Background
Poertner, Hans Otto was born on February 22, 1955 in Buende, Germany. Son of Otto and Irma (Meyer) Poertner.
ecophysiologist educator researcher Zoologist
Poertner, Hans Otto was born on February 22, 1955 in Buende, Germany. Son of Otto and Irma (Meyer) Poertner.
Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Sciences, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, 1983. Habilitation in zoology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, 1990.
Research scientist University Duesseldorf, Germany, 1981-1992. Heisenberg fellow German Research Council, Alfred-Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, 1992-1994. Professor Alfred-Wegener Institute, since 1994, deputy division head, 1994-1999, division head, since 1999.
Research fellow Max Planck Institute, Goettingen, Germany, 1985-1986, Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada, 1986-1987, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 1987.
Member American Physiological Society, Society Experimental Biology, European Society Comparative Physiological Biochemistry, Deutsch Zoological Gesselschaft.
Married Ursula Berkel, August 19, 1980. Children: Daniel, Lisa.