Curriculum Vitae

Jean-Pierre Blaser

Paul Scherrer Institute

Switzerland

• 1941 - 47 Studies at University of Zurich and ETH in chemistry, physics and astronomy
  
• 1948 Diploma in natural sciences. Diploma work in solid state physics
  
• 1948 - 52 Assistant of Prof. P. Scherrer at Physics Department of ETH
  
• 1952 Ph. D. in natural sciences of ETH-Zurich. Work on nuclear reactions and accelerator technology
  
• 1952 - 55 Research associate at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, USA. Work in particle physics at the 440 Mev synchrocyclotron.
  
• 1955 - 60 Director of the Neuchbtel Observatory (Switzerland). Work in position astronomy and new time standard based on atomic clocks
  
• 1956 Assoc. professor of astrophysics at Neuchbtel University
  
• 1960 Full professor of physics at ETH-Zurich.
  
• 1962 - 72 Head ETH Institute of high energy physics Accelerator development and experiments at CERN
  
• 1968 - 87 Director of a new Research institution of the Board of ETH: Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research SIN at Villigen. Development and construction of a high current 600 MeV separated sector cyclotron and experimental facilities for the "Meson factory"
  
• 1988 - 90 Director of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, resulting from the fusion of SIN with EIR-W|renlingen (Federal Institute for Reactor Research).
  
• 1990 Retired from directorship of PSI and professorship at ETH
  
• 1991 - 92 Renewed teaching at ETH
  
• 1990 - Member Science team of joint ESA/NASA project STEP on general relativity, chairman of European hardware group
  
• 1990 - Member European Study group for proton therapy
  
• 1993 - 96 Member of ESA Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC). Initiator and first chairman of the Fundamental Physics Advisory Group of ESA
  
• 1996 - Vice-chair of COSPAR Scientific Commission H (fundamental physics)
  

Special functions held at some time

• Scientific delegate of Switzerland in CERN Council
  
• Member of Scientific Policy Commitee of CERN
  
• President of the Swiss Physical Society
  
• Head of Physics Department ETH
  
• Dean of Mathematics and Physics at ETH
  
• President of Scientific Commission of Watch Industry Research Laboratory
  
• Member of NAC-Board of Foundation for Research Development, Republic of South Africa
  
• Member of various commissions in Switzerland

• Dr. Honoris Causa University of Lausanne
  
• Dr. Honoris Causa University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
  
• Dr. Honoris Causa University of Geneva
  
• Dr. Honoris Causa University of Neuchbtel
  
• Honorary member of Physical Society Zurich
  
• Honorary member of the Swiss Physical Society
  
• Member at large Austrian Academy of Sciences
  
• Cancer Award of the Swiss Cancer League
  
• Prize of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
  
• Foreign Associate of the Royal Society of South Africa