Felix Otto (mathematician)
Felix Otto | |
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![]() Otto at Oberwolfach, 2009 | |
Born | Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | 19 May 1966
Nationality | German |
Known for | Otto–Villani theorem Otto calculus |
Awards | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2006 Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Sciences (2017) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, University of Leipzig, New York University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Bonn, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Doctoral advisor | Stephan Luckhaus |
Felix Otto (born 19 May 1966) is a German mathematician.
Biography[edit]
He studied mathematics at the University of Bonn, finishing his PhD thesis in 1993 under the supervision of Stephan Luckhaus.[1] After postdoctoral studies at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University and at Carnegie Mellon University, in 1997 he became a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. From 1999 to 2010 he was professor for applied mathematics at the University of Bonn, and currently serves as one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig.
Work[edit]
Otto specialises in materials science, including work on the theory of partial differential equations.[2] He is known for his work on the Otto–Villani theorem and the invention of the Otto calculus.
Honours[edit]
In 2006, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research. In 2009, he was awarded a Gauss Lecture by the German Mathematical Society. In 2008 he became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Felix Otto at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "International award for Leipzig mathematician Felix Otto". idw-online.de. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Felix Otto". German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- (in German) 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 National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Max Planck Institute directors
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