Friday, June 26th at 12:00 p.m.
“The Munich Re Natural Catastrophes Data Base – Trends?”
by Prof. Peter Hoeppe
Head of Geo Risks Research Department, Munich Reinsurance Company, Munich, Germany
CSTPR Conference Room
1333 Grandview Avenue, Directions

Abstract: Munich RE’s disasters data series is frequently cited to note trends in natural catastrophes. Come hear a discussion of the data and trends in disasters form the head of Munich RE Geo Risks research department. Dr. Hoeppe’s recent article (with Silvio Schmidt and Claudia Kemfert) on hurricane losses in the U.S. and the role of global warming, is in press at Environmental Impact Assessment Review.

Biography: Prof. Hoeppe joined the Munich Reinsurance Company in 2004, and appointed Head of the Geo Risks Research Department in January 2005. Before joining Munich Re, Prof. Hoeppe worked at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, in the Institute of Bioclimatology and Applied Meteorology and the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He served a post doc at Yale University (USA). Prof. Hoeppe’s academic training is in meteorology (Masters and PhD) and human biology (PhD). His main areas of research are effects of atmospheric processes (heat/cold, UV radiation, air pressure fluctuations) and air pollutants (ozone, particles) on humans and the general assessment of environmental risks. Prof. Hoeppe is a member of many scientific societies, from 1999 to 2002 he was been the President of the International Society of Biometeorolgy from 1999 to 2007, and has held different expert posts in WHO and WMO. Dr. Hoeppe has been appointed member of the Global Warming Advisory Board of the Bavarian State Government and Chair of the “Finance-Forum: Climate Change” of the high-tech Strategy of the German Federal Government.

This will be a "brown bag seminar". Feel free to bring your lunches if you wish. This talk is free and open to the public and will be held in the CSTPR Conference Room (1333 Grandview Ave.) For directions, please click here.

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