!!Jean-Pierre Blaser - Curriculum Vitae \\ Born 25. February 1923 in Zurich (Switzerland) \\ \\ *1941 - 47 Studies at University of Zurich and ETH in chemistry, physics and astronomy *1948 Diploma in natural sciences. Diploma work in solid state physics *1948 - 52 Assistant of Prof. P. Scherrer at Physics Department of ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) *1952 Ph. D. in natural sciences of ETH*Zurich. Work on nuclear reactions and accelerator technology *1952 - 55 Research associate at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, USA. Work in particle physics at the 440 Mev synchrocyclotron. *1955 - 60 Director of the Neuchâtel Observatory (Switzerland). Work in position astronomy and new time standards based on atomic clocks *1956 Associate professor of astrophysics at Neuchâtel University *1960 Full professor of physics at ETH Zurich *1962 - 72 Head ETH Institute of high energy physics. Accelerator development and experiments at CERN *1968 - 88 Initiator and Director of a new Research institution of the Board of ETH (Annexanstalt): Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research SIN at Villigen. Development and construction of a high current 600 MeV separated sector cyclotron and experimental facilities for the "Meson factory" *1988 - 90 Initiator and first Director of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, resulting from the fusion of SIN with EIR Würenlingen (Federal Institute for Reactor Research). *1990 Retired from directorship of PSI and professorship at ETH *1991 - 92 Renewed teaching at ETH *1990 - 2002 Member Science team of joint ESA/NASA project STEP on the Equivalence Principle of general relativity, chairman (until 1993) of European hardware group *1990 - 95 Member European Study group for proton therapy of cancer *1993 - 96 Member of ESA Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC). Initiator and first chairman of the Fundamental Physics Advisory Group of ESA *1996 - 98 Vice*chair of COSPAR (International Committe on Space Research) Scientific Commission H (fundamental physics) *1999 - 2000 Consultant to Biotechnology firm CYTOS, Zürich \\ __Special functions held at some time__ \\ \\ * Scientific delegate of Switzerland in CERN Council * Member of Scientific Policy Commitee of CERN * President of the Swiss Physical Society * Head of Physics Department ETH * Dean of Mathematics and Physics at ETH * President of Scientific Commission of Watch Industry Research Laboratory * Member of Board of NAC (National Accelerator Center) of Foundation for Research and Development, Republic of South Africa * Member of various commissions in Switzerland \\ __Honours__ \\ \\ *Dr. honoris causa University of Lausanne *Dr. honoris causa University of Fribourg (Switzerland) *Dr. honoris causa University of Geneva *Dr. honoris causa University of Neuchâtel *Dr. honoris causa University of Zurich *Honorary member of Physical Society Zurich *Honorary member of the Swiss Physical Society *Member at large Austrian Academy of Sciences *Foreign Associate of the Royal Society of South Africa *Member of Academia Europaea *Cancer Award of the Swiss Cancer League *Prize of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)