Peter Skalicky (born 25 April 1941 in Berlin, Germany) is the former rector of TU Wien, Austria.

Peter Skalicky.

After taking his A-levels in Vienna, he studied physics at TU Wien. He wrote his PhD thesis on Röntgen topography. In 1973 he became an associate professor.[1] Since 1979 he has been a full professor of applied physics.[1] From 1991 until 2011 he was rector of TU Wien.[2] He was followed in this function by Sabine Seidler.

Skalicky is vice chair on the Council of the University of Leoben.[3]

He received an Officier dans l'Ordre national du mérite[4] from the French ambassador. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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  1. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Peter Skalicky" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Vier starke Stimmen für die Forschung – Beatrix Karl präsentiert ihre vier Nominierungen für den Forschungsrat" (in German). Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ^ "University Management". University of Leoben. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Prof. Peter Skalicky". World Forum. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.