Kurt Lambeck
ProfessorKurt LambeckAC,FRS,FAA,FRSN(born 20 September 1941 inUtrecht,Netherlands[1]) is Professor ofGeophysicsat theAustralian National UniversityinCanberra, Australia.He has also taught atUniversity of Parisand at Smithsonian and Harvard Observatories.[2]
His current research interests include the interactions between ice sheets, oceans and thesolid Earth,as well as changes in ocean levels and their impact on human populations.[3]
Honours and awards[edit]
Lambeck was President of theAustralian Academy of Sciencefrom 2006 to 2010. He is a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Londonand theRoyal Society of New South Wales,[4]as well as the recipient of many prestigious international awards.[3]He is a member of the French Academy of Science, the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, and theNorwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[5]Lambeck is a foreign member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciencessince 1993.[6]
- 2012 Awarded a prestigiousBalzan Prizefor his work on Solid Earth Sciences, with emphasis on interdisciplinary research.
- 2013 Made a Chevalier de laLégion d'honneurby theGovernment of Francefor his work atCentre national d'études spatialesin the 1970s.[7]
- 2013 Awarded the highest award granted by theGeological Society of London,theWollaston Medalrecognizing lifetime achievements and service.
- 2015 Awarded theMatthew Flinders Medal and Lectureby theAustralian Academy of Science[8]
- 2018 Awarded thePrime Minister's Prize for Science[9]
- 2021 AppointedCompanion of the Order of Australia[10]
References[edit]
- ^"International Balzan Prize Foundation".Archived fromthe originalon 14 April 2013.Retrieved7 March2013.
- ^Biography,Research School of Earth Sciences, anu.edu.au
- ^abEarth Scientist Elected New President of Science AcademyArchived2008-11-21 at theWayback Machine,science.org.au
- ^"Fellows of RSNSW".RSNSW. Archived fromthe originalon 20 March 2012.Retrieved25 June2012.
- ^"Gruppe 3: Geofag"(in Norwegian).Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2011.Retrieved7 October2010.
- ^"K. Lambeck".Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.Archived fromthe originalon 8 February 2016.Retrieved8 February2016.
- ^"Canberra scientist awarded highest French decoration".ABC. 6 March 2013.
- ^"Australian geologist receives top national honour".Australian Academy of Science.Retrieved18 September2015.
- ^Osborne, Tegan (17 October 2018)."Geophysicist who helped make GPS accurate gets top PM Science Prize".ABC News.Retrieved17 October2018.
- ^"Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck AO".It's An Honour.Retrieved13 June2021.
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