Prof. Dr. Klaus Hasselmann

* 25 Oct 1931, Hamburg, lived in England, 1934-1949, Ph.D., Physics, Göttingen, 1957, married, 3 child. 9 grandchild. Prof. at UCSD, MIT, Hamb., 1961-1975, Dir. MPI-Meteor.1975 - 1999 (retir.), Scient. Dir. Germ. Clim. Comp. Cen. 1991-1999, vice chair GCF 2000- Dr.h.c. Univ. E. Anglia. Awards: Macelw. Aw., AGU, Phys. Aw., Acad. Sc., Göttingen, Sverdrup Med.; AMU, Robertson Aw. NAS,; Körber Aw., Italgas Aw., , Symons Med., Roy. Met. Soc.; Umweltpreis, DBU,; Bjerknes Medal, EGS,; BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge. Research: climate dynamics, socio-economic impacts of climate change