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Gunther Uhlmann holds the Robert R. Phelps and Elaine F. Phelps Endowed Professorship and is an Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington. His research focuses on inverse problems, partial differential equations, and their applications in imaging technologies like medical imaging and geophysical exploration. He is affiliated with the Department of Mathematics and has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the National Academy of Sciences membership (2023), the AMS-SIAM Birkhoff Prize (2021), and the Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Helsinki (2022).
His work bridges pure mathematics and applied sciences, with contributions to inverse scattering theory, microlocal analysis, and geometric inverse problems. Uhlmann has advised over 60 PhD students and collaborated with numerous postdocs, significantly advancing the field of inverse problems. His recent research explores nonlinear phenomena in inverse problems, including applications to black hole physics and elasticity theory.
Key projects include developing inversion methods for anisotropic media, studying fractional Schrödinger operators, and recovering material parameters from boundary data. He has published influential works on topics ranging from cloaking technologies to seismic imaging, and his book Geometric Inverse Problems (2023) consolidates advancements in two-dimensional inverse problem theory.
Awardees include grants from the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation, supporting his exploration of interdisciplinary challenges in mathematical physics. Current research priorities include gravitational wave analysis and machine learning applications in inverse problems.
