Dr. Jakob RHYNER Vice-Rector Europe, United Nations University, Bonn
CV
| 1987 | PhD in Theoretical Physic, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. |
| 1988-2001 | Project and team leader at ABB Corporate Research, industrial physics. |
| 2001-2011 | Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) in Davos Switzerland. Until 2006 Division Leader Avalanche Warning and Risk Management. From 2006 Institute Leader. Responsibilities: Operational warning systems, risk management research and education. |
| Since 2010 United Nations University, Vice Rector in Europe and Director of the Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). Professor at the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Bonn. Research focus and responsibilities: Environmental risks research and capacity building. | |
| 2003-2010 | Head of the Group of European Avalanche Warning Services. |
Mitgliedschaften
| since 2011 Member of the board the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) | |
| since 2012 Member International Board of the Programme for Global Survivability Studies, Kyoto University | |
| since 2014 Member of the Future Earth Governing Council. |
Auszeichnungen
| Society for Risk Analysis, Baltimore. Best Paper Award 2009: Ch. M. Rheinberger, M. Bründl, J. Rhyner, "Dealing with the White Death: Avalanche Risk Management for Traffic Routes", Risk Analysis, DOI:10.111/j.1539-6924.2008.01127.x (2008) |
