Jürgen Kurths

Jürgen Kurths is a renowned academic with multiple ongoing affiliations. Since 2009, he has held the Sixth Century Chair in Nonlinear Systems Biology at the University of Aberdeen, and since 2008, he has been Chair-Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics at the Department of Physics, Humboldt University of Berlin, and Chair of the Research Domain Transdisciplinary Concepts and Methods at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He has been a Full Professor (C4) at the University of Potsdam since 1994.

• PhD in Physics (1983)
• Habilitation in Theoretical Physics (1991)

His research spans nonlinear dynamics, complex systems, and systems biology, with applications to climate science and cognitive processes. He has led interdisciplinary initiatives such as the Interdisciplinary Center Dynamics of Complex Systems at Potsdam and coordinated EU networks.

• Fellow of the American Physical Society
• Humboldt-CSIR Research Award
• Dr. h. c. from Lobachevsky University

He has served on editorial boards of journals like CHAOS, Int. Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, and Nonlinear Processes in Geoscience, and has held visiting professorships in China, Japan, Spain, and India.