James W. Vaupel

Background

Vaupel, James W. was born on May 2, 1945 in New York City.

Education

Bachelor highest honors in Mathematics Statistics, Harvard University, 1967. Master in Public Policy in Demographics, Harvard University, Kennedy School Government, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Demographics, Harvard University, Kennedy School Government, 1978.

Career

Research associate Harvard Multinational Enterprise Project, Harvard Business School, Boston, 1967—1975. Lecturer to tenured associate professor, Institute Policy Sciences and Policy Affairs Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1972—1985, research professor Sanford Institute. Consultant United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1979—1982.

Research scholar International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1984—1985. Professor ancient studies, adjunct professor epidemiology University Minnesota, 1988—1991, professor public affairs and planning, Humphrey Institute Public Affairs, 1985—1991. Professor demography & epidemiology, Institute Public Health University Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, 1991—2002.

Senior research scientist, Sanford Institute Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1992—2005. Senior research scientist Terry Sanford Institute Public Policy, 1992—2005. Founding director Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, since 1996.

Honorary professor University Rostock, Germany, since 2003. Director Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforshung des Demografischen Wandels, Germany, since 2004, Max Panck International Research Network on Aging, since 2007. Member advisory committee University Minnesota China Center, 1986—1991.

Director, Center for Population Analysis and Policy University Minnesota, 1986—1991, examining member graduate faculty in Gerontology, 1987—1991. Member, gerontology review committee National Institute Aging, National Institutes of Health, United States of America, 1986—1990. Head Aging Research Center, Odense University Medical School, Denmark, 1992—1996.

Member, social science and population review committee National Institutes of Health, 1992—1997, member, National Advisory Council on Aging, 1998—2002. Chair, science advisory board Danish Center for Demographic Research, Denmark, 1998—2000. Member science advisory board Chinese National Research Center on Aging, 1998—2002, German Socio-Economic Panel, Germany, 1999—2001.

Member Commission on Global Aging. Global Aging Initiative, 1999—2002. Honorarprofessor University Rostock, Germany, since 2003.

Senior fellow Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, since 2003. Scientific advisory council of the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demography Institute, Netherlands, since 2004. Visiting professor London School Economics and Political Science, 2004—2006.

Rector International Max Planck Research School for Demography, since 2000, European Doctoral School Demography, since 2005. Advisory board member Population and Development Review, Population Council, United States of America, since 2008.

Achievements

• James W. Vaupel has been listed as a noteworthy demographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member: European Association for Population Studies (co-chair, committee on the use biological indicators in social science surveys, National Research Council 1999—2000, committee on training in population studies in Europe since 2003, chair of the council since 2003), Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (scientific member), National Academy of Sciences (study director, committee on risk and decision making 1979-1981, member standing committee on population, National Research Council 1999—2005, committee on population forecasting, National Research Council 1998—2000).

Connections

Married Bodil Larsen. Children: Anna Bodil, Sofie Gøbel.