Curriculum Vitae
Name |
Dr. Matthias Hort |
Date of birth |
January 25th, 1961, Marburg/Lahn, Germany |
Citizenship |
German |
University address |
Institute of Geophysics, University of Hamburg, Bundesstr. 55, D-20146 Hamburg , Germany Tel.: (+49) 040 42838 3969 Fax: (+49) 040 42838 5441 Electronic Mail: matthias.hort xx uni-hamburg.de (replace xx with the at sign) |
Current position
since May 2003 |
Full Professor (C4) for marine Geophysics and geophysical Volcanology, Inst. of Geophysics, University of Hamburg |
Postdoctoral education
Apr. 00 - Apr. 03 |
Assistant professor (''Oberassistent'', C2), Dept. of Volcanology and Petrology, Forschungszentrum für Marine Geowissenschaften GEOMAR Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , Head of the laboratory for magmaphysics |
Apr. 94 - Mar. 00 |
Assistant professor (''Hochschulassistent'', C1), Dept. of Volcanology and Petrology, Forschungszentrum für Marine Geowissenschaften GEOMAR, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , Head of the laboratory for magmaphysics |
Dec. 91- Mar. 94 |
PostDoc at the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD 21218 , USA |
Predoctoral education
1987-1991 |
Ph.D. student, Inst. für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Advisor: Prof. T. Spohn) |
1985-1987 |
Diplom (equivalent to MS) student (Geophysics), Inst. für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
1981-1985 |
Geophysics and Physics (up to the ''Vordiplom'') program at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
Degrees and exams
22-12-1999 |
Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Geophysics; Thesis topic: The Volcano-Magma System: Physical Aspects of Magma Storage and Eruption |
09-07-1991 |
Ph.D. Thesis topic: ''Thermokinetische Modellrechnungen zur Kristallisation magmatischer Schmelzen (Thermokinetic model calculations on the crystallization of magmatic melts)'' |
07-07-1987 |
Diplom (equivalent to a Masters) in Geophysics |
06-10-1983 |
Vordiplom in Geophysics |
13-09-1983 |
Vordiplom in Physics |
Awards, Fellowships
2007 |
Fulbright scholarship for a 7 month visit at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska , Fairbanks , USA |
1991 |
DFG Research Scholarship for a 2 year PostDoc. |
1989 |
DAAD: Stipend for a 4 month stay at UCLA during my PhD thesis |
1987 |
Heinrich Hertz-Stiftung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen: Stipend for a three month stay at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory , Hawaii , USA |
Other employment
July 91 - Nov. 91 |
Scientific employee at the Academic Computer Center , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
Oct. 87 - May 91 |
Scientific employee at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
April 85 - April 87 |
Student help at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
Feb. 85 - April 85 |
Summer student at Teknica Resource Development, Calgary , Canada |
July-Dec. 1984 |
Institut für Geophysik, Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse (now Deutsche Montan Technologie), Bochum |
Additional qualifications and professional services
since July 06 |
Editorial Board of Geophysical Journal International. Responsible for Geodynamics and Volcanology |
since 2002 |
Editorial board of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research |
2002-2004 |
Guest editor (together with A. Harris and M. Ripepe) of a Special issue of Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research on Conduit processes during basaltic explosive volcanic eruptions, Issue was published in 2004 |
Dec. 2001 |
CoConvener of the Special Session V03 (Conduit processes during explosive basaltic eruptions) at the AGU Fall Meeting 2001 (Together with A. Harris and M. Ripepe) |
Fall 1999 |
Participation in Sonne Cruise 144-2 ( Paganini-project , Costa Rica ) |
1999 |
Official certificate from the French Ministry of Education and Research attesting to my qualification for Full Professor applications in France |
1998 |
Official certificate from the French Ministry of Education and Research attesting to my qualification for Maitre de Conférences applications in France |
since 1995 |
Several presentations to public audiences. |
Fall 1993 |
Conference organization of a one week long workshop on magmaphysics and volcanology (together with T. Spohn) |
Major Services provided to home institutions and community services
since 2006 |
Ombudsman of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematic and Computer Sciences for proper scientific conduct |
2003-2006 |
Acting director Inst. of Geophysics, University of Hamburg |
since 2003 |
Service on different university commission at the University of Hamburg |
1994-2003 |
Organization of student help program |
1995-1997 |
Development of curriculum for graduate school ''Globale Kreisläufe im System Erde'' |
1983-1986 |
Non profit organization of ski trips for students |
1981-1985 |
Voluntary work in the catholic student community, Münster |
Memberships in professional societies
since 2007 |
IAVCEI |
since 1987 |
American Geophysical Union |
since 1986 |
Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft |