Hans-Ulrich Schmincke (born 21 October 1937) is a notable German volcanologist.

Formation

Hans-Ulrich Schmincke studied between 1957 and 1964

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ea ...

and petrology at different universities in Germany and the USA: Universität Göttingen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg,

RWTH Aachen RWTH Aachen University (), also known as North Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Technical University of Aachen, University of Aachen, or ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hoch ...

as well as

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and

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Employment

He was a research fellow at

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-W� ...

in 1964–65 and at University of Heidelberg 1965–1969. He worked at the Ruhr University Bochum (1969–90), before being the chief of the department of volcanology and petrology (1990–2003) of the "GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel" (former "Leibniz-Instituts für Meereswissenschaften", IFM-Geomar),

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

. Hans-Ulrich Schmincke was secretary general of the

International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) is a learned society that focuses on research in volcanology, efforts to mitigate volcanic disasters, and research into closely related disciplines, such ...

(IAVCEI, 1983–91).

Publications (selection)

Schmincke was co-author with RV Fisher of the book ''Pyroclastic Rocks'', in 1984. His book ''Volcanism'', first edition in 1986 (under the German title “Vulkanismus”), is still one of the most important books regarding this subject. The first edition was published in 1986; its second edition appeared 2000 with translations into English (2004) and Japanese (2009, with considerable additions); the third edition appeared 2010. He is also the founder of the well-known volcanological journal '' Bulletin of Volcanology'' of which he was the editor in chief from 1985-95. Additionally, he published over 300 articles re. volcanology and petrology.

Special interests

He did a lot of research on German volcanoes, esp. the Eifel volcanoes. The Canary Islands are also among his favorite subjects of research. And in 1993, he did field work in China at the Paektusan volcano and was the first to make this big caldera known to the western world.Der Spiegel, Heft 27/2014, S. 110 ff.

Honours

He was honoured e.g. with the Leibniz-Preis der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (1991), with the Thorarinsson Medal of the IAVCEI (1993), with the Hans-Stille Medal (2001) and with the Gustav-Steinmann Medal (2012).

Selected publications

* Note: reprint. The same book has (Primus Verlag) for trade outside the WBG publishing company. English version: Hans-Ulrich Schmincke: ''Volcanism'', scientific book company 2000, * *

Notes and references

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* (in German) * (in German) * (in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich 20th-century German geologists German volcanologists Academic staff of the University of Kiel Living people 1937 births Hans-Stille-Medaille winners Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille winners Thorarinsson Medalists 21st-century German geologists