Karl-Heinz Spatschek is professor of physics at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. After obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of Bochum, he took up a position at the University of Essen. His research visits included stays at the University of Kyoto (Japan), Oxford (UK), and Maryland (USA).
Professor Spatschek has been playing a key role in research projects funded by the German Research Foundation. He cooperates with the plasma physics group at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. His research concentrates on high-temperature plasma physics, nonlinear dynamics, and laser plasma interaction.