Tilmann Märk
Curriculum Vitae: em. Univ.-Prof. Dr.phil. Dr.h.c.mult. Tilmann MÄRK
Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck,
A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Private and Education:
1944: Born in Seefeld/Tirol, Austria
1962: Matura, Bundesrealgymnasium Innsbruck
1968: PhD in Physics/Physiology, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck
(Rigorosum mit "Einstimmig Ausgezeichnet")
1977: Marriage with Hiltraud Zuegg
1981: Birth of son Lukas
University:
1968 - 1969: Postdoctoral associate, Institut für Atomphysik, Universität Innsbruck
1969 - 1971: Max Kade Research Fellow, Dept. Electrical Engineering, Minneapolis, USA
1971 - 1976: Univ.Ass at Institut für Atomphysik, Universität Innsbruck
1973 - 1974: Chair Assistentenverband Innsbruck
1976: Habilitation for Experimental Atomic Physics
1976 - 1978: Chair Assistentenverband Innsbruck and Member (Dozentenvertreter) of the Academic Senate of the University Innsbruck
1979: Senior guest scientist at FOM (2 months), Amsterdam
1979 - 1980: Senior Visiting CIRES Fellow and Fulbright Scholar, Dept. Chemistry, University Colorado/NOAA, Boulder, USA
1980 - 1986: a.o.Univ. Professor at the Institut for Exp. Physics, University Innsbruck
1983: Guest Professor of Chemistry (6 months), Penn State University, PA, USA
1985: Guest Professor (1 Semester), Fakultät f. Physik, Universität Konstanz
1986: Guest Professor at PMF Beograd (1 month)
1987 - 2009: Univ. Professor at the Institut of Ion Physics, University Innsbruck
1993 - 2005: Head (Vorstand) of the Institut of Ion Physics, University Innsbruck
1995: Full professorship offer at the Institut f. Experimentalphysik, Univ. Graz declined
1997: Full professorship offer ("Rudolf-Seelinger-Professur") at Univ. Greifswald declined
1998 - 2012: Part time guest professor at Dept. Plasmaphysics, Univ. Bratislava
2001 - 2003: Chair Fachgruppe Physik, Faculty of Science, University Innsbruck
2001 - 2003: Chair Science Faculty (Fakultätsvorsitzender), University Innsbruck
2001 - 2004: Chair of Electronic and Atomic Collisions Section and member of Atomic and Molecular Division of European Physical Society (EPS)
2003 - 2011: Delegate at Austrian Science Foundation ( FWF)
2003 - 2011: Vice Rector for Research, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck
2004 - 2007: Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at LFUI
2005: Vicerector für Student Affairs, LFUI (2 months)
2011 - 2012: Acting Rector, Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck
2012 - 2023: Rector, Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck
2018 - 2026: Mitglied des Deutschen Akkreditierungsrats
Awards:
1979: Research Award from the city of Innsbruck
1994: Golden Medal Price, Faculty Mathematics/Physics, University Bratislava
1994: Erwin-Schrödinger Price of the Austrian Academy of Science, Wien
1996: SASP-Schrödinger Award 1996, Engelberg, Schweiz
2004: J.Heyrovsky Honorary Medal for Merit in the Chemical Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha
2004: Honorary doctoral degree, Dr.h.c. Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon
2004: Golden Medal Award from the Comenius University of Bratislava
2006: Honorary doctoral degree, Dr. h.c. Comenius University, Bratislava
2007: UPV Price by the Austrian University Professor Association
2008: Elected member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Halle (Saale)
2009: Wolfgang Paul Lecture Award, DGMS, Konstanz
2013: Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, France
2014: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
2014: Senator honoris causa, Freie Universität Bozen
2015: Ehrensenator, Privatuniversität UMIT, Hall
2015: President’s International Medaillon of Distinction, University of New Orleans
2016: Ehrenzeichen des Landes Tirol
2018: Dissociative Electron Attachment Club Distinguished Servcie Award
2023: Ehrenmitgliedschaft Forschungsinstitut Brenner-Archiv, UIBK
Industry:
1977 - 1992: Board member, Zuegg company, Lana, Italy
1992 - 2013: President/Vice-president and CEO board of Zuegg companies: Italy, Germany, France, Russia
1986: Founding member of spin-off company Ionentechnik, Innsbruck
1998: Founding member of spin-off company Ionicon, Innsbruck
2001 - 2011: CEO: Ionicon Analytik (PTR-MS), Innsbruck
2003: Founding member of spin-off company Hansel und Co., Innsbruck
2003: Founding member of spin-off company Ionimed, Innsbruck
2004 - 2008: CEO: ABT GmbH, Innsbruck
2008 - 2023: CEO: Universität Innsbruck Beteiligungs Gesellschaft mbH, Innsbruck
Further professional university related activities:
• Member of the editoral board of the following journals:
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry,
Contributions to Plasma Physics,
Acta Physics Universitatis Comenianae,
Recent patents on food, nutrition and agriculture,
Journal of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
• Member of many international scientific committees,
Organization of many international conferences,
Referee for many international journals and national scientific foundations,
Advisor for the IAEA and ICRU,
Member of Strukturkommission des BWF 1990/91 reviewing the physics departments in Austria,
Member Kuratorium Forum Alpbach
Member Steering Committee ÖAW-Euratom Association
Member Südtiroler Rat für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Innovation der Autonomen Provinz Bozen-Südtirol
Member des Präsidiums der UNIKO
Gründer des Universitätsverlags iup
• Approx. 900 publications (Google Scholar) in international refereed journals (appr. 30 in Nature, Phys.Rev.Lett., Angewandte Chemie Int.Ed., etc.) and books,
More than 280 invited lectures at international conferences,
More than 900 contributions (oral and poster) at international conferences,
Editor of several books and special journal issues.
Lt. Google Scholar more than 27 000 citations and h-index of 80 (seit 2018 von 31)
• Thesis supervisor of more than 150 PhD and Diploma students
• From 1976 up to 2003 regular lectures in the amount of at least 12 hours per week (including main lectures, special lectures, seminars, and lab courses in the field of atomic physics, nuclear physics, solid state physics, radiation physics, mass spectrometry, cluster physics, etc.) in Innsbruck.
In addition lectures courses at University of Salzburg, Bratislava, Beograd, Konstanz and at the Penn State University.
Since 2003 reduced load of lecturing.
Research interests covered by publications:
Physics and chemistry of clusters
Physics and chemistry of plasmas
Mass Spectrometry
Electron and ion physics
Radiation physics
Biophysics and biochemistry
Environmental physics and analytic chemistry
Food science
Tacit knowledge in science