Stephan Sobolev - Curriculum Vitae#

EDUCATION

• 1980 PhD in physics/mathematics at Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, USSR
  
• 1971 - 1976 Courses in Physics and Geophysics at Novosibirsk State University (USSR) with additional courses in magmatic and metamorphic petrology; MSc with distinction in Geophysics

POSITIONS

• Since 2020 Principal Investigator of the ERC Synergy Grant Project MEET at GFZ Potsdam
  
• Since 2015 Professor (W3) for Geodynamics at the Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, (joint appointment with GFZ)
  
• 2007 - 2019 Founder and Head of the Section of Geodynamic Modelling at GFZ Potsdam
  
• 1997 - 2007 Senior Research Associate at GFZ-Potsdam
  
• 1996 - 1997 Visiting Professor at the Institute Physique du Globe, Univ. Strasbourg, France
  
• 1992 - 1996 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow and then Research Associate at the Geophysical Institute, University Karlsruhe
  
• 1976 - 1993 Junior Research Associate, then Head of Modelling Section at Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Moscow

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS

• 2021 Member of Academia Europaea
• 2019 ERC Synergy Grant for research in 2020-2026
  
• 2004 GFZ-Senior Researcher Award for outstanding research
  
• 1992 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship at the Geophysical Institute, University Karlsruhe
  
• 1987 Recipient of Academy of Sciences, USSR Medal for Best Research in Geosciences
  

PUBLICATIONS: More than 100 peer-reviewed papers, among them 7 in Nature, 3 in Science and 2 in Nature Communications

CITATIONS: 6811/10607, hi = 43/50 (i10=96), according to ISI/Google Scholar 08.2021

https://publons.com/researcher/2774106/stephan-v-sobolev/

https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=PVCARkIAAAAJ&hl=en

GRANTS OBTAINED:

Total of ca 5.8M Euros since 2009

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS

1991 - present 10/2 completed/current PhDs and 8/3 completed/current Postdocs

TEACHING

2010 - 2020 MSc courses on “Computational geodynamics” and BSc courses on “Physics of deep Earth,” University of Potsdam

REVIEWING ACTIVITES

• Review Panel Member for evaluation of Earth Sciences Department at ETH Zürich (2018)
  
• Journal review: Nature, Science, Nature Geosciences, Nature Communications, Geology, Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., J. Geophys. Res., Gephys. Res. Lett., G-cube, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. Geophys. J. Int.
  
• Grant review: NSF, Swiss, Israel and German funding agencies proposals
  

MEMBERSHIP: AGU, EGU