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Curriculum Vitae |
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Páll Einarsson |
Origin Born: March 27, 1947, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Nationality: Icelandic. Spouse: Ingibjörg Briem. Children: Einar Pálsson (b. 1967), Jóel Pálsson (b. 1972), Magnús Pálsson (b. 1992). |
Education Reykjavík Senior High School 1963-67. Reykjavík College of Music 1957-67. Majors: Cello and composition. University of Göttingen, Germany, 1967-70. Major in physics, minors in mathematics and chemistry. Vordiplom in physics 1970. Columbia University, New York, 1970-75. Major in seismology, minors in general geology, physics and structural geology. M.Phil. degree in 1974, Ph.D. degree in 1975. |
Professional positions Graduate research assistant, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, 1970-75. Teaching assistant, Columbia University, 1974-75. Research scientist, Science Institute, University of Iceland, 1975-77. Senior research scientist, Science Institute, University of Iceland, 1977-1994 and 1997-98. Head of the Geophysics division and member of the Board of Directors of the Science Institute 1983-87. Member of the University Senate, University of Iceland, 1986-90. Lecturer in the Department of Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, 1975-94 and 1997-98, teaching courses in geophysics, physics, seismology, tectonics and volcanology. Professor of geophysics, University of Iceland, 1994-97 and since 1999. |
Professional memberships Jarđfrćđafélag Íslands Vísindafélag Íslendinga Eđlisfrćđifélag Íslands Jöklarannsóknafélag Íslands American Geophysical Union Seismological Society of America |