Lars Philipsen Prahm

Background

Prahm, Lars Philipsen was born on May 1, 1944 in Aarhus, Denmark. Son of Hilmar Philipsen and Barbara Prahm.

Education

Master of Science, Technology U. Denmark, 1971; Doctor of Science, U. Copenhagen, 1979.

Career

Researcher, RISQ, Denmark, 1971-1972; researcher, Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen, 1972-1977; researcher, National Agency Environmental Protection, Copenhagen, 1977-1983; director computing, Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), 1983-1987; director general, Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), since 1987. County member European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, England (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), since 1987, European Organisation for Exploitation of Meteorol.Satellites, Dormstadt (EUMETSAT), Germany, since 1987. Danish permanent representative of World Meteorological Organisation (World Meteorological Organization), since 1987.

President Danish Space Board, Copenhagen, since 1996.

Achievements

• Lars Philipsen Prahm has been listed as a notable institute administrator, director general, scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member (county) European Space Agency (European Space Agency), board member Danish Space Research Institute.

Connections

Married May-Britt Jensen.

Father:

Hilmar Philipsen

Mother:

Barbara Prahm

Spouse:

May-Britt Jensen.