Mati Kahru

Background

Kahru, Mati was born on February 12, 1954 in Tallinn, Estonia. Son of Mati Ernst and Aino (Pikker) Kahru.

Education

Diploma in biology cum laude, Tartu State University, Estonia, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Oceanology, Moscow, 1982.

Career

Junior, senior leading researcher, acting head of department, Institute Thermophysics and Electrophysics, Tallinn, Estonia, 1978-1991; oceanographer, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrol. Institute, Norrkoping, Sweden, 1991-1992; visiting researcher, U. Stockholm, since 1992. Visiting researcher University of California, Scripps Institute Oceanography, La Jolla, California, since 1994.

Achievements

• Mati Kahru has been listed as a noteworthy Biological oceanographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Geophysical Union.

Connections

Father:

Mati Ernst Kahru

Mother:

Aino (Pikker) Kahru