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Curriculum Vitae Professor Jens Marklof FRS Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Royal Fort House, Bristol BS8 1UH, U.K. S Curriculum Vitae Professor Jens Marklof FRS Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Royal Fort House, Bristol BS8 1UH, U.K. School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Fry Building, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, U.K. Tel: +44 117 39 41447 Email: [email protected] Short Bio Jens Marklof is Professor of Mathematical Physics and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Bristol. He graduated from Hamburg (Dipl-Phys 1994) and Ulm (PhD 1997), and held research fel- lowships at Princeton University, Hewlett-Packard, the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge, the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifique and the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques near Paris. He joined Bristol in 1999 and served as Head of Pure Mathematics, School Director for Postgrad- uate Research and Head of the School of Mathematics. Marklof’s areas of expertise include dynamical systems and ergodic theory, quantum chaos, and the theory of automorphic forms. He delivered a ple- nary lecture at the International Congress of Mathematical Physics in Prague 2009, and was an invited section speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul 2014. Major awards include an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship 2001-06, Philip Leverhulme Prize 2004, Marie Curie Excellence Award 2004, Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award 2009-14, LMS Whitehead Prize 2010, Lever- hulme Trust Research Fellowship 2010-12, and an ERC Advanced Grant 2012-17. In 2015 Marklof was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. Current Appointments Dean of the Faculty of Science (since 1.8.2018), University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K. Professor of Mathematical Physics (since 1.8.2005), School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K. Employment History Head of the School of Mathematics (1.8.2016–31.7.2018) EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow (1.10.2001–30.9.2006) Reader (Associate Professor) in Mathematical Physics (1.8.2002–31.7.2005) Lecturer in Applied Mathematics (1.1.1998–31.7.2002) School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K. Fellow of the European Post-Doctoral Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, Marie Curie Fellow (1.1.1998–30.6.1999, on leave of absence from University of Bristol) Institut des Hautes Études Scientifique, Bures-sur-Yvette, France, and Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques, Orsay, France Fellow of the European Post-Doctoral Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (1.7.1997–31.12.1997) Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K. Consultant (1.3.1997–30.6.1997) Basic Research Institute in the Mathematical Sciences (BRIMS), Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, U.K. Research Associate (1.9.1996–28.2.1997) Abteilung für Theoretische Physik, Universität Ulm, Germany Visiting Research Fellow (1.9.1995–31.8.1996) 1 Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. Research Associate (1.12.1994–31.8.1995) II. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Germany Academic Qualifications 1997 Dr. rer. nat. “with distinction”, Universität Ulm (Advisor: Frank Steiner) 1994 Dipl.-Phys. “with distinction”, Universität Hamburg Awards and Honours 2021–22 Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Professor, Tata Institute Mumbai 2015 Election as Fellow of the Royal Society 2014 Invited Speaker, International Congress of Mathematicans, Seoul 2013 Simons Lectures, SUNY Stony Brook 2012 Essén Lectures, Uppsala University 2012–17 ERC Advanced Grant 2010–12 Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship 2010 Whitehead Prize, London Mathematical Society 2009–14 Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award 2009 Plenary Speaker, International Congress of Mathematical Physics, Prague 2004 Marie Curie Excellence Award, European Commission 2004 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Mathematics and Statistics 2001–06 EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship 1997–99 Fellowship of the European Post-Doctoral Institute for the Mathematical Sciences 1997 Promotionspreis der Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft 1995–96 Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Fellowship Editorial Boards 2016– Associate Editor, Annales Henri Poincaré 2016–20 Editorial Board, Communications in Mathematical Physics 2011–13 Editorial Board, Nonlinearity 2006–17 Editorial Board, Journal of Modern Dynamics 2003–16 Section Editor (Quantum Chaos), Annales Henri Poincaré Research Grants 2019–22 EPSRC £639,743 Wave transport in low-density matter, Siegel theta functions, and homogeneous flows 2012–17 ERC e1.34M Homogeneous flows and their application in kinetic theory 2010–12 Leverhulme £44,489 New kinetic transport equations for crystals 2006–12 RCUK £250,000 Dynamical systems and number theory (Co-I) (fellowships held by A. Gorodnik and C. Ulcigrai) 2005–08 EPSRC £156,373 Long time limit of chaotic quantum dynamics 2004–07 EPSRC £134,594 Series summation and random continued fractions (Co-I) 2003–04 EPSRC £10,199 Number-theoretic aspects of quantum chaos 2003–04 Leverhulme £40,000 Visiting Professorship for Z. Rudnick, Tel Aviv University 2001–06 EPSRC £214,591 Equidistribution, exponential sums and quantum chaos 2001–04 EPSRC £56,145 Semiclassical dynamics of nonuniformly hyperbolic maps 2001–03 Royal Society £9,859 Quantum unique ergodicity 2001–03 Nuffield £4,000 Energy level statistics and quantum chaos 2000–04 Marie Curie e1.2M Mathematical aspects of quantum chaos (Co-I) 1998–99 Marie Curie n-point correlations in the spectrum of the Laplacian 1997–99 EPDI research fellowship 1995–96 Daimler-Benz research fellowship 2 Invited Research Visits 2021 2 weeks, Mittag-Leffler Institute, Djursholm, Sweden 2020 2 weeks, Hausdorff Institute, Bonn, Germany 2019 1 week, Hausdorff Institute, Bonn, Germany 2018 1 week, Department of Mathematics, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden 2017 1 week, Department of Mathematics, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden 1 week, Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut, Oberwolfach, Germany 2015 1 week, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, USA 6 months, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, U.K. 2014 2 weeks, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn, Germany 3 weeks, Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu, Paris, France 2013 3 weeks, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA 2012 1 week, Erwin Schrödinger Institue, Vienna, Austria 2011 1 week, Erwin Schrödinger Institue, Vienna, Austria 2009 1 month, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn, Germany 2008 2 weeks, Erwin Schrödinger Institue, Vienna, Austria 1 week, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, U.K. 2007 3 months, Centro De Giorgi, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy 2006 3 weeks, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA 2005 3 weeks, Penn State, USA 2 weeks, Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal, Canada 2004 1 week, Department of Mathematics, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden 4 weeks, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, U.K. 1 week, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal 2 weeks, Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal, Canada 2003 1 week, Forschergruppe, Universität Bielefeld, Germany 5 weeks, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, USA 2 weeks, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, U.K. 2002 1 month, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, USA 1 week, Courant Institute, New York University, USA 3 weeks, Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik, ETH Zürich, Switzerland 1 week, Forschergruppe, Universität Bielefeld, Germany 2001 2 weeks, Forschergruppe, Universität Bielefeld, Germany 2000 2 weeks, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, U.K. 1999 2 months, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, USA 1 week, Hermann Minkowski Center for Geometry, Tel Aviv University, Israel 2 weeks, SFB 343 “Diskrete Strukturen in der Mathematik”, Bielefeld, Germany 1998 4 weeks, Hermann Minkowski Center for Geometry, Tel Aviv University, Israel 1 week, Erwin Schrödinger Institut, Austria 2 weeks, SFB 343 “Diskrete Strukturen in der Mathematik”, Bielefeld, Germany 1996 1 week, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, Minneapolis, MN, USA Major Administrative Roles at Bristol 2018– Dean of the Faculty of Science (executive lead of division comprising 5 Schools with 750 staff and 4000 students: 3400 UG, 100 PGT, 500 PGR; turnover £100M p.a.) 2019– Member of University Executive Board 2018– Member of University Management Team 2016– Member of Senate 2016–18 Head of the School of Mathematics 2009–12 Director of Graduate Studies, Mathematics 2006–09 Committee for New Mathematics Building 2006–07 Coordinator of RAE2008 Pure Mathematics submission 2005–08 Head of Pure Mathematics 3 External Service 2020 Leverhulme Trust Prize Committee 2016–20 External Advisory Board, Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research 2016 ICM 2018 Selection Panel (Dynamical Systems and ODE) 2015–18 Royal Society, Sectional Committee 1 2015 Early Career Award Committee, Intl. Association of Mathematical Physics 2013–18 Leverhulme Trust Advisory Panel 2011–14 Research Excellence Framework 2014, Subpanel Mathematics 2004–07 LMS Regional Organizer (South West & South Wales) 2002–07 Meetings Committee, London Mathematical Society 2002–06 IoP Mathematical and Theoretical Physics Group Committee PhD students 2020–24 Zonglin Li 2020–24 Sam Pattison 2016–20 Christopher Lutsko (now Hill Assistant Professor, Rutgers University) 2013–17 Jory Griffin (now Postdoctoral Faculty, University of Oklahoma) 2012–16 Daniel El-Baz (now Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Graz) 2010–14 Emek Demirci Akarsu (now Assistant Professor, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey) 2006–10 Henrik Ueberschär
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