Martin Kružík
| Office address: | Institute of Information Theory and Automation, |
| Czech Academy of Sciences, | |
| Pod vodárenskou veží 4, CZ-182 00, Prague 8, Czech Republic | |
| Phone: | +420 266-052-395 |
| email: | kruzik@utia.cas.cz |
| skype: | martin.kruzik |
Education/Career
- 2023 Full professor in mathematics, appointed by the President of the Czech Republic
- 2018 Doctor of Science, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2014 Habilitation in mathematical analysis, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2007 Privatdozent in mathematics, University of Technology, Munich, Germany
- 2006 Habilitation in mathematics, University of Technology, Munich, Germany
- 1997 Ph.D. in mathematics Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- 1993 RNDr. (M.Sc.) in mathematics Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Employment
| 2007-now (part time) | Research Associate, Department of Physics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University |
| 2000-02 | Research Associate, Center of Advanced European Studies And Research, Bonn, Germany |
| 2001 | Research Associate, Center of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology, Munich, Germany |
| 1998-99 | Postdoctoral Associate, Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany |
| 1997-98 | Postdoctoral Associate, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. |
| 1996-97 | Fulbright Fellow, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. |
| 1993-now (till 2002 mostly on leave) | Research Associate, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic |
Honors and Awards
- 2016 Giovanni Prodi Chair at the University of Würzburg
- 2003 Otto Wichterle Award
- 2002 Josef Hlávka's Prize
- 1996 Fellowship of the J.W. Fulbright Commission
Research Interests
- Calculus of Variations
- Mathematical Methods in Materials Science
- Optimal Control Theory
- Partial Differential Equations
Slides from my survey lecture on weak lower semicontinuity given at the Über-Joint Seminar at the University of Würzburg in June 2016 can be downloaded here .
Click here for a pdf file with an extended version of my CV and the list of my publications. Most of my publications are downloadable from the webpage of our library.
"To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in."
(R.P. Feynman)
