SOC) |
| 2020: | Workshops ERC ARTHUS Roundtables IV and V, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2021: | Research School CIRM: Theory of Gravitation and Variation in Cosmology (1st edition), Marseille, France (SOC) |
| 2021: | Workshops ERC ARTHUS Roundtables VI and VII, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2021: | Research School CIRM: Theory of Gravitation and Variation in Cosmology (2nd edition), Marseille, France (SOC) |
| 2022: | Workshops ERC ARTHUS Roundtables VIII and IX, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
| 2023: | Workshop ERC ARTHUS Roundtable X, Lyon, France (SOC, LOC) |
Refereeing
Invited Talks and Colloquia