Felix Otto (born 19 May 1966) is a German mathematician.
Biography
He studied mathematics at the
University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...
, finishing his PhD thesis in 1993 under the supervision of
Stephan Luckhaus.
After postdoctoral studies at the
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (commonly known as Courant or CIMS) is the mathematics research school of New York University (NYU), and is among the most prestigious mathematics schools and mathematical sciences research cente ...
of
New York University
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In 1832, the ...
and at
Carnegie Mellon University
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, in 1997 he became a professor at the
University of California, Santa Barbara
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. From 1999 to 2010 he was professor for applied mathematics at the
University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...
, and currently serves as one of the directors of the
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
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MiS) in Leipzig is a research institute of the Max Planck Society. Founded on March 1, 1996, the institute works on projects which apply mathematics in various areas of natural science ...
, Leipzig.
Honours
In 2006, he received the
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (german: link=no, Förderpreis für deutsche Wissenschaftler im Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft), in short Leibniz Prize, is awarded by the German Research Foundation to ...
of the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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,
which is the highest honour awarded in German research. In 2009, he was awarded a
Gauss Lecture by the
German Mathematical Society
The German Mathematical Society (german: Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, DMV) is the main professional society of German mathematicians and represents German mathematics within the European Mathematical Society (EMS) and the International Mathe ...
. In 2008 he became a member of the
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (german: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften), short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded ...
.
References
DFG portrait
1966 births
Living people
20th-century German mathematicians
University of Bonn alumni
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences alumni
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
Academic staff of the University of Bonn
University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
Studienstiftung alumni
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winners
21st-century German mathematicians
Members of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Max Planck Institute directors
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