Metrology for Sciences, Economy and Society: Examples from PTB

by Prof. Ernst Goebel, President of the CIPM, President of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany

        

Scientific CV:

1970: Physics Diploma at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

1973: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University Stuttgart, Germany

1979: Habilitation in Experimental Physics, University Stuttgart, Germany

1971 – 1974: Member of scientific staff, Physics Institute, University Stuttgart

1974 – 1979: Scientific assistant (assistant professor), University Stuttgart

1980–1985: Member of scientific staff (associate professor), Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany

1985 – 1995: Full professor for experimental physics, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany

1995 – now: President of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (National Metrology Institute), Braunschweig and Berlin, Germany

Scientific Activities Abroad:

1975 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA (post doc)

1983 UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil (summer semester lecturer)

1989 Bell Telephone Laboratories (AT&T), Holmdel, NJ, USA (guest scientist)

1994 Bell Telephone Laboratories (Lucent), Holmdel, NJ, USA (guest scientist)

Membership :

German Physical Society,

Berlin –Brandenburg Academy of Science ,

ACATECH, German Academy of Science and Engineering,

Ukrainien Academy of Science,

Russian Academy of Metrology,

From July 01, 2004 -now CIPM (Comité International des Poids et Mesures) (president)

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