Vening Meinesz Medal for Markus Rothacher
Markus Rothacher, full professor at ETH Zurich’s Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry receives the «Vening Meinesz Medal», one of the most prestigious awards in his research field.
Markus Rothacher. (Photo: ETH Zürich / Giulia Marthaler)
The 2018 Vening Meinesz Medal is awarded by the European Geosciences Union EGU to Markus Rothacher for his pioneering work in linking geometry, rotation and gravity to space geodetic observations and subsequently enhancing the understanding of the Earth system.
The medal is named after the Dutch geophysicist and geodesist Felix Andries Vening-Meinesz and is awarded annually by the EGU for distinguished research in geodesy.