André Léon Berger

Background

Berger, André Léon was born on July 30, 1942 in Acoz, Belgium. Son of Léon and Georgette Berger.

Education

Master of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971; Doctor of Science, U. Catholic Louvain, Belgium, 1973; Doctor Honoris Causa, U. Aix-Marseille, France, 1989.

Career

Assistant, U. Catholic Louvain, 1965-1973; suppléant, U. Catholic Louvain, 1973-1976; chargé de cours, U. Catholic Louvain, 1976-1984; head Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, U. Catholic Louvain, since 1978; professor, U. Catholic Louvain, 1984-1989; ordinary professor, U. Catholic Louvain, since 1989. Visiting professor Free U., Brussels, 1982-1992. Maitre de conference U. Liege, Belgium, 1985-1993.

Chairman panel special program on science of global environmental change North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1992-1993, chairman special program panel in air-sea interactions, 1981. Chairman International Commision on Climate, 1987-1993, Paleoclimate Commission, International Quaternary Association, 1987-1995. Member hearings board European Parliament and Belgium Ministry Research.

Member science county Gaz de France, since 1994, Petrofina, since 1998. Member Environment Council Electricité de France, since 1998.

Achievements

• André Léon Berger has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Understanding Climate Change. Geophysical Monograph 52. Iugg Volume 7.

Membership

Member European Geophysical Society (honorary member, vice president hydrospheres-atmospheressect. 1984-1988, Golden award 1989, Milutin Milankovitch medal 1994), International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (lecturer 1987), Academia Europaea (county member since 1993), Koninklyke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (foreign member), World Institute Science, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, Royal Meteorological Society (foreign member).

Connections

Married Marie-Anne Lallemand, Sept.28, 1968. Children: Pascale, Valérie, Catherine.

Father:

Léon Berger

Mother:

Georgette Berger

Spouse:

Marie-Anne Lallemand

child:

Valérie Berger

child:

Pascale Berger

child:

Catherine Berger