Peter Skalicky is the rector of the Vienna University of Technology

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, Austria

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After his Matura

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 in Vienna

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, he studied physics

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 at the TU Vienna. He wrote his PhD

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 thesis on Röntgen

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 topography

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. In 1973 he became an associate professor. Since 1979 he is a full professor for applied physics

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. Since 1991 he is rector of TU Vienna.

He received an Officier dans l'Ordre national du mérite from the French ambassador.