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20 Years Johann Radon Institute (RICAM) &
70th Birthday of Prof. Heinz W. Engl

March 27–29, 2023

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Prof. Heinz W. Engl

Portrait of Heinz W. Engl
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Short Curriculum Vitae:
  • born March 28, 1953, in Linz, Austria; married, two daughters
  • Diploma in Technical Mathematics: Linz 1975
  • Doctorate sub auspiciis praesidentis: Linz 1977
  • Habilitation for Mathematics: Linz 1979
  • 1981: Associate Professor, Linz
  • Since 1988: Full Professor of Industrial Mathematics, Linz
  • Since 2003: Full Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2000-2003 Corresponding Member)
  • 2003–2011: Founding Director of RICAM
  • 2007: Pioneer Prize of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  • 2007–2011: Vice Rector for Research and Career Development, University of Vienna
  • May 2009: Appointed as SIAM Fellow for contributions to inverse and ill-posed problems
  • 2009: Johannes Kepler Prize of the Upper Austrian Government
  • 2010: Honorary Professor at Fudan University, Shanghai
  • 2012: Honorary Doctorate from Universität des Saarlandes (Saarbrücken, Germany)
  • 2013: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • 2013: Member of Academia Europaea
  • Oct. 1, 2011–Sept. 30, 2022: Rector of the University of Vienna