Jean Friedrich Schneider

Laufbahn

• 1996 Ordinarius for Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology and Georisks at the Institut of Applied Geology BOKU Vienna, steering committee of ZENAR, Center of Natural Hazards and Risk Management, Expert in Geohazards for the Swiss Development Agency and for United Nations (UNEP, OCHA), board member of several scientific unions
• 1993 Swiss Corps for Humanitarian Aid, Prevention Group
• 1993 - 1996 Lecturer and head of the Division of Engineering Geology, Geological Institute, ETH-Zurich,
• 1981 - 1993 Head of an Geological Consulting Company in Switzerland: investigations in Europe, Latin America, Near East, Far East, (engineering geology, hydrogeology, geophysics, geohazards )
• 1978 - 1980 Engineering Geologist for Motor Columbus, Switzerland; site selection and confirmation studies for large infrastructure (engineering geology, hydrogeology, seismology, environmental aspects)
• 1975 - 1978 University of BCN, National Institute for Nuclear Energy INEN and Federal Commission of Electricity CFE Mexico: Research, education, natural hazard expert (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), site selection studies for power plants in Latin America
• 1970 - 1975 Dr. sc.nat. ETH Zurich, RSMAS Miami
• 1965 - 1970 Dipl.Geol. ETH Zurich

Auszeichnungen

• Jahr: 2006 Auszeichnung: Auszeichnung mit 2 Verdienstmedaillen durch Regierung und Armee nach dem Erdbeben in Kaschmir vom 7. Oktober 2005