Hans Thybo was born on 19 February 1954 and is a Danish geophysicist and geologist.
16 Facts About Hans Thybo
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Hans Thybo is President of International Lithosphere Program since 2017 and currently employed by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.
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In 1978, Thybo earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Physics from Aarhus University, Denmark.
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Hans Thybo earned two more degrees from Aarhus University: a Master of Science in geophysics in 1982 and a PhD in geology in 1987.
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Hans Thybo was a professor of geophysics at the Geological Institute and the Institute for Geography and Geology at the University of Copenhagen for 33 years, as well as at the Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics.
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Hans Thybo is a professor at the Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences at Istanbul Technical University, a 1000 Talents Professor at the School of Earth Sciences at China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, and a Distinguished Professor at SinoProbe Laboratory at Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing.
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Hans Thybo was elected head of department at the Geological Institute and member of the board of Geocenter Copenhagen.
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Hans Thybo was a professor at Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management until he was dismissed from his chair in 2016 for allegedly pressuring a postdoc to criticize department management and for using his personal email for work purposes.
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Hans Thybo disputed the causes of his firing, and the researcher in question stated that he did not feel pressured.
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Hans Thybo has published more than 250 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has been promoter of more than 40 PhD, 80 MSc and 50 BSc students.
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Hans Thybo is President of International Lithosphere Program og was earlier President for European Geosciences Union, where he held posts as General Secretary and President for the Seismology Division.
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Hans Thybo has been chair for the Danish national committee for ICSU.
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Hans Thybo is currently a member of Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science of ISC.
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Hans Thybo is member of and was earlier Vicepresident of Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters.
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Hans Thybo has received the 1000 Talents Award from China and he is fellow of Royal Astronomical Society, London and Geological Society of America.
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Hans Thybo is elected member of Academia Europaea, the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters and Danish Academy of Natural Sciences, and he has been Danish representative to International Council for Science.