| Name: |
Guenter Ruyters |
| Address: |
Eifelblick 13 D-53619 Rheinbreitbach
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| Date of Birth: |
April 4, 1949 |
| Place of Birth: |
Moenchengladbach |
| Nationality: |
German |
| Family Status: |
married to Hanni since 1973, two children (Patrick, 1978; Marcel, 1981) |
| Education: |
1955 - 1959
 |
Primary School „Heinrich-Lersch-Schule" in
Moenchengladbach
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|
1959 - 1967 |
Secondary School „Math. Naturwiss. Gymnasium" in Moenchengladbach
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|
1967 |
Examination (Abitur) |
| Military Service: |
1968/69 |
German Army |
| Studies: |
1967/68 and
1969 - 1974
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Biology and Chemistry at the University of Cologne |
|
1974 |
Examination (Staatsexamen) |
|
1974- 1976 |
Graduate Student at the Institute of Botany, University of
Cologne |
|
1975 |
PhD (Doctoral Degree in Botany) |
| Appointments: |
1977 - 1985 |
Research Assistant at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld |
|
1982/83 |
Research visit at the Institute of Applied Microbiology,
University of Tokyo, Japan
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|
1984 |
Habilitation in Botany |
|
1985 - 1990 |
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld |
|
1991 |
Deputy Professor at the Institute of Botany, University of Kiel |
|
1991 - 1998 |
Head, Life Sciences Section at the Deutsche Agentur fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (DARA) GmbH in Bonn |
|
Since 1998 |
Head, Life and Microgravity Sciences Program at the Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in Bonn |
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Since 1992 |
Apl. Professor at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld |
| Language: |
English (fluent), French (basic) |
| Memberships: |
Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (German Botanical Society)
Verband Deutscher Biologen (Union of German Biologists)
International Academy of Astronautics
American Society for Space and Gravitational Biology
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