von Randow, Gero

   
Position: Editor-in-Chief of ZEIT ONLINE
   
Institution: ZEIT GmbH

 

Born 1953 in Hamburg, Germany; military service; studied law at Hamburg University (1. Staatsexamen); then freelanced as a writer, mainly for non profit organisations and social movements.
 
1988-1992 Freelancing science and technology writer
1992-2001 Editor at DIE ZEIT (science dpt., then politics as Deputy Senior Editor of the dpt.)
8/2001-7/03 Founding the science dpt. of FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE SONNTAGSZEITUNG as Senior Editor of the dpt.
2003-20044 Returning to DIE ZEIT (Politics dpt.). Founding the science and technology magazine ZEIT WISSEN as its co-publisher
08/2005 - 03/2008 Editor-in-Chief of ZEIT ONLINE (www.zeit.de)
Now preparing the new position as correspondent für DIE ZEIT in Paris.
 

Books (amongst others):

• Das Ziegenproblem (1992) (Mathematics)
• Roboter (1997) (Robotics)
• Jetzt kommt die Wissenschaft (2003) (Popular Science)
• Die iranische Bombe (2006) (Nuclear Security, Politics)


Awards (amongst others):

• Reporter der Wissenschaft (1992) (Science Writing)
• Rudolf-Mayer-Preis des VDI (1997) (Technology Writing)
• Medienpreis der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung (2002) (Writing on Mathematics)
• European Science Writers Award (2003) (Lifetime Achievement)


Affiliations (amongst others):

•Board of Trustees of the Center for Interdisciniplary Research Bielefeld (ZIF)
•Board of Trustees of the Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (www.mis.mpg.de)
•Scientific Advisory Board of MeVis, Bremen (http://www.mevis.de/de/home/willkommen/)
•Experience in teaching and training of young journalists (print/online, topics: science, technology, politics), as panelist and speaker, chairman of panels, and in organizing panels.
•Fields of expertise (amongst others): nuclear issues (civil and military) and (non)proliferation (esp. Iran); international security; defense issues incl. weapon systems; robotics; energy technology and politics; journalism/media