Prof. Dr. Karl Lackner

Emeritus Scientific Member

Born on August 5, 1942 in Innsbruck (Austria). Study of physics, doctorate Innsbruck University (1966), research scientist STD Research Corporation/Pasadena/USA (1967-1968), postdoctoral fellow and research scientist at the European Space Research Institute ESRIN (1968-1972), Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (since 1972), Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (since 1984), Honorary Professor Innsbruck University (since 1987), member of the Board of Directors of Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (1992-2000), Leader European Fusion Development Agreement (2000-2002), Co-Division Head Tokamak Physics (2003-2008), acting Division Head Tokamak Physics (2011 - 2014).