Ott Otto Roots

Background

Roots, Ott Otto was born on May 9, 1946 in Tallinn, Estonia. Son of Otto Taavet and Ida Karl (Lass) Roots.

Education

Graduate Chemist/Engineer, Tallinn Technology U., 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Sciences, Tallinn Technology U. Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry/Hydrobiology, Estonian Academy Sciences, Tallinn, 1983.

Career

Scientist, Institute Zoology and Botany, Tallinn, 1971-1974; scientist, Institute Thermo- and Electrophysics, Tallinn, 1974-1984; chief researcher, Institute Applied Geophysics, Tallinn, 1984-1990; chief researcher, Tallinn Technology U., 1990-1992; senior scientist, Institute Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Tallinn, 1992-1993; monitoring councillor, Ministry of the Environment of Estonia, Tallinn, since 1993. Expert Helsinki Commission, 1990. National focal point monitor United Nations Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stockholm, 1993.

Coordinator Estonian State Monitoring Program, Tallinn, 1993. Coordinator field environmental monitoring Finnish-Estonian Training Project, Helsinki, since 1996.

Membership

Member Estonian Nature Protection Society, Tallinn, 1989. Member New York Academy Sciences, National Geographic Society, Estonian Chemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: sports, music, nature protection, environmental monitoring.

Connections

Married Marika Aleksander Voit, August 4, 1973. 1 child, Oliver.

Father:

Otto Taavet Roots

Mother:

Ida Karl (Lass) Roots

Spouse:

Marika Aleksander Voit

child:

Oliver Roots