XXIX ESC General Assembly, Sept. 12-17, 2004 - GFZ

8.3 Coordination of GDR Antarctic Research
• Between 1969 and 1991 CIPE has been the leading institution for GDR
Antarctic research, being responsible both for the scientific programs and
providing the needed logistic support
• The scientific co-ordination of the research projects of many participating
institutions was in the hands of an inter-institutional WG „Antarctic Research“
chaired by the deputy director of CIPE (between 1981-89 by P. BORMANN)
• The WG was sub-ordinated to the Program Council „Geo- and Cosmic Sciences
of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR.
• In total, 154 GDR scientists and 64 technicians worked in Antarctica between 1959
and 1990. Their results were published in more than 570 papers and monographs.
• Main research areas and topics between 1969 and 1991 were:
Peter Bormann XXIX ESC General Assembly, Sept. 12-17, 2004