Rein Vaikmäe#
| Membership Number: | 1373 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1993 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ESTONIA |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.etis.ee/CV/Rein_Vaikmae/est?tabId=CV_ENG |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-9837-163X |
Present and Previous 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)
Fields of Scholarship
- Paleocryology
- Paleohydrology
- Isotope-paleoclimatology
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Mente et Manu medal of merit of Tallinn University of Technology
- 2005 Medal of Merit of the Ministry of Education and Research no 3
- 1995 Medal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
