Hans Balsiger#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1164 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1992 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWITZERLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://archives.eui.eu/en/isaar/139 |
Hans Balsinger passed away January 19, 2021.
Positions Held
- 2003 Professor Emeritus
- 1993 - 2002 Director, Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern
- 1990 Ordinarius (Full Professor of Physics), University of Bern
- 1984 - 2003 Co-Head, Division for Space Research and Planetology, University of Bern
Fields of Scholarship
- Calibration and data analysis of Apollo ALSEP Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment
- Analysis of composition of lunar and meteoritic samples
- Design of upper-atmosphere mass spectrometer
Honours and Awards
- 2004 President of the International Foundation High Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat
- 1996 - 1999 Chairman of the Science Programme Committee (ESA)
- 1994 - 1999 Member of the Long-term Space Policy Committee (ESA)
- 1993 Forschungsrat, Swiss National Science Foundation
- 1992 Member, Academia Europaea
- 1991 Member, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea
- 1991 Akademische Kommission, University of Bern
- 1990-1991 Chairman of Lunar Study Steering Group (ESA)
- 1990 Member, International Academy of Astronautics
- 1989 Member of the Eidg. Kommission für Weltraumfragen
- 1987 - 1998 Chairman of the Kommission für Weltraumforschung, Swiss Academy of Sciences
- 1987 - 1990 Chairman of Space Science Advisory Committee (ESA)
- 1986 Chairman of SSWG (ESA)
- 1982 - 1985 Member of the Solar System Working Group (SSWG) of the European Space Agency (ESA)
- 1979 - 1986 Scientific Assistant to the Chairman, Space Science Committee, European Science Foundation
