OrganizationAlaska History of Polar Research Specialist Group
Emailc.luedecke@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Location
Munich
GermanyBio
1980: Diploma in meteorology at the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich, Germany.
1994: PhD at the Institute for History of Natural Sciences of LMU in Munich.
2002: Second thesis (in German: “Habilitation”) at the University of Hamburg.
Since 2003 Privatdozent at the university of Hamburg.
Since 1991 Chair of the History of Polar Research Working Group of the German Society of Polar Research
Since 1995 Chair of the History of Meteorology Specialist Group of the German Meteorological Society.
2001-2005 Vice President and International Commission on History of Meteorology
2006-2009 President of the International Commission on History of Meteorology.
Since 2002 Representative at the International Polar Heritage Committee of the International Council of Monuments and Sites.
Since 2004 Chair of the Expert Group on History of Antarctic Research within the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
Since 2012 Vice Presidents of the International Commission on History of Oceanography.
2010 Reinhard Süring Medal from the German Meteorological Society.
2012 Elected as corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science in Paris.
She is member of the scientific board of the German Society of Polar Research and the Geographical Society in Munich. Besides she is member of several editorial boards of polar journals.
She published 15 books and proceedings and about 180 papers.
1994: PhD at the Institute for History of Natural Sciences of LMU in Munich.
2002: Second thesis (in German: “Habilitation”) at the University of Hamburg.
Since 2003 Privatdozent at the university of Hamburg.
Since 1991 Chair of the History of Polar Research Working Group of the German Society of Polar Research
Since 1995 Chair of the History of Meteorology Specialist Group of the German Meteorological Society.
2001-2005 Vice President and International Commission on History of Meteorology
2006-2009 President of the International Commission on History of Meteorology.
Since 2002 Representative at the International Polar Heritage Committee of the International Council of Monuments and Sites.
Since 2004 Chair of the Expert Group on History of Antarctic Research within the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
Since 2012 Vice Presidents of the International Commission on History of Oceanography.
2010 Reinhard Süring Medal from the German Meteorological Society.
2012 Elected as corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science in Paris.
She is member of the scientific board of the German Society of Polar Research and the Geographical Society in Munich. Besides she is member of several editorial boards of polar journals.
She published 15 books and proceedings and about 180 papers.