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Michal Vanicek

CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of birth:	December 17, 1964
Place of birth:	Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality:	German
Marital status:	married with Michaela, since 1985
Children:	Lukas (Jan. 1995), David (Jun. 1997), Albert (May, 2000)

February 1999	Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.), Physical Oceanography, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Supervisor: Prof. G. Siedler. Ph.D. thesis topic: Water mass and tracer spreading in the deep South Atlantic(English abstract) Wassermassen- und Tracerausbreitung im tiefen Südatlantik(German abstract)
9/1995 - 2/1999	Ph.D. student, Institut für Meereskunde Kiel, Dept. of Marine Physics
December 1993	Diplom-Ozeanograph, thesis (in German): Spatial and temporal variations in "Control Volumes" - comparison of results of a high resolution North Atlantic model (CME) with hydrographic measurements ( German abstract)
1987-1993	Studies of physical oceanography, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel Subjects: Theoretical and physical oceanography, physics, computer science
1986	Repeat of final examination under German rules, Hamburg
1983-1985	Studies of electrical engineering, Technical University of Prague
May 1983	Final examination, Prague
1979-1983	Secondary school emphasizing mathematics and science, Prague
1970-1979	Primary school, Prague

from 1999	Postdoctoral Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1994-1999	Research scientist, IfM Kiel, WOCE and JGOFS Projects
1989-1994	Student assistant, IfM Kiel, Dept. of Marine Physics


Activities	Processing and quality control of hydrographic data Development of oceanographic software Teaching as assistant in seagoing and laboratory courses in oceanography Participation in two research cruises in the South Atlantic
Research topics	Seasonal temperature changes in the deep Northeast Atlantic Deep circulation in the Angola Basin from high resolution WOCE sections Meridional heat transport through 30°S from WOCE-A10 section and moorings in the western South Atlantic Inverse modeling and tracer (Helium, CFCs, Nutrients) fluxes in the South Atlantic
Computer skills	Operating Systems: DOS, OS/2, WINDOWS, VMS and UNIX Programming Languages: Fortran, Pascal; basic knowledge in: Algol, Basic, C Used Data Formats: NetCDF, WOCE, MK4, NODC, WOA 94/78, DCF ... Math Software: Matlab

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