Since 1993, Erich Gornik has been full professor for semiconductor electronics and director of the Microstructure Center (MISZ) at the Technical University of Vienna. Apart from that, he has been president of the society "Forschung Austria" and managing director of the Austrian Research Centers since 2003.

Prior to his current positions, he was full professor for semiconductor physics and director at the Walter Schottky Institute of the Technical University Munich, spent several research professorships at numerous international research institutions, and received various awards; among others, he was nominated a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1995.

Gornik finished his diploma studies of physics at the Technical University Vienna, in 1968 and obtained his doctoral degree in 1972.

• The Institute of Science and Technology - Austria ISTA (April 19, 2006)