astronomy

Wolfgang Parak

Wolfgang Parak is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wolfgang Parak rather than just read about it. In short: Wolfgang Parak (born 22 February 1970 in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German Professor at the Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics of the University of Hamburg. He is head of the Biofunctional Nanomaterials Unit at CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain.

Key takeaways

Wolfgang Parak belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Wolfgang Parak to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Wolfgang Parak from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Wolfgang Parak (born 22 February 1970 in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German Professor at the Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics of the University of Hamburg. He is head of the Biofunctional Nanomaterials Unit at CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain. He received his PhD in 1999 from LMU Munich, Germany. From 2000 to 2002, he was Postdoc at the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley under Paul Alivisatos. From 2007 to 2017, he was Professor of Experimental Physics at Marburg University, Germany. As of 2022, Parak has an h-index of 111 according to Google Scholar and of 100 according to Scopus. Parak is an Associate Editor of ACS Nano (2010–present), and Nanotoxicology (2009–2010). He is / was in the advisory board of the following journals: Angewandte Chemie (2014–present), Theragnostics (2014–present), Nanomaterials (2014–present), ChemNanoMat (2014–present), Colloids and Interface Science Communications (2014–present), Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2013–present), Nanotoxicology (2010–present), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2009–present), The All Results Journal (2008–present), Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2011–present), Recent Patents on Nanotechnology (2007–2010), and Journal of Nanobiosensors in Disease Diagnosis (2011–2013).

Awards and accolades 2009 "Nanoscience" – award 2008 from the Association of Nanotechnology-Centres Germany (AGenNT) 2011 Ranked #59 in Top Materials Scientists of the past decade by Essential Science Indicators 2012 Awarded Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists 2014 Highly cited in the category materials sciences 2018 Bioconjugate Chemistry Lectureship Award 2019 SPIE Community Champion 2020 Highly Cited Researcher 2020 2021 Fellow American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

References

External links Wolfgang Parak publications indexed by Google Scholar "CHyN Center – Hybrid Nanostructures". CHyN Center – Hybrid Nanostructures. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022. "Biophotonik". Fachbereich Physik (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2022.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wolfgang Parak

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wolfgang Parak claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wolfgang Parak before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wolfgang Parak ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wolfgang Parak

In research: Wolfgang Parak appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wolfgang Parak in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wolfgang Parak is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1970 births, 21st-century German physicists, Academic staff of Marburg University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wolfgang Parak outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Wolfgang Parak in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Wolfgang Parak matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Wolfgang Parak?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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