Research

Eugen Seibold is distinguished by his work in marine Gology.

His early studies dealt with sedimentology, structural Geology and Micropaleontology (together with Dr. Ilse Seibold) in South Germany. Soon later his field of research became marine Geology. He was engaged in the commissioning of the Research vessel “Meteor” and was leader of several expeditions to the Indian and Atlantic Ocean. His interest was centered on the influence of     climate, water movement and morphology of the sea floor on sedimentation. In this respect the Baltic as an adjacent sea was the “humid” model compared with the “arid” Persian Gulf. The investigations were extended to the continental margin off North West Africa and deepened by consideration of the Earth history.

With this comprehensive view he contributed to general environmental research. He was Co-chief Scientist on the US drillship “Glomar Challenger” on Leg 41 where the Jurassic age of the Atlantic off  Senegal could be proved. Thus, the Geological Institute of the University of  Kiel with its coworkers and PhD-students became the nucleus of marine Geology in Post War Germany.

After his retirement Seibold was engaged in the expansion of the archive for the History of Geology at the University Library of Freiburg (together with Ilse Seibold) and published regularly on such themes.

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Career

• from 1985 Honorary Professor of Tongji University Shanghai and Universität Freiburg
• 1980-1985 President of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
• from 1958 Professor and Director of the Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Universität Kiel
• 1953-1958 Professor of General and Applied Geology, Universität Tübingen
• 1951 Habilitation
• 1948 Promotion
• Studies in Geology, universities of Bonn and Tübingen

Functions

• 1980-1984 President, International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
• 1980-1983 Vice President, European Science Foundation
• 1984-1990 President, European Science Foundation

Honours and Memberships

(Selection)

• 2018 Naming of the research yacht “Eugen Seibold”
• 2003 Medal of Merit of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
• 1994 Blue Planet Prize Academic Award Tokio
• 1988 Honorary Doctorate, University of Paris
• 1987 Honorary Membership of the Deutsche Aademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
• 1987 Medal of Merit of the State of Landes Baden-Württemberg
• 1986 Hans Stille-Medaille, Geologische Gesellschaft
• 1985 Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille
• 1984 Honorary Doctorate, University of Norwich
• 1983 Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz
• Member of the Mainzer Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Correspondiing Member of Bayerische, Göttinger, Croatian and Rheinisch-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften; Mamber of the Académie des Sciences, Paris