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| Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Helmuth HORVATH |
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Institut für Experimentalphysik
Universität Wien
Boltzmanngasse 5
1090 Wien
Austria
Tel: +43 (0)1 4277-51177 (51100)
Fax: +43 (0)1 4277-9511
E-mail: Hor@pap.univie.ac.at oder Helmuth.Horvath@univie.ac.at
Born: May 14, 1941, Vienna, Austria, Married to: Ingeborg Horvath, 1974
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| Education |
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| M.S. University of Vienna, 1966 (teaching degree, Math, Physics "Lehramtsprüfung")
PhD. in Physics, University of Vienna, 1966
Venia docendi, in Experimental Physics, University of Vienna, 1975
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| Professional Experience |
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| Senior Research Associate, University of Washington, Seattle, 1966-68
"Assistent" University of Vienna, 1969-75
"Oberassistent" University of Vienna, 1975-80
Ao. Professor, University of Vienna, 1980-1999
Professor, University of Vienna, 2000-
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| Short term positions, sabbaticals etc. |
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| Joint Summer Research, Fraunhoferinstitut für Aerobiologie, Grafschaft, Germany, July and August 1971 and 1972
Joint Research, Institut National du Recherche de la Chimie Appliquee, Vert le Petit, France, June - August 1973
Visitor to Fraunhoferinstitut für Toxikologie und Umweltforschung, Schmallenberg, Germany, June/July 1977
Visitor to NOAA ERL, Boulder, Colorado and participant of VISSTA, Navajo Generating Station, Project, Page Arizona, June - August 1987.
Visiting Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder Colorado and cooperation with NOAA, Boulder, November 1985 - May 1986.
Visitor, University of Kyoto, 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Visiting Professor, Universidad de Santiage de Chile, September 1988 - January 1989, short visits 1991, 1991, 1992, 1997
Visiting Professor, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Dec. 94
Visiting Professor, Univiersity of Kuopio, Finland, 1997, 1998
Fellowships, Awards etc.:
Fullbright Scholar, 1966-1968
European Contest for Young Scientists and Inventors, (2 awards) 1969
French Government (Mois Chercheurs) 1972
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), German exchange for Scientists 1977
Research award of the City of Vienna, 1980
Fullbright Scholar, 1985/86
Grant of the Japan Society for the promotion of Science, 1987
Grant of Fundacion Andes, Liechtenstein, 1988/89
International Aerosol Fellow Award of the International Aerosol Research Assembly, 2002
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| Organizations |
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| Air and Waste Management Association,
American Association for Aerosol Research,
Gesellschaft fur Aerosolforschung, Germany,
Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft, Austria. Sigma Xi
Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association
Österreichische Biophysikalische Gesellschaft
Government and Organization Committees
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Clean Air Commission 1992-present
Austrian Ministry of Defense, Scientific Advisory Board, 1992-present, chairman of Natural Science and Technology Section
Conference on Visibility and Fine Particles, Vienna, 1992, 2000
Scientific Board: Chairman 1991-1994, 1999
Local organizing committee: Chair 1992, 2000
GAeF, Gesellschaft fur Aerosolfoschung, Board Member, 1973-1975, Vice president 1996-98, President, 1998-2000
Universitatswahlkommission (electoral committee of the University of Vienna) 1975-79
Fachgruppe Physik der Universitat Wien (Physics committee of the University of Vienna), Chairman 1983 - 2000
Institut fur Experimentalphysik der Universitat Wien Director ("Vorstand") 1995 - 2000
ÖBF, Österreichische Biophysikalische Gesellschaft President 1998 - present
IARA, International Aerosol Research Assembly, Chairman of the IAFA award committee, 2002 - present
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| International Scientific cooperation |
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Institute for Aerobiology, Germany, Movement of irregular particles in viscous media, 1971/1972
Institut National du Recherche de la Chimie Appliquee, Vert le Petit, France, Slip corrections of irregular particles, 1973
Institute for Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Germany, Optical measurement of air pollution, 1973
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, Colorado, USA: Reference data for visibility, 1979
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. Visibility reduction due to the Navajo Generating Station, 1979
Niedersächsisches Institut für Radioökologie, Germany: Analysis of marked Diesel samples 1983-85
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, Colorado, USA: Analysis of airplane measurements of coarse mode particles. 1985/86
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile: Characterization of airborne particles and soot in Santiago and background areas 1988-1995.
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA: Inversion of optical data, explanation of rare optical phenomena. 1989-1993
Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe: Light absorption and extinction measurements, 1990-present
Middlesex University, London, UK: Influence of atmospheric aerosols on building decay, 1991-1997.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal: Influence of atmosperic aerosols on building decay, 1991-1997.
Universita di Napoli, Naples, Italy: Vertical and horizontal atmospheric extinction. 1992-1996.
Universita della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy: Vertical and horizontal atmospheric extinction. 1992-1998.
Istituto per lo Studio dei Fenomeni Fisici e Chimici della Bassa ed Alta Atmosfera (FISBAT), Bologna, Italy: Fog formation, Vertical and horizontal atmospheric extinction. 1990-1992.
Institute of Atomic Energy, University of Kyoto, Kyoto, now graduate school of energy science, Japan: Optical aerosol properties and global warming. 1992-present.
University of Granada, Spain: Aerosol optics and climate. 1998-present
Institute of Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany: Lindenberg Aerosol Characterization Experiment (LACE) optical closure experiments, 1998-2002.
Research Center Karlsruhe, Germany: Light absorption by black carbon 1999-present
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| Publications |
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Three books in basic physics, one of them translated in Italian.
Four contributions to books in environmental/aerosol sciences
90 publications in peer reviewed international journals
65 extended abstracts and conference proceedings
Seven discussions
13 other
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