Michael Dreher

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Dreher is a full professor at the University of Rostock, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and leading the Analysis-Differential Equations Working Group. He has held visiting professorships at TU Wien, Darmstadt University of Technology, and the University of Bonn, and previously served as a Lecturer at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh and an Associate Professor at the University of Konstanz.

• Current Position: Professor at University of Rostock (since 2017)
• Visiting Roles: TU Wien, Darmstadt University of Technology, University of Bonn
• Prior Roles: Lecturer at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (2013–2017), Associate Professor at University of Konstanz (2011), Junior Professor for Mathematical Physics at University of Konstanz (2013–2014)

His research spans partial differential equations, with a focus on fluid dynamics, quantum hydrodynamics, and microlocal analysis. He has contributed to models for charge transport in semiconductors and mixed-order elliptic systems (Douglis-Nirenberg type). His work intersects mathematical physics, applied analysis, and computational mathematics.

Recent publications highlight trends in viscous quantum systems, boundary layer analysis, and generalizations of hyperbolic equations, with applications to semiconductor physics and fluid dynamics. His teaching includes courses on functional analysis, partial differential equations, and mathematical foundations, with a focus on connecting theory to practical physics problems.

Scientific Awards

• 1991: Silver Medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Sweden

His educational background includes a doctorate in natural sciences from TU Bergakademie Freiberg (1999), a diploma in mathematics (minor in physics) from the University of Halle-Wittenberg (1996), and postdoctoral research at the University of Tsukuba, Japan (1999–2002).