Peter L. Christiansen:
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
Editorial Responsibilities
Editor of Journal
- Editor (with Terence W. Barrett and A. C. Scott) of Journal of
Biological Physics (1991-97)
Edited Books and Journal Issues
Editorial Boards: Journals and Books
- Journal of Biological Physics (1997 - )
- Physica Scripta (1989 - 2000)
Referee: Journals and Books
- Nonlinearity
- Wave Motion
- Physical Review
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Journal of Computational Physics
- Physica D
- Physics Letters A
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Europhysics Letters
- Journal de Physique
- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- IEE Proceedings Optoelectronics
- Journal of the Optical Society of America
- IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Radio Science
- Oxford University Press
- LT20 Proceedings
Reviewer
- Mathematical Reviews
- Zentralblatt für Mathematik
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Applied Mechanical Reviews (1974-83)
Assessor and external examiner
Assessor for Scientific Organizations and Institutions
- International Science Foundation, Washington
- German-Israëli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development,
Jerusalem
- EEC CODEST Committee, Brussels
- NATO Scientific Affairs Division, Brussels
- SERC, London, Applied Nonlinear Mathematics Panel
- Risø National Laboratory, Denmark: Promotion Committee
(senior researchers) (1997)
- Monash University: ARC Grants Committee, Australia (1997)
- Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan: Promotion Committee (full professor)
(1996)
- Risø National Laboratory, Denmark: Selection Committee for Ph.D.
Students (1995)
- Imperial College, London, UK: Promotion Committee (1985)
- University of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Promotion Committee (full
professor) (1984)
External Examiner and Opponent
- Risø National Laboratory, Denmark: external examiner at Ph.D.
Thesis (1996)
- Linkøping University, Sweden: opponent at Ph.D. Thesis (1995)
- University of Turku, Finland: opponent at Ph.D. Thesis (1992)
- Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France: opponent at Ph.D. Thesis
(1989)
- Aalborg University, Denmark: external examiner (1982-1987)
- Gothenburg University and Chalmers tekniska Högskole, Sweden:
faculty opponent at Doctoral Thesis (1975)
- Odense Technical School, Denmark: external examiner (1970-72)
Administrative Duties
DTU Committees and Boards
- Danish Ministry of Research: Committee on Foreign Researchers
in Denmark (1994-96)
- Department of Mathematical Modelling Research Committee: chairman (1993-)
- Department of Mathematical Modelling Liaison Committee (1993-)
- Department of Mathematical Modelling Safety Committee (1993-96)
- Department of Mathematical Modelling Board: member (1993-97);
observer (1997-)
- Biophysics Initiative, DTU: Advisory Board
- DTU Faculty Council for Basic Sciences: prepared report
"The Future of Biophysics at DTU" as Biophysics Committee chairman (1988)
- DTU Faculty Council for Electrical Engineering: Selection Committee
(full professorship) (1987-88)
- DTU Faculty Council for Basic Sciences: Selection Committee
(associate
professorship); chairman (1986)
- DTU Senate (konsistorium): Ph.D. Committee (1985-89)
- DTU Faculty Council for Basic Sciences: Selection Committee
(associate
professorship); chairman (1976-77)
- DTU Faculty Council for Basic Sciences: Ph.D. Committee (1985-89)
- DTU Faculty Council for Basic Sciences (1980-89)
- Laboratory of Applied Mathematical Physics: board member (1973-79,
1981-89, 1990-93); head (1977-79 and 1981-89)
- DTU Central Study Council: Admissions Committee (1973-74)
- DTU Central Study Council (1972-74)
- DTU Study Council for Electrical Engineering (1972-74)
International Committees and Boards
- COST Action P3 "Simulation of physical phenomena in technological
applications": Danish representative (1997-)
- Physica Scripta Board: deputy member (1994-)
- IMACS Board of Directors
- European Science Foundation:
"Network on Non-linear Systems": Danish representative (1988-1995)
Management of Networks and Collaboration Projects
- Co-ordinator and contractor for 5 international networks and
collaboration projects (see International Collaboration and Contacts)
- Responsible for many research projects (see Grants
from External Sources)