World leading scientist joins the University of Aberdeen

An internationally renowned scientist and award-winning scholar has joined the University of Aberdeen in a move that will further strengthen and expand research capabilities of the Department of Engineering.

Professor Celso Grebogi has been appointed to a 6th Century Chair as part of Aberdeen’s highly successful international recruitment campaign and will lead the Centre for Applied Dynamics Research.

Previously with the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Professor of Physics, and, before that, with the University of Maryland as Professor of Mathematics, Professor Grebogi is delighted to be joining the University, as Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems.

Speaking on his new appointment, he said: “I think that the University of Aberdeen is a world class and modern institution with a clear vision of its mission. It is exciting to be part of that and to help to contribute towards such eminence, and, particularly, working with the dynamic and forward-looking College of Physical Sciences.

“I am looking forward to the opportunity and challenges given to me by the University through this Chair.”

Professor Grebogi’s research in chaotic dynamical systems combines analytical methods and techniques with extensive computer-based experiments. He has made an enormous international impact with his seminal work in the area of chaotic control.

Professor Albert Rodger, Head of the College of Physical Sciences, welcomed Professor Grebogi’s new appointment, which is strengthening and widening the academic expertise within the Department of Engineering.

He said: “I am delighted that an academic of Professor Grebogi’s distinction has been appointed by the University of Aberdeen. It shows that this institution is attracting exceptional staff of the highest quality.

“Professor Grebogi is a renowned world leader in chaotic dynamics and is a highly accomplished academic with ‘outstanding research credentials’. I am very much looking forward to working closely with him in building on the College’s achievements to date.”

Professor Marian Wiercigroch, Head of Engineering, who has been collaborating with Professor Grebogi on non-smooth dynamical systems, is delighted with the recent appointment. He said: “This appointment is a major boost for Aberdeen, the UK and Europe in the theory and applications of dynamical systems.

“The Department of Engineering has received many congratulations from world leading figures in nonlinear and chaotic dynamics.”

Professor Grebogi's scientific accomplishments include over 300 publications and the delivery of more than 300 invited lectures at international conferences and at universities and other institutions. In addition he has received many awards, prizes, along with other distinctions. Among them, he was recipient of the Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Potsdam, awarded the Senior Humboldt Prize, the Fulbright Fellowship, and the University of Maryland Distinguished Faculty Award and the Toshiba Chair at Waseda University. He is an External Scientific Director of a Max-Planck Institute, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World and Full Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

With over 11,000 citations (Science Citation Index), he is listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by ISI Web of Knowledge.