Short CV

Since 2015	Authorized Representative of the WIAS Director
Since 2004	Full Professor, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Mathematik Head of Research Group Partial Differential Equations at the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics
2022-2024	MATH+ Distinguished Fellow
2021-2023	Speaker of the MATH+ Council
2011-2020	Treasurer of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and Head of IMU Secretariat at WIAS
2005-2015	Deputy Director of the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics
2000-2008	Coordinator of the DFG Priority Program SPP 1095: Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Multiscale Problems
1999-2004	Full Professor, Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Analysis, Dynamik und Modellierung
1992-1999	Full Professor, Universität Hannover, Institut für Angewandte Mathematik
1990	Habilitation, Universität Stuttgart
1986-1987	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University
1984-1992	Research Fellow, Universität Stuttgart
1984	Ph.D., Universität Stuttgart (Advisor: Klaus Kirchgässner)
1983	Diploma, Universität Stuttgart
1958	Born in Renningen near Stuttgart

I am married to Bärbel who is a literary scientist and writer.
We enjoy our three children and our four grandchildren.