Background
Schleiss, Anton J. was born on January 11, 1953 in Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland. Son of Anton B. Schleiss.
engineering educator civil engineer
Schleiss, Anton J. was born on January 11, 1953 in Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland. Son of Anton B. Schleiss.
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, 1985.
Research associate Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, 1979—1985. Head hydraulic structures section Electrowatt Engineering Services Ltd., 1985—1996. Professor Ecole Polytechnic Fédérale Lausanne, Switzerland, since 1997.
Chairman Swiss Committee Dams, since 2006.
Member of Swiss Committee Flood Protection (chairman), International Hydropower Association (technical committee member), Institution Water Management (board member), Swiss Association Engineers & Architects.
Married Katrin Gerung.