Rein Vaikmäe - Curriculum vitae#

Institutions and positions

• 2021 - present Tallinn University of Technology, Institute of Geology at TUT, head of workgroup (0,50)
• 01.01.2019 - present Tallinn University of Technology, Institute of Geology at TUT, Senior Researcher (0,50)
• 17.02.2017 - 07.12.2024 Estonian Academy of Sciences, Counsellor to the President (0,20)
• 01.01.2015 - present Tallinn University of Technology, Institute of Geology at TUT, Professor emeritus
• 01.01.2013 - 2020 Lavali Ülikooli Geoloogia ja insenerigeoloogia osakonna abiprofessor, Laval University, Department of geology and engineering geology; associated professor
• 01.09.2005 - 31.08.2010 Tallinn University of Technology, vice rector for research (1,00)
• 01.09.2004 - 31.12.2014 Tallinn University of Technology, Institute of Geology at TUT, Chair of Physical Geology, Professor (0,10)
• 2003 - 2005 Ministry of Education and Research, innovation policy adviser (1,00)
• 2001 - 2002 Ministry of Education and Research, research policy adviser (1,00)
• 1999 - 2001 Ministry of Education and Research, Department of higher education and research, Head (1,00)
• 1999 - 2001 University of Tartu, Faculty of Biology and Geography, Institute of Geology, Professor extraordinarius
• 01.01.1990–12.03.1999 Institute of Geology of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, director, head of the department (1,00)
• 1987 - 1989 Institute of Geology of the Academy of Sciences of the ESSR, head of the laboratory (1,00)
• 1973 - 1987 Institute of Geology of the Academy of Sciences of the ESSR, sen. engineer, research fellow, senior research fellow (1,00)
• 1969 - 1973 Tallinn University of Technology , engineer, sen.engineer (1,00)

• 1964 - 1969 Tallinn University of Technology, speciality - industrial electronics
• 1959 - 1963 A.H. Tammsaare named Tartu I Basic School

• 2008 - present European Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (EuroPICS), steering committee member
• 2008 - present International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS), steering committee member
• 2008 - present INQUA Commission on Terrestrial Processes – Group on Palaeogroundwater, member of coordinating group
• 2007 - present Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences, member of editorial board
• 2001 - present Reviewer for journals: Boreas, Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, Journal of Hydrogeology, Journal of Contaminant hydrology, Applied Geochemistry, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of African Earth Sciences
• 2001 - present European Polar BoardEPB, member
• 1998 - present Estonian National Committee of INQUA, vice-chair, (1998 - 2003 chair)
• 1995 - present European Society of Isotope Research; Bureau member (2000 - 2002 president)
• 1993 - present Estonian Polar Research Committee, chairman
• 1990 - present Board of the Institute of Geology at TTU
• 2020 - 2024 COST Action19120 (WATSON), member of management committee
• 2017 - 2022 Hydrogeology Journal;Associate Editor
• 2015 - 2020 Estonian Geographical Society, Board member
• 2012 - 2016 INQUA TERPRO Commission Project "Groundwater and Global Palaeoclimate Signals"(G@GPS),European Project co-leader
• 2012 - 2016 IGCP Project < no.618."Paleoclimate information obtained from past-recharged groundwater" Co-leader of European part of the project
• 2011 - 2015 Board of the Institute of Ecology, Tallinn University, member
• 2010 - 2016 State Scientific Awards Commission, member
• 2009 - 2011 Scientific Board of the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, member
• 2009 - 2013 Environmental Sciences Working Group of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI ENV TWG), member
• 2009 - 2012 Board of the Marine Systems Institute at TTU, member
• 2006 - 2014 EU COST Programme Domain Committee on Earth System Science and Environmental Management, member
• 2005 - 2011 Board of the Institute of Cybernetics at TTU, member
• 2005 - 2006 Estonian Science Fundation; Board member
• 2005 - 2010 Board of the Tallinn University of Technology, member
• 2005 - 2009 Science Advisory Council of the European Polar Consortium, member
• 2003 - 2005 Enterprise Estonia, member of steering committee on competence centres
• 2002 - 2005 Enterprise Estonia,member of the assessment committee on technology
• 2001 - 2004 CE Committee on Higher Education and Research; Bureau member
• 2001 - 2005 EU Scientific and Technological Research Committee (CREST), member
• 2001 - 2011 Research Policy Commission of the Estonian Research Council, member
• 2001 - 2006 Estonian Science Competence Council, member
• 1998 - 2005 “Quaternary International” and "Boreas", member of editorial board
• 1997 - 1999 Estonian Groundwater Commission, chair