Gerhard Abstreiter | |
|---|---|
| Awards | Max Born Medal and Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Technical University of Munich, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Notable students | Franz Josef Giessibl |
Gerhard Abstreiter is a German physicist and professor of physics at Technical University of Munich (TUM), currently holding the university's highest honor, the Emeritus of Excellence and also being a distinguished visiting professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. From 1987 to 2015, he was a full professor at TUM and also, in 2010 and 2011, a distinguished visiting professor at University of Tokyo. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and acatech.[1][2][3][4]
He won the Max Born Medal and Prize in 1998.