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József Kótai

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József Kótai József Kótai was born in Sopron, Hungary, in 1940, and he studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest. Today Mr. Kótai is a sculptor, artist and silversmith by profession. In Hungary his works of art are permanently exhibited in Budapest in the National Museum and in the Museum for Applied Art, in Pécs in the Janus Pannonius Museum, in Sopron in the Liszt Ferenc Museum, and in Kecskemét in the Katona József Museum.

David Robert Bates

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His family moved to Belfast in 1925, when he was nine years old, and he spent the remainder of his school days at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He entered the Queen's University of Belfast in 1934, graduating with the degrees of B.Se. in 1937 and M.Sc. in 1938.

EGS - David Bates

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His family moved to Belfast in 1925, when he was nine years old, and he spent the remainder of his school days at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He entered the Queen's University of Belfast in 1934, graduating with the degrees of B.Se. in 1937 and M.Sc. in 1938.

Historical highlights of the European Union of Geosciences (EUG)

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Founded in Strasbourg in 1981, the European Union of Geosciences (EUG) has expanded in twenty years from about 300 to more than 3000 members and finally became one of the major scientific union of Earth Sciences in the world.

Hannes Alfvén

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One of Hannes Alfvén's most daring ideas was the concept of a critical velocity in plasma neutral-gas interaction, which was met with disbelief but later observed both in the laboratory and in space.

EGS - Hannes Alfven

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One of Hannes Alfvén's most daring ideas was the concept of a critical velocity in plasma neutral-gas interaction, which was met with disbelief but later observed both in the laboratory and in space. 

EGS Awards - David Robert Bates Medallist - 2000

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EGS David Robert Bates Medallist - 2000 Siegfried J. Bauer in recognition of his eminent contributions in the fields of aeronomy and planetary atmospheres     Prof. Siegfried Bauer received his PhD in geophysics, meteorology and physics in 1953 from the Univ. of Graz in Austria.

EGS Honorary Membership 1994

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EGS Honorary Membership 1994 Baron Paul Melchior in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the study of Earth tides and his lifetime dedication to geodesy and geophysics     P. Melchior started his research career at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in 1949 in the field of Time measurements and Earth rotation.

Julian C. R. Hunt

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Currently Julian Hunt is a Professor of Climate Modelling at University College London. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was involved in political activities in the U.S.A. in 1967, on Cambridge City Council in the 1970’s and is now a Labour peer in the House of Lords (a part time job with some high scientific content).

EGS Awards - Lewis Fry Richardson Medallist - 2001

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Currently Julian Hunt is a Professor of Climate Modelling at University College London.   He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society.   He was involved in political activities in the U.S.A. in 1967, on Cambridge City Council in the 1970's and is now a Labour peer in the House of Lords (a part time job with some high scientific content).

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