Johannes Oerlemans
Born (1950-10-08) October 8, 1950
Eethen, Netherlands
EducationUtrecht University
AwardsSpinoza Prize (2001)
Louis Agassiz Medal from the European Geosciences Union (2008)
Balzan Prize (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsClimatology
InstitutionsUtrecht University
ThesisSome model studies on the ice-age problem (1980)
Doctoral advisorC.J.E. Schuurmans

Johannes "Hans" Oerlemans (born October 8, 1950 in Eethen)[1] is a Dutch climatologist specialized in glaciology and sea level.[2] He has been a professor of meteorology in the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Utrecht University since 1989.[1][3]

He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994.[4] In 2001 he won the Spinoza Prize.[5] In 2010 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[6] In 2022 he was awarded the Balzan Prize for Glaciation and Ice Sheet Dynamics together with Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.

References

  1. 1 2 "Prof.dr. J. Oerlemans (1950 - )" (in Dutch). Utrecht University. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "EGU". European Geosciences Union (EGU). Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Johannes Oerlemans". www.staff.science.uu.nl. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Hans Oerlemans". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Prof. J. (Hans) Oerlemans". Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Leeuw voor apenonderzoeker" (in Dutch). Trouw. April 29, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2020.


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