Prof. Jorge Chau honored as SCOSTEP Fellow
Kühlungsborn, December 20, 2024 - Prof. Jorge Chau, Head of the Radar Remote Sensing Department at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, has been named a SCOSTEP Fellow. This lifetime recognition honors his outstanding contributions to the study of the upper atmosphere at various latitudes and his commitment to the scientific goals of SCOSTEP and its capacity building focus.
SCOSTEP, the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics, was founded in 1966 by the International Science Council (ISC). Since then, SCOSTEP has initiated numerous pioneering programs, including studies on magnetospheric research, processes in the middle atmosphere and cycles of solar activity.
The SCOSTEP Fellows Program was established in 2021 and honors sustained and influential contributions to the field and to SCOSTEP's initiatives. Prof. Chau's achievements exemplify the goals of the program and underscore his commitment to interdisciplinary research and international collaboration.
The IAP congratulates Prof. Jorge Chau on this prestigious award.
The Leibniz-Institute of Atmospheric Physics is one of the German main centers for Middle Atmosphere research and maintains active cooperations with several international research organizations. The institute is located near the Baltic Sea resort Kühlungsborn, owns a separate site on the island Rügen, and is a major partner of the ALOMAR observatory in northern Norway. As associated institute of the Rostock University it is part of the teaching programme in physics. A total of about 90 persons is employed at IAP. The institute realizes an equal-opportunity and family-friendly human resource policy and is certified with the audit "berufundfamilie" ('career and family').
Contact: Director Prof. Claudia Stolle cstolle@
iap-kborn.de