Sierd Cloetingh

Background

Cloetingh, Sierd was born on August 20, 1950 in Groningen, Netherlands. Son of Jacob and Emmy (Hofstra) Cloetingh.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Groningen University, 1974. Master of Science, Utrecht (Netherlands) University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Utrecht (Netherlands) University, 1982.

Professor honorary, Bucharest (Romania) University, 1996.

Career

Assistant professor Utrecht University, 1978-1986, associate professor, 1986-1988. Professor Vrije University, Amsterdam, since 1988. Science director Netherlands Research School Sedimentary Geology, since 1994.

Chairman EUROBASIN Council, Brussels, since 1996. Senior professor by special appointment Tel-Aviv University, since 1997. Member council earth and life science Netherlands Organization Science Research, since 1995.

Chairman Netherlands committee International Lithosphere Program, since 1993.

Achievements

• Sierd Cloetingh has been listed as a noteworthy geologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Structural Controls on Sedimentary Basin Formation, 1997, Tectonophysics, Special Issue, Volume 282, Numbers 1-4 : 442 pages with illustrations.
  • The Origin of Sedimentary Basins: Inferences from Quantitative Modeling and Basin Analysis, 1993, Tectonophysics, Special Issue, Volume 226, Numbers 1-4 : 518 pages with illustrations.
  • Interplay of Extension and Compression in Basin Formation, 1995, Tectonophysics, Special Issue, Volume 252, Numbers 1-4 : 484 pages with illustrations.

Membership

Member Academia Europaea, Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences, European Geophysical Society (president since 1997), European Union Geophysical Society (vice president 1993-1995).

Connections

Married Dineke Hendriks, April 22, 1977. 1 child, David.

Father:

Jacob Cloetingh

Mother:

Emmy (Hofstra) Cloetingh

Spouse:

Dineke Hendriks

child:

David Cloetingh