CURRICULUM VITAE
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BLATTER, Heinz (Dr.sc.nat. ETH Zurich)
Birth: October 14th, 1946, Zofingen, Switzerland
Address:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
Universitatstrasse 16
CH-8092 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)44 632 82 85
e-mail: blatter@env.ethz.ch
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Education
- Diploma in theoretical physics (dipl. phys. ETH), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, 1972. Thesis: Spin correlation in Fermions.
- Dr.sc.nat. ETH, Zurich, 1984. Thesis: On the thermal regime of arctic glaciers: a study of the White Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island and the Laika Glacier, Coburg Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Diss ETH no. 7596.
- Habilitation in physical climatology, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH, Zurich, 1992. Departement of Environmental Sciences, ETH, Zurich,
Switzerland, 1990. Thesis: Effect of Climate on the Cryosphere: Climatic Conditions and the Polythermal Structure of Glaciers.
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Professional positions
- 1970-1972 teacher of mathematics at the Gymnasium Aarau, Switzerland
- 1973-1976 Scientific assistant at the Institute of Geography, ETH, Zurich
- 1977-1984 teacher of mathematics and physics at the Gymnasium Zofingen,
Switzerland
- 1984-1986 Scientific assistant at the Institute of Geography, ETH, Zurich
- 1986-1991 Senior scientist at the Institut of Geography, ETH, Zurich
- since 1991 Privatdozent at the Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH, Zurich
- since 1999 Professor at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH, Zurich
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National and international academic functions
- Schweizerische Kommission fur Polarforschung, CASS (Mitglied)
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