Professor Habib Ammari is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at ETH Zürich. He is a member of the Academia Europaea, the European Academy of Sciences, and the American Mathematical Society. His research primarily focuses on wave propagation in complex media, inverse problems and imaging, and metamaterials.

Professor Ammari holds a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Polytechnique, France, as well as a Habilitation Degree in Mathematics from the University of Paris VI.

Professor Ammari has authored over 300 papers in leading international peer-reviewed journals and has written or edited 20 books. His work has been highly cited, reflecting his significant contributions to the field.
Throughout his career, Professor Ammari has received numerous accolades, including the Khwarizmi International Award (2015), the Kuwait Prize in Basic Sciences (2013), and the European Research Council Advanced Investigator Grant (2010-2016).

Education

1. Bachelor of Science, Ecole Polytechnique, France (1992)
2. Master of Science, Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique, France (1993)
3. Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique, France (1995)
4. Habilitation Degree, Mathematics, University of Paris VI, France (1999)

Experience

1. Researcher at Ecole Polytechnique, 1995-1997.
2. Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research, 1997-2006.
3. Adjunct Professor in Applied Mathematics at Ecole Polytechnique, 2005-2015.
4. Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research, Center of Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique, 2006-2010.
5. Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research, Department of Mathematics and Applications, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 2010-2015.
6. Full Professor of Applied Mathematics, ETH Zürich, 2015-present.

Awards and Honors

1. European Research Council Advanced Investigator Grant, 2010–2016.
2. Kuwait Prize in Basic Sciences, 2013.
3. Khwarizmi International Award in Basic Sciences, 2015.
4. Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, 2015-present.
5. Highly Cited Researcher in Mathematics by Clarivate Analytics, 2016.
6. Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2018-present.
7. Member of the Academia Europaea, 2021-present.
8. Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, Class of 2022.
9. Principal lecturer, NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conference in the Mathematical Sciences, 2024.

Five Significant Scholarly Outputs

1. H. Ammari, B. Davies, and E.O. Hiltunen, Mathematical theories for metamaterials: From condensed matter theory to subwavelength physics. NSF-CBMS Regional Conf. Ser., American Mathematical Society, 2024, to appear.
2. H. Ammari, B. Davies, E.O. Hiltunen, Anderson localization in the subwavelength regime. Comm. Math. Phys. 405 (2024), no.l, Paper No. 1, 20 pp.
3. S, Yu, H. Ammari, Hybridization of singular plasmons via transformation optics. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. tl6 (2019), no. 28, 13755-13790.
4. H. Ammari, H. Zhang, A mathematical theory of super-resolution by using a system of subwavelength Helmholtz resonators. Comm. Math. Phys. 337 (2015), no.1,379-428.
5. H. Ammari, T. Boulier, J. Gamier, H. Wang, Shape recognition and classification in electro-sensing. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA lll (2014), no.320 11652-11657.