CURRICULUM VITAE. Christian Wolf Department of Mathematics Wichita State University. Wichita, KS Citizenship: Germany, Permanent Resident: USA

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Christian Wolf Department of Mathematics Wichita State University Wichita, KS Citizenship: Germany, Permanent Resident: USA e mail: cwolf@math.wichita.edu Phone #: Office: URL: EDUCATION 1999 PhD in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, Technical University of Munich Dissertation: Fractal Julia sets of polynomial automorphisms of C2 Adviser: Professor Sandra Hayes 1994 Diploma in Mathematics, University of Munich RESEARCH INTERESTS Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Statistical Physics and Fractal Geometry AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2007 Young Faculty Scholar Award, Wichita State University 2007 Summer research grant, Wichita State University, 4,000 US$$ 2005/2006 Nominated for the Teacher of the Year Award at Wichita State University , National Science Foundation, EPSCoR Grant, 68,200 US$$ 2004 Summer research grant, Wichita State University, 4,000 US$$ 2003 Summer research grant, LAS, Wichita State University, 4,000 US$$

2 Research Fellowship of the German Research Association (DFG) 1999 Hurwitz Association, Outstanding Thesis Award PhD Fellowship of the State of Bavaria PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 7/2007 Associate Professor of Mathematics (with tenure), Wichita State University 1/2003 6/2007 Assistant Professor of Mathematics (tenure track), Wichita State University 2002 Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems, Technical Institute of Lisbon , Visiting Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University Research Scientist, Institute for Radiobiology, GSF Munich TEACHING 2005/2006 was nominated twice for the teacher of the year award at Wichita State University designed the following graduate courses: Dynamical Systems 1,2, Fractal Geometry and Complex Dynamics taught a one year graduate course in Real Analysis taught several undergraduate and graduate courses at Wichita State University (see below) 2004 organized a Dynamical Systems summer course for undergraduate students

3 COURSES TAUGHT at Wichita State University: Fall 2008: Calculus 3, Dynamical Systems 2 (graduate level) Summer 2008: Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems (graduate level) Spring 2008: Differential Equations, Calculus 3 Fall 2007 : Spring 2007: Fall 2006: Differential Equations, Linear Algebra Differential Equations, Advanced Calculus1 Calculus 3, Fractal Geometry (graduate level) Spring 2006: Calculus 2 Fall 2005: Spring 2005: Calculus 1, Dynamical Systems 2 (graduate level) Real Analysis 2 (graduate level), Dynamical Systems 1 (graduate level) Fall 2004: Real Analysis 1 (graduate level), Advanced Calculus 1 Spring 2004: Fall 2003: Advanced Calculus 2, Complex Dynamics (graduate level) Advanced Calculus 1, Complex Analysis (graduate level) Spring 2003: Advanced Calculus 1, Calculus 3 at Indiana University: Fall 2001: Calculus 1 Spring 2001: Calculus 1 (two sessions)

4 GRADUATE STUDENTS PhD students: Jacie Kaufmann, PhD project: Natural invariant measures and smooth ergodic theory, current Master students: Shawn Wiggens, thesis title: Morse Smale diffeomorphisms in the Henon family, May 2009 Jacie Kaufmann, May 2006, thesis title: Typical points, invariant measures and dimension for rational maps on the Riemann sphere, won the Dora Wallace Hodgson Outstanding Master Thesis Award 2006 and was the 2007 Wichita State University nomination for the Distinguished Master's Thesis Award from the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. RESEARCH VISITS Department of Mathematics, University of North Texas, Fall 2005 Department of Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, Spring 2005 International Center for Theoretical Physics Trieste (ICTP), Summer 2004 Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn, Summer 2003 Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems, Technical University of Lisbon, Summer 2003 UNIVERSITY SERVICE (Wichita State University) Member of the Faculty Senate , since 2008 Member of the Departmental Executive Committee, since 2008

5 Organizer of the Analysis Seminar, since 2008 Chair of the Student Recruitment Committee, 2007 Chair of the Departmental Webpage Committee, since 2006 Member of the Doctoral Program Subcouncil, since 2006 Member of the University Grievance Committee, 2006 Member of the Hiring Committee 2004 Organizer of the Departmental Lecture Series, Organizer of the Dynamical Systems Seminar, SELECTED CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR TALKS (SINCE 2001) May 2009, Variation of topological pressure: From one to two dimensional holomorphic dynamics, Dynamical Systems Conference,University of North Texas, Denton April 2009, Natural invariant measures in dynamics, Departmental Colloquium, University of Giessen March 2009, Variation of topological pressure: From one to two dimensional holomorphc dynamics, Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference, University of Florida, Gainsville July 2008, Thermodynamic formalism, Summer School on non uniformly hyperbolic Dynamics, University of Goettingen May 2008, Dimension theory in conformal dynamics, Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Texas, Arlington August 2007, Natural invariant measures for hyperbolic and parabolic dynamical systems, AMS PTM Conference, Warsaw April 2007, Natural invariant measures for hyperbolic and parabolic dynamical systems, City University of New York, Dynamical Systems Seminar

6 October 2006, Entropy, pressure and periodic orbits, Wichita State University, Lecture Series October 2005, Topological pressure via saddle points, University of North Texas, Dynamical Systems Seminar June 2005, Ergodic theory of parabolic horseshoes, Ergodic Theory Conference, University of Bordeaux February 2005, Size of the set of divergence points for rational map, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Colloquium February 2005, Generalized physical measures in the Henon family, University of Western Ontario, Analysis Seminar December 2004, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, University of Kansas, Analysis Seminar November 2004, Dynamics of regular polynomial automorphisms, Prairie Analysis Seminar, University of Kansas June 2004, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Conference of Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Pomona, California May 2004, Natural invariant measures in dynamics, University of North Texas, Faculty Colloquium November 2003, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Boston University, Dynamical Systems Seminar October 2003, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Penn State University, Semi annual Workshop in Dynamical Systems October 2003, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Kansas State University, Prairie Analysis Seminar September 2003, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, University of North Texas, Millican Lecture Series

7 July 2003, Local formulas and ergodic decompositions, Technical University of Lisbon, Dynamical Systems Seminar May 2003, Morse Smale diffeomorphisms in the Henon family, University of North Texas, Dynamical Systems Conference November 2002, Dynamics of regular polynomial diffeomorphisms, Wichita State University, Lecture Series August 2002, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Kyoto University, Dynamical Systems Conference March 2002, Measures of maximal and full dimension for polynomial automorphisms, State University of New York, Stony Brook, Dynamical Systems Seminar March 2002, Measures of maximal and full dimension for polynomial automorphisms, Complex Dynamics, University of Michigan November 2001, Dimension theory in higher dimensional complex dynamics, Complex Analysis Conference, University of Michigan July 2001, Measures of maximal and full dimension for polynomial automorphisms, AMS SMF Meeting, Ecole Normale Superior of Lyon July 2001, Complex dynamics in higher dimensions, Technical University of Lisbon, Dynamical Systems Seminar June 2001, Complex dynamics in higher dimensions, Nonuniform hyperbolic Dynamics, University of Goettingen June 2001 Fractals in complex dynamics, Fractals in Graz, University of Graz

8 PUBLICATIONS C. Wolf, Dimension of Julia sets of polynomial automorphisms of C2, Michigan Mathematical Journal 47 (2000), C. Wolf, J. Lafuma, R. Masse, M. Morin and A. Kellerer, Neutron RBE for the induction of tumors with high lethality in Sprague Dawley rats, Radiation Research 154 (2000), C. Wolf, On the box dimension of an invariant set, Nonlinearity 14 (2001), C. Wolf, Hausdorff and topological dimension for polynomial automorphisms of C2, Ergodic Theory & Dynamical Systems 22 (2002), C. Wolf, On measures of maximal and full dimension for polynomial automorphisms of C2, Transactions American Mathematical Society 355 (2003), R.Shafikov and C. Wolf, Filtrations, hyperbolicity and dimension for polynomial automorphisms Cn, Michigan Mathematical Journal 51 (2003), L. Barreira and C. Wolf, Measures of maximal dimension for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Communications in Mathematical Physics 239 (2003), L. Barreira, L. Radu and C. Wolf, Dimension of measures for suspension flows, Dynamical Systems 19 (2004), M. Urbanski and C. Wolf, SRB measures for Axiom A endomorphisms, Mathematical Research Letters 11 (2004), R. Shafikov and C. Wolf, Stable sets, hyperbolicity and dimension, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems 12 (2005), C. Wolf, Generalized physical and SRB measures for hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, Journal of Statistical Physics 122 (2006), S. Hayes and C. Wolf, Dynamics of a one parameter family of Henon maps, Dynamical Systems 21 (2006),

9 L. Barreira and C. Wolf, Pointwise dimension and ergodic decompositions, Ergodic Theory & Dynamical Systems 26 (2006), K. Gelfert and C. Wolf, Topological pressure for one dimensional holomorphic dynamical systems, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Mathematics 55 (2007), L. Barreira and C. Wolf, Dimension and ergodic decompositions for hyperbolic flows, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems 17 (2007), K. Gelfert and C. Wolf, Topological pressure via saddle points, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society 360 (2008) M. Urbanski and C. Wolf, Ergodic theory of parabolic horseshoes, Communications in Mathematical Physics 281 (2008), B. Ingle, J. Kaufmann and C. Wolf, Natural invariant measures, divergence points and dimension in one dimensional holomorphic dynamics, Ergodic Theory & Dynamical Systems, to appear. K. Gelfert and C. Wolf, On the distribution of periodic orbits, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, to appear C. Wolf, Variation of topological pressure: From one to two dimensional holomorphic dynamics, preprint THESIS Fractal Julia sets of polynomial diffeomorphisms of C2, PhD dissertation, Technical University of Munich, Most papers are available at: