Winfried E.H. Blum

Career

• 2009 since October 2009 Professor emeritus of soil science
• 1979 Since October 1979 full University Professor at BOKU
• 1978 Nomination to an University Professor (C3) at the A.L. University Freiburg
• 1976 Nomination to an extraordinary University Professor (C2) at the A.L. University Freiburg
• 1975 - 1979 Visiting professor at the Federal University of Paranà in Curitiba/Brazil
• 1975 - 1979 Scientific advisor and director of a bilateral University partnership project
• 1972 - 1974 University lecturer for soil science and associate lecturer for clay mineralogy, Univ. of Freiburg
• 1972 Title of University Lecturer for Soil Science at the A.L. Univ. of Freiburg
• 1971 Completion of the Habilitation procedure
• 1970 - 1972 Habilitation scholarship holder of the DFG at the Inst. of Soil Science at the A.L.Univ. of Freiburg
• 1968 Dr.rer.nat
• 1968 - 1969 Lecturer for clay mineralogy at the Institute of Mineralogy of the A.L. University Freiburg
• 1965 M.Sc. forestry
• 1962 - 1968 Study of natural sciences at the A.L. University Freiburg/Br.
• 1960 Study Forestry at the A.L. University of Freiburg/Br.

Awards

• Year: 2011 Awards: Ehrendiplom anlässlich des "100-jährigen Jubiläums der Bulgarischen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft", Sofia
• Year: 2011 Awards: Österr. Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst 1. Klasse
• Year: 2010 Awards: Dr. honoris causa der Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel
• Year: 2007 Awards: Jurai Fandly Medaille der Slowakischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Year: 2007 Awards: Dr.h.c. der Nationalen Akademie für Agrarwissenschaften Bulgariens, Sofia
• Year: 2007 Awards: Ehrenurkunde anlässlich des 60-Jahres-Jubiläums des "Nikola Poushkarov Instituts", Sofia
• Year: 2006 Awards: Commemoration Medal on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the University of Agriculture Prague
• Year: 2006 Awards: Honorary Diploma and Jubilee Medal of the Rumanian National Society for Soil Science
• Year: 2004 Awards: Grand Decoration of Honour for services to the Republic of Austria
• Year: 2004 Awards: Honorary Scientist of the Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea
• Year: 2003 Awards: Distinguished service award for visionary leadership and dedicated service to the International Union of Soil Sciences
• Year: 2000 Awards: Distinction "Pioneer of Soil Science" by the Egyptian Soil Science Society
• Year: 1998 Awards: Medal of the city of Montpellier, France
• Year: 1997 Awards: Honorary Doctorate of the Georgian State Agrarian University in Tbilisi
• Year: 1993 Awards: Honorary Doctorate of the Agricultural University of Lublin
• Year: 1992 Awards: Honorary Doctorate of the Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba
• Year: 1991 Awards: V.V. Dokuchaev Medal of the Russian Soil Science Society
• Year: 1991 Awards: Michal Oczapowski Medal of the Polish Academy of Sciences