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Felix Otto (mathematician)

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Felix Otto
Otto at Oberwolfach, 2009
Born (1966-05-19) 19 May 1966 (age 58)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forOtto–Villani theorem
Otto calculus
AwardsGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2006
Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Sciences (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMax 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 advisorStephan Luckhaus

Felix Otto (born 19 May 1966) is a German mathematician.

Biography

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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

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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

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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] In 2024, he received the Cantor medal by the German Mathematical Society.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Felix Otto at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ "International award for Leipzig mathematician Felix Otto". idw-online.de. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Felix Otto". German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Felix Otto receives the Cantor Medal". Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2024.