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Curriculum Vitae

Personal data: born January, 8th 1952 in Wilhelmshaven.
Scientific career: Abitur in Emden, May, 13th 1971
Diploma in mathematics (Dipl.-Math.) at University of Göttingen, February, 16th 1977
Doctorate of science (Dr.rer.nat.) at University of Göttingen, July, 12th 1979
Habilitation (Dr.habil. with venia legendi) at University of Göttingen, July, 12th 1985

Degree theses: Diploma thesis: The theorem of Faber-Krahn for Dirichlet domains in n dimensions
(Mathematical physics, advisor: Professor E. Heinz)

Dissertation thesis: Innere Abschätzungen für Lösungen nichtlinearer elliptischer Differentialgleichungen zweiter Ordnung in n Variablen
(Partial differential equations, advisor: Professor E. Heinz)

Habilitation thesis: Über nichtlineare, konkave elliptische Differentialgleichungen
(Partial differential equations)

Professional career: Scientific assistant/research assistant,
Department of Mathematics, University of Göttingen,
September 1977 - August 1985

Member of "Approximation und Optimierung" research group,
University Bonn,
March - August 1983

Research Fellow,
Department of Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra,
September 1983 - August 1984

Associate Member,
Centre for Mathematical Analysis, Australian National University, Canberra,
January - August 1984

Visiting Assistant Professor,
School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
September 1984

Member, Research Center "Geometry and Analysis",
University of Göttingen,
October 1984 - September 1985

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor,
Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa, Iowa City,
August 1985 - June 1986/ - June 1991/ - April 1994 (tenured June 1988)

Visiting Associate Professor,
Department of Mathematics, University of Kentucky, Lexington,
August - December 1988

Visiting Fellow,
Center for Mathematical Analysis, Australian National University, Canberra,
August - December 1990

Ethel Raybould Visiting Fellow,
Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland, St. Lucia,
Summer 1991

Professor, Applied Mathematics Program,
University of Iowa,
June 1992 - April 1994

C4 Professor,
Department of Mathematik I, Faculty of Mathematics and Economics, University of Ulm,
April 1994 - today

Visiting Fellow,
Center for Mathematics and its Applications, Australian National University, Canberra,
September - October 1995

Dean of Faculty of Mathematics and Economics,
University of Ulm,
October 1995 - October 1997

Member, Humboldt Centre for Philosophy,
University of Ulm, October 1998 - today
Member of the Board, March 1999 - March 2000

Visiting Professor,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou,
April 1998, April 2000

Adjunct Professor,
Changsha Railway University, Changsha,
October 1998 - today