The Neuron Prize for Lifelong Contribution to Science was awarded to Eduard Feireisl in 2015, recognizing his extensive contributions to partial differential equations and hydrodynamics. Born in Kladno in 1957, this Czech mathematician has built an academic career centered on the mathematical modeling of fluid mechanics, bridging abstract dynamical systems with the complex physics of gas movement and heat exchange.
Academic Formation and Early Career
Feireisl completed his primary mathematical studies at Charles University in Prague, graduating in 1982. He earned his doctorate in 1986 from the Institute of Mathematics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, where he studied critical points of non-differentiable functionals under Vladimir Lovicar. His early professional tenure included a position at the Department of Mathematics within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. By 1988, he became a member of the Institute of Mathematics at the Academy of Sciences, achieving habilitation there in 1999 before eventually transitioning to a full professorship at Charles University in 2011.
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His career is defined by a consistent pattern of international collaboration and visiting appointments. Following a period at Edith Cowan University in 1988, Feireisl held roles at institutions including the Complutense University of Madrid, the University of Franche-Comté, and Henri Poincaré University in Nancy. He also served as a visiting professor at the Technical University of Munich and the Central European University in Budapest. Notably, he acted as an Einstein Visiting Fellow at TU Berlin from 2018 to 2021 and spent time as a visiting scholar at Ohio State University and the Erwin Schrödinger Institute.
Contributions to Fluid Dynamics
His research focuses on the intersection of partial differential equations and fluid mechanics. A significant portion of his scholarly output involves the analysis of compressible viscous fluids, an area supported by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council in 2013 for the study of gas movement and heat exchange. Beyond his specific research, he has served as a member of the Fields Medal Selection Committee in 2018 and chaired the scientific committee of the European Congress of Mathematicians in Krakow in 2012.
Fast facts
- Born: 1957, Kladno, Czechia
- Citizenship: Czech Republic
- Doctorate: 1986, Institute of Mathematics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
- Professor: Charles University, 2011
- Neuron Prize for Lifelong Contribution to Science: 2015
- Member: Learned Society of the Czech Republic
- Research focus: Partial differential equations and hydrodynamics
Questions readers ask
What is the primary focus of Eduard Feireisl's research?
He specializes in mathematical analysis, specifically targeting partial differential equations, infinite dimensional dynamical systems, and mathematical problems related to hydrodynamics.
What major research award did he receive in 2015?
He was awarded the Neuron Prize for Lifelong Contribution to Science.
Achievements
- Neuron Prize for Lifelong Contribution to Science — 2015
- Held posts at Charles University, Edith Cowan University and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
- Fields: hydrodynamics, mathematics and partial differential equation
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