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Curriculum vitae – Dr. Rudolf Widmer-Schnidrig
Position Researcher (Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter), Institute of Geophysics, Stuttgart
University.
Address Black Forest Observatory (BFO), Heubach 206, D-77709 Wolfach.
Tel. +49-7836 2151, Fax +49-7826 7650
E-mail: widmer@geophys.uni-stuttgart.de
Education and degrees
1985 Diploma in Geophysics (Dipl. Natw.), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ)
1991 Ph.D. in Geophysics, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Academic positions
1982 - 1983 Research Assistant at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.
1985 – 1991 Research Assstant at Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCSD, San
Diego, California, U.S.A.
1991 - 1998 Researcher, SFB 108, Institute of Geophysics, Karlsruhe University.
1998 - 2000 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP),
UCSD, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
since 2000 Researcher at the Black Forest Observatory (Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter am
Institut für Geophysik, Universität Stuttgart)
Research
Free oscillation seismology: analysis of free oscillations for the estimation of degenerate mode
frequencies and attenuation rates. Inversion of mode frequencies for refined models of the spherically
averaged elastic and anelastic Earth structure. Analysis of mode splitting and subsequent inference of
long wavellength heterogeneous mantle and core structure.
Seismic sensor evaluation: inverstigation of optimal shielding from environmental noise sources for
broad-band seismic sensors. Development of methods to correct vertical component free oscillation
spectra for the effect of local atmospheric presseure.
Development of geophysical sensors: construction of an infrasound detector based on a fiber optic
interferometer.
About 24 scientific papers in refereed journals and Symposia Proceedings
About 45 presentations at scientific meetings
Supervisor of 1 Ph.D. dissertation
Responsibilities, awards, memberships
1994 - 1995 Recipient of stipend from the Swiss Academy of Sciences
1998 - 2000 Green Scholar, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), UCSD, San
Diego, California, U.S.A.
since 2000 Operation and maintenance of the Black Forest Observatory with about 20 permanent
long period geodynamic sensors.
since 2006 member of the SEIS/EXOMARS science team for the deployment of a broad-band
seismometer on planet Mars.
since 1985 Member of the American Geophysicsl Union (AGU)
since 1992 Member of the German Geophysical Society (DGG)
5 relevant publications
Widmer, R. and Masters, G. and Gilbert.: Spherically symmetric attenuation within the Earth from
normal mode data. Geophys. J. Int. 104, 541 – 553.
Widmer, R. and Masters, G. and Gilbert, F.: Observably split multiplets -- data analysis and
interpretation in terms of large-scale aspherical structure. Geophys. J. Int. 1992, 111, 559 – 576.
Widmer, R. and Zürn, W.: Bichromatic excitation of long-period Rayleigh and air waves by the Mount
Pinatubo and the El Chichon volcanic eruptions. Geophys. Res. Lett. 1992, 19, 765 – 768.
Widmer-Schnidrig, R.: Application of regionalized multiplet stripping to retrieval of aspherical
structure constraints. Geophys. J. Int. 2002, 148, 201 – 213.
R. Widmer-Schnidrig.: What can Superconducting Gravimeters contribute to normal mode
seismology? Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 2003, 93, 1370 – 1380.