Background
Kersten, Michael was born on February 14, 1956 in Bad Homburg, Germany. Son of Wassily Matjukov and Eleonore (Delbat) Kersten.
Kersten, Michael was born on February 14, 1956 in Bad Homburg, Germany. Son of Wassily Matjukov and Eleonore (Delbat) Kersten.
Diploma in engineering, Technology University, Darmstadt, Germany, 1983. Doctor in Engineering, Technology University, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, 1989. Doctor in Engineering habilitation, Technology University, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, since 1996.
Research assistant, Technology U. Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, 1983-1992; research associate, Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG), Dübendorf, Switzerland, 1993-1994; senior scientist, Baltic Sea Research Institute, Rostock, Germany, 1995-1997; associate professor, Gutenberg U., Mainz, Germany, since 1997. Chairman International county for Exploration of the Sea (ICES-WGMS), Copenhagen, since 1996.
Married Sibylle Hielscher, October 10, 1995. Children: Anna Neissa, Paul Joel.