Donald Bruce Dingwell - Curriculum vitae#
Curriculum vitae
Education
Bachelor of Science - Geology/Geophysics (B.Sc. Honours: 1980), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Dissertation: "Geology, Geochemistry and Geophysics of the Port Aux Basques Granite", Profs. D.F. Strong a. H. Miller
Doctor of Philisophy - Geology (Ph.D: 1984), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dissertation: "Investigation of the role of fluorine in silicate melts: implication for igneous petrogenesis."; Prof. C.M. Scarfe
Habilitation in Geochemistry (Dr. rer. nat. Habil. 1992); University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Dissertation: "Relaxation and Rheology in Silicate Melts"
Professional Experience
- 2011-2013 3rd Secretary General - European Research Council
- 2008-2011 Appointed Research Professor for Experimental Volcanology (LMU Excellent program of the Bundesexzellentinitiative)
- 2007 Blaustein Visiting Professor - Stanford University
- 2006 Visiting Professor - California Institute of Technology
- 2006-present Re-elected Director - Department for Earth and Enviromental Sciences - University of Munich
- 2004-2005 Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences, LMU Munich
- 2002-present founding Director - Department for Earth and Enviromental Sciences - University of Munich
- 2000-present Chair of Mineralogy and Petrology and Head of the Institute of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Munich
- 1992 Dr. rer.nat.habil. Geochemistry, University of Bayreuth
- 1991-2000 Scientific Manager (geschäftsführender Mitarbeiter), Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Experimentelle Geochemie und Geophysik (Bayerisches Geoinstitut), Uni Bayreuth
- 1987-1991 Deputy Director (wiss. Assistent) - Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Experimentelle Geochemie und Geophysik (Bayerisches Geoinstitut), Universität Bayreuth
- 1986-1987 Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) - Earth and Planetary Sciences - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- 1984-1986 Carnegie Postdoctoral fellow - Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C., USA
- 1980-1984 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 1967 Science Scholar - The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 1980 Senior Field Assistant - Department of Mines and Energy, Newfoundland
- 1979 Explorationist - Esso Resources Offshore Drilling Office, St. John's, Newfoundland
- 1978 Explorationist - Esso Resources Frontier Office, Calgary, Alberta
- 1977 Operator/Technician, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Corner Brook, Newfoundland
- 1976 Announcer/Operator, CBC, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Selected Awards
- Appointed to the Executive Committee of the Deep Carbon Observatory (2014)
- Appointed to the Board of the Academia Europaea (2014-2016)
- Capital Science Evening Lecture (Washington D.C.) (2014)
- Otto SCHOTT Research Award – Ernst-Abbe-Fonds (2014)
- Elected to the German National Academy of Science and Engineering – ACATECH (2013)
- Norman Levi BOWEN Award of the American Geophysical Union (2013)
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany - Bundesverdienstkreuz (2013)
- D.Sc. (honoris causa) – bestowed by University College London (2012)
- D.Sc. (honoris causa) – bestowed by the University of Alberta, CA (2012)
- AAAS Topical Lecturer – Vancouver, CA (2012)
- Named 3rd Secretary General of the European Research Council (2011)
- Elected to the Royal Society of Canada (2010)
- Elected President of the European Geosciences Union (2011-2013)
- Senior Associate – Rachel Carson Center – LMU (2010-)
- European Research Council Advanced Researcher Award (2010-2011, 2014-2017*) (*suspended 9/2011-12/2013 for term as Secretary General of the ERC)
- Visiting Professor – Universitá di Roma Tre – “Scuola dottorale in Geodinamica Ambiente e Risorse” (2010)
- Elected as Union Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2009)
- Named as founding member of the Center for Advanced Studies – LMU (2008-)
- Chair of the Earth and Cosmic Sciences section of the Academia Europaea (2008-)
- Distinguished Lecturer of the Mineralogical Society of America (2008/09)
- Bunsen Medal of the European Geoscience Union (2008)
- ISI Highly Cited Researcher (world´s most cited authors, 2004)
- Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada (1998)
- Lansdowne Lecturer of the University of Victoria (1997)
- MSA Award - Mineralogical Society of America (1996)
- Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (1995)
- NSG Distinguished Scholar - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (1994)
- Gerhard-Hess-Research Prize of the German Science Foundation (DFG) (1993-98)
- Victor-Moritz-Goldschmidt-Prize of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG) (1991)
- AGU Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - Journal of Geophysical Research (1989)
- Carnegie Institution of Washington Fellowship (1984-1986)
- NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship (1984-86)
- NSERC 1967 Science Scholarship (1980)
- University Medal for Academic Excellence (1980)
Honors
1986 - today
- Research Professor of Experimental Volcanology (2008-2010)(LMUExcellent-Bundesexzellenzinitiativ)
- Elected Member of the Academia Europaea (2007)
- Elected as Scientific Advisor to the Deutsches Museum (2005)
- ISI Highly Cited Researcher (world´s most cited authors) – Geosciences (2004)
- Elected Founding President of the Section of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology of the newly founded European Union of Geosciences (2002)
- Elected Secretary - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology section of the American Geophysical Union 2000-2002 (1999)
- Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada (1998)
- Lansdowne Lecturer of the University of Victoria (1997)
- MSA Award - Mineralogical Society of America (1996)
- Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (1995)
- NSG Distinguished Scholar - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (1994)
- Gerhard-Hess-Research Prize of the German Science Foundation (DFG) (1993-98)
- Victor-Moritz-Goldschmidt-Prize of the German Mineralogical Society (DMG) (1991)
- AGU Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - Journal of Geophysical Research (1989)
1980 - 1986
- Carnegie Institution of Washington Fellowship (1984-1986)
- NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship (1984-86)
- NSERC 1967 Science Scholarship (1980)
- Hugh Lilly Memorial Scholarship (1980)
- University Medal for Academic Excellence (1980)
1976 - 1980
- Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Undergraduate Thesis Award (1980)
- Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Trophy (1979)
- Falconbridge Nickel Mine Scholarship (1979)
- Alexander Murray Geological Trophy (1979)
- Falconbridge Nickel Mine Scholarship (1978)
- Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Undergraduate Award (1978)
- Iron Ore Company of Canada Scholarship (1977)
- Newfoundland Centenary Scholarship (1976)
1974 - 1975
- Newfoundland Electoral District Scholarship (1975)
- Canadian Association of Physicists High School Award (1975)
- Newfoundland Centenary Scholarship (1974)
Memberships
- Japanese Geosciences Union
- Geological Society of America
- Academia Europaea (elected member, Chair of Earth and Cosmic Sciences)
- Mineralogical Society of America (Life Fellow, MSA Award winner, Distinguished Lecturer)
- Mineralogical Association of Canada
- European Association for Geochemistry
- Geochemical Society
- Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft
- Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
- American Geophysical Union (Fellow)
- American Ceramic Society
- Geological Association of Canada (Fellow)
- International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth´s Interior
Activities
- SCOPUS - Content Selection and Advisory Board (2007-)
- Editorial Board – Founding Member - eEARTH (electronic journal)
- Associate Editor – American Mineralogist (2003-2007)
- Founding Editor – Experimental Earth – Virtual Journal (2003-2007)
- Editorial Board - Journal of Volcanological and Geothermal Research (2001-)
- Editor – Bulletin of Volcanology (2000-)
- Associate Editor - European Journal of Mineralogy (1991-1997)
- Editorial Board - Chemical Geology (1993-2002)
- Founding Editor – GeoMaterials Research (1998-2002)
- Editorial Board - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (1995-2002)
- Contributing Editor - Phase Digrams for Ceramists (1986-7)
- Guest Associate Editor - Journal of Geophysical Research (1990)
- Guest Editor - Chemical Geology (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
- IAVCEI Awards Committee member (2007)
- Director - Geochemical Society (1994-1997)
- Chair - IASPEI/IAVCEI Inter-Association Commission on Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials of the Earth's Interior
- MSA Award Committee 1998 – Mineralogical Society of AmericaNominator - Prix Balzan 1998
- Coordinator - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SPP (Priority Program) Generation, Transport and Differentiation of Silicate Melts (1997-2004)
- Clarke Medal Award committee (1998-2000) – Geochemical Society
- Geochemical Fellows Selection Committee (1999-)
- Chair – Clarke Medal Award Committee (2000) – Geochemical Society
- Councillor of the European Association of Geochemistry (1999-)
- MSA Nominating committee member (2000-2002)
- IPG-Paris Audit Committee (2000)
- American Geophysical Union VGP Secretary (2000-2002)
- National Geographic Magazine (Deutschland) Scientific Advisor (2000)
- European Geophysical Society Natural Hazards Young Scientists Publication Award Committee (2001-)
- Member - EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie RTN Panel (2001)
- Founding President – European Union of Geosciences Section for Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology (2002-)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie RTN Panel (2003)
- Member – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie TOK and EST Panel (2003)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie RTN Panel (2004)
- Member – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie RTN Panel (2003)
- Member – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie EIF Panel (2004)
- Member – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie TOK Panel (2004)
- Member – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie EST Panel (2004)
- Councillor – Mineralogical Association of Canada
- Member – Technical Programm committee MAC
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie RTN Panel (2004)
- Chair - Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal committee – European Union of Geosciences (2003-)
- Member – European Geosciences Union Young Scientist Award Committee (2003-)
- Member – Hawley Medal Award Committee – Mineralogical Association of Canada (2004)
- Member – Geosciences Panel – Science Foundation Ireland
- Member – EU Interdisciplinary Marie Curie RTN Panel (2005)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie TOK Panel (2005)
- Vice-Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie EST Panel (2005)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie OIF/IIF Panel (2005)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie EIF Panel (2005)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie OIF/IIF Panel (2006)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie EIF Panel (2006)
- Vice-Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie TOK Panel (2006)
- Chair – EU Geo- and Environmental Sciences Marie Curie RTN Panel (2006)
- Chair – EU Environment Marie Curie ITN Panel (2007)
- Member and Rapporteur - EU Climate Change and Environmental Risk Panel (2007)