Hans Sünkel#
| Membership Number: | 2877 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2010 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
| Homepage(s): | https://online.tugraz.at/tug_online/visitenkarte.show_vcard?pPersonenGruppe=3&pPersonenId=25E250AC14C2A454 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2010 - 2011 President, Universities Austria
- 2007 - 2011 Rector, TU Graz (re-elected)
- 2003 - 2007 Rector, TU Graz
- 2005 - Research Director, Space Research Institute, AAS
- 2002 Ohio Eminent Scholar for Geodynamics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (appointment not accepted)
- 2001 - 2004 Managing Director, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences (AAS)
- 2000 - 2003 Vice President (Research) of TU Graz
- 1999 - 2000 Deputy Director of AAS
- 1990 - Head of the Division for Satellite Geodesy, AAS
- 1987 - 1998 Head of the Institute of Theoretical Geodesy, TU Graz
- 1985 Full Professor for Mathematical Geodesy at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (appointment not accepted)
- 1983 - Full Professor for Math. and Numerical Geodesy, Head of Department, TU Graz
- 1981 - 1983 Docent for Physical Geodesy, TU Graz
- 1981 Habilitation in Numerical Geodesy, TU Graz
- 1979 - 1981 Lecturer, Institute of Theoretical Geodesy, TU Graz
- 1978 - 1979 Research Associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- 1976 Promotion, Dr. of Technical Sciences (PhD), TU Graz
- 1973 - 1978 University Assistant, Institute of Physical Geodesy, TU Graz
- 1973 Graduation, Dipl.-Ing.
Fields of Scholarship
- Mathematical, numerical and statistical techniques in Geodesy
- Satellite based gravity field determination
- Geodynamics
Honours and Awards
- 1985 W.A. Heiskanen Award, USA
- 1991 Fellow of the International Association of Geodesy, France
- 1992 Grand Medal for Distinguished Services for the Republic of Austria, Austria
- 1998 Distinguished International Research Fellow, Canada
- 2001 Honorary citizen of Rottenmann (home town), Austria
- 2003 Wilhelm-Exner-Medal for Outstanding Science & Application, Austria
- 2006 UPV Prize for Outstanding University Organisation, Austria
- 2006 Int. Association of Astronomy: Planetoid 2992 RY named after “Sünkel”
- 2010 Grand Josef Krainer Prize, Austria
- 1998 Full member, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 2007 Full Member, International Academy of Astronautics
- 2007 Full Member, Engineering Academy of Georgia
- 2010 Full Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 2010 Full Member, Academia Europaea
