Stephan Mueller

Background

Mueller, Stephan was born on July 30, 1930 in Marktredwitz, Germany. Son of Hermann Friedrich and Johanna Antonie Fanny (Leuze) Mueller.

Education

Technology Stuttgart, 1957. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1959.

Doctor rerum naturalium, U. Stuttgart, 1962.

Lecturer geophysics U. Stuttgart, 1962-1964. Visiting professor Southwest Center Advanced Studies, Richardson, Texas, 1964-1965.

Professor geophysics U. Karlsruhe, 1964-1971, dean Faculty Natural Sciences, 1968-1969. Visiting professor University Texas, Dallas, 1969-1970.

Professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, 1971-1996, U. Zurich, 1977-1996.

Dean School Natural Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, 1978-1980. Director Swiss Earthquake Service, 1971-1996. President Swiss Geophysical Commission, 1972-1993, honorary president 1994.

President European Seismological Commission, 1972-1976, International Commission Controlled Source Seismology, 1975-1983.

Chairman governing council International Seismological Centre, 1975-1985. Chairman European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, 1976-1982.

Chairman Swiss Specialist Group of Geophysics, 1993. German Academy Interchange scholar, 1954-1955.

Career

Dean School Natural Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute Technology Director Swiss Earthquake Service, 1971-1996. President Swiss Geophysical

President 1994.

President European Seismological

Achievements

• Stephan Mueller has been listed as a noteworthy geophysicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (honorary fgn.assoc.), American Geophysical Union, Geological Society London (honorary). Member International Association Seismology and Physics of Earth"s Interior (president 1987-1991), European Geophysical Society (president 1978-1980, honorary. Member), European Union Geophysical Society (Alfred Wegener medal 1993), German Geophysical Society, Society Exploration Geophysicists, European Association Geoscientists and Engineers, Seismological Society American, Seismological Society Japan, Acoustical Society American, Swiss Geophysical Society (president 1977-1980), Swiss Academy Sciences, Academia Europaea (founding.

Connections

Married Doris Luise Pfleiderer, July 31, 1959. Children: Johannes Christoph, Tobias Ulrich.

Father:

Hermann Friedrich Mueller

Mother:

Johanna Antonie Fanny (Leuze) Mueller

Spouse:

Doris Luise Pfleiderer

child:

Tobias Ulrich Mueller

child:

Johannes Christoph Mueller