Hans Oerlemans
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BornOctober 8, 1950
EducationUtrecht University
AwardsSpinoza Prize (2001)
Louis Agassiz Medal from the European Geosciences Union (2008)
Balzan Prize (2022)
Louis Agassiz Medal from the European Geosciences Union (2008)
Balzan Prize (2022)
FieldsClimatology
Johannes Oerlemans | |
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| Born | October 8, 1950 |
| Education | Utrecht University |
| Awards | Spinoza Prize (2001) Louis Agassiz Medal from the European Geosciences Union (2008) Balzan Prize (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Climatology |
| Institutions | Utrecht University |
| Thesis | Some model studies on the ice-age problem (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | C.J.E. Schuurmans |
Johannes "Hans" Oerlemans (born October 8, 1950 in Eethen)[1] is a Dutch climatologist specialized in glaciology and sea level.[2] He has been a professor of meteorology in the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Utrecht University since 1989.[1][3]
He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994.[4] In 2001 he won the Spinoza Prize.[5] In 2010 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[6] In 2022 he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Glaciation and Ice Sheet Dynamics together with Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.
