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1969 …2013

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Place of work
Department of Geography and Geology
University of Copenhagen
Øster Voldgade 10
DK-1350 Copenhagen K.
Phone: +45 35 32 25 56 (direct), + 45 35 32 25 00 (switch board), +4529255667 (mobile)
E-mail: [email protected]

Education
1969 Cand. scient., University of Copenhagen.
1994 Dr.scient., University of Copenhagen.

Positions
1970-1974 assistant professor, University of Copenhagen
1974-2002 associate professor, University of Copenhagen
2002 - Professor, University of Copenhagen

Scientific awards
Hans Egede Medal award, the Royal Danish Geographical Society, 1996

Professional activities (selected)
Within university environments:

1977-1988 Chairman of the Study Board, Department of Geography.
1996-2003 Chairman of the Ph.D. Study Committee, Department of Geography.
1996-1999 Vice-chairman of the PhD Study Board at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen.
2002-2007 Chairman of the PhD Study Board at the Faculty of Science.
2003-2006 Leader of research platform: Dynamics of Landscape and Matter in Terrestrial Ecosystems.

Other experiences and appointments:
1974-1991 Danish delegate, the Nordic Geo-Excursions to Iceland steering board (the Nordic Council of Ministers).
1981-1988 The scientific committee of the Danish Environmental Protection Society.
1987-1994 Secretary of the national committee for International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).
President of the national committee for INQUA, 1994-1999, and member of five working groups within INQUA
2003-2007 Secretary of the national committee for the International Geographical Union (IGU).
1995-1997 Evaluation panel member of the European Commission programme committee in Brussel.
2002-2006 Scientific secretary: Elaboration of the Research Strategy Plan.
2001 Ministry of Research.
2002-2005 Member of the advisory board - the Norwegian Scientific Research Council.
Adviser to the National Forest and Nature Agency, Ministry of Environment
2004 Member of the Royal Danish Geographical Society advisory board.
2007-2009 Evaluation panel member - the Swedish Scientific Research Council.
1985-2006 Author and advisor to the publisher Gyldendal, Denmark.
2004-2007 Editor in chief. The Danish Journal of Geography.
2006 Book editor and author. The Mýrdalsjökull Ice Cap, Iceland: Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano. ELSEVIER.
2007 Co-editor and author: Geologisk Set - Sjælland med omliggende øer.
Reviewer of papers by international journal, a.o. Boreas, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Journal of Glaciology, Paleo-3, Quaternary Science Reviews, Sedimentary Geology, Sedimentology, The Holocene
Chairman of sessions by international meetings
Leader, organizer and co-organizer of seminars, courses, and excursions
Guest lecturer at universities and academies abroad, a.o. Sweden, Norway, England, Germany, Poland.
Field work
Participated as leader, principal investigator, or co-investigator in more than 20 expeditions to Iceland, Greenland and Svalbard with the main subject: research on the climate-processes-sediments-landforms interactions in modern glacial environments and comparative studies in palaeo-glaciated regions. I have also long-time field experience from work in
Denmark.

Funding
External research grants from: The Carlsberg Foundation, The Danish Natural Science Research Council/Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation, and The Nordic Academy For Advanced Study.

Production of MSc and PhD candidates
31 MSc theses and 7 PhD theses have been completed under my supervision. I am supervising 1 MSc-student

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

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