Walter Wildi

Honorary Professor in geology

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EDUCATION

1967	High school diploma (Matur) in sciences, Aarau
1972	Diploma (Master) degree (geology) at Federal School of Technology (ETH) Zürich
1976	Ph.D. degree in sciences (geology) at Federal School of Technology (ETH) Zürich
1984	« Privatdozent » at the University of Zürich

POSITIONS

1986-2013	Professor in geology at the University of Geneva
1983-1986	Post-doc researcher, University of Fribourg
1983	Consultant, RICO RESEARCH Rohrdorf
1983	Post-doc researcher at ETH Zürich,
1981-1982	Swiss National Foundation grant, Université of Paris VI
1977-1980	Post-doc researcher, ETH Zürich
1977	Consultant in applied geology, Motor Columbus, Baden
1974-1976	Geologist at the Ministry of Mines, Morocco
1972-1974	Candoc, Swiss National Foundation (FNRS)
1970-1972	Dr H. Jäckli, consultant in applied geology

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES, University of Geneva

Professor and member of the board at the Institute of Environmental Sciences (ISE) of the University of Geneva, 2007-2012.
Director of Institute F.-A. Forel (natural environmental sciences, limnology) of University of Geneva, 1995-2011.
Director of the Centre of Environmental Sciences (CESNE), Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 1992–2000 and 2002-2007.
President of the Earth Science Section (now:"Earth and Environmental Sciences Section" of University of Geneva, 1988-1995, 1999–2001, 2009-2011.
Member of the board of the International Academy of Environment (Geneva), 1992–1995.
Member of the Advisory Board UNEP-GRID Geneva -University-Federal Office of Environment, since 1996-2013.

SCIENTIFIC COMMISSIONS AND COMITIES

Member of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Commission (KSA, advisory board of the Swiss Government), 1997-2007, president of the commission 2002–2007.
Member of the Swiss Federal Commission of Geology (advisory board of the Swiss Government), 1988-2000, president 1997-2000.
Member of the Geological Commission of the Swiss Academy of Science, 1987-1995, president 1990-1995.
Member of the Commission for Scientific Research of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 1986-1998.
Vice-Vice-President of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 1995-1998.
Member of the Commission of Oceanology (COL) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 1995-1998.
Member of the Swiss Federal Commission for Nuclear Waste Disposal, 1989–1997.
Member of the advisory board of the Swiss Government for Nuclear Waste Disposal, 2009-2012.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

Regional geology, stratigraphy and sedimentology, basin analysis (Jura, Alps, North Africa, 1970-1994)
Geology and nuclear waste disposal (since 1971)
Environmental geology (geomorphology, glacial geology, waste management, cleanup of contaminated sites (since 1995)
During the last years of scientific research at the University of Geneva, the group of W. Wildi mainly concentrated on investigations of contaminated lake and reservoir sites, both from the point of view of micro pollutants, as from the point of view of microbial contamination. This research was carried out by an interdisciplinary approach, including physical limnology, geochemistry and microbiology.

TEACHING ACTIVITY, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA

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