Thomas Schrefl (born 26 March 1965 in

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) is an Austrian

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. He is currently Head of the Center for Modelling and Simulation at the

Danube University Krems The University for Continuing Education Krems () is an Austrian university specializing in further education for working professionals. It is located in Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria. Name The Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Res ...

. He is also Head of the Christian Doppler Research Laboratory for Magnet Design in collaboration with

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. Previously he was Professor of Communications & Simulation Engineering at the

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. Between 2004 and 2008 he was Professor of Functional Materials at the

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. From 2000 to 2006, he led the

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group at the

Vienna University of Technology TU Wien () is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university's teaching and research are focused on engineering, computer science, and natural sciences. It currently has about 28,100 students (29% women), eight faculties, and ...

. In 2005, Dr. Schrefl delivered the Wohlfarth memorial lecture.News from the United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland (UKRI) Chapter: The 2005 Wohlfarth Lecture.
IEEE Magnetics Society newsletter, July 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2008 His research interests include micromagnetic simulations, intelligent materials such as nano-sensors, high frequency oscillators, and atomic trap devices for medical applications. Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Schrefl has co-authored more than 140 refereed scientific papers.

Awards

*1999: START-Prize,

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References

External links

*http://www.suessco.com/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20071215102348/http://www.shef.ac.uk/materials/staff/tschrefl.html *http://www.start-portal.at/die-starter/y132/index.html (START Price of the Austrian Science fund.) *http://magnet.atp.tuwien.ac.at/

*http://www.fhstp.ac.at/studium/technologie/computersimulation/studiengangsteam/schrefl 1965 births Living people Academic staff of University for Continuing Education Krems Austrian physicists People from Sankt Pölten Academics of the University of Sheffield Academic staff of TU Wien {{Austria-scientist-stub