Man.director, Professor Olav Orheim,
Norwegian Polar Institute

CURRICULUM VITAE FOR PROF. OLAV ORHEIM, FEB. 1998

1968 Cand. real., University of Bergen, Norway
1972 Ph. D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Employment

1993- Director, Norsk Polarinstiuttt
1989- Adj. Professor, Dept. of Geology, University of Bergen
1972-1993 Head, Antarctic Section, Norsk Polarinstitutt, including periodically acting Head of Research and acting Deputy Director

Research and field experience

Main research field: Antarctic glaciology and climatology. Various publications on climatic relations between northern and southern hemisphere, and changes in glacier mass with time and sea level effects.

Numerous research projects in Norway and in the Arctic (Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Franz Josefs Land). 15 field seasons in Antartica, with responsibility for all major Norwegian expeditions 1976-1993.

International functions include:

Member of Norwegian Delegations to Antarctic Treaty meetings for past 20 years.
Vice-President of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research), 1994-98
Chairman, Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Project, 1993-
President of Nordic Branch of International Glaciological Society (IGS). Member of
Council of IGS for seven years, including three years as Vice President.
Member of Executive, European Polar Board, 1996-

Selected research-related activitites

Chairman of organizing committees for five international research conferences;
member of organizing comittees for several others.
Published approx. 90 scientific articles.
Presented papers at more than 60 international conferences
Initiator of Norsk Bremuseum (Norwegian Glacier Centre), Fjaerland, Sognefjord, and of Polaria, Tromsų.

Personal

Born 1942, married, two children.