Frank Witlox#
| Membership Number: | 6388 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 2023 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.geoweb.ugent.be/members/801001456067 |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-8966-6823 |
Present and Previous Positions
- Ghent University
- 01/05/2020-present Head of Department of Geography-
- 01/10/2014-present Senior Full Professor (gewoon hoogleraar) of Economic Geography-
- 01/10/2010-present Director Doctoral School of Natural Sciences-
- 01/10/2008-30/09/2014 Full Professor (hoogleraar) of Economic Geography-
- 01/10/2006-30/09/2008 Associate Professor (hoofddocent) of Economic Geography-
- 01/10/2000-30/09/2006 Assistant Professor (docent) of Economic Geography
- 10/04/2017-present Visiting Professor/High-end Foreign Expert at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing, China-
- 01/03/2015-present Part-time Visiting Research Professor and International Head of the Mobility Lab at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology. Department of Geography, Tartu, Estonia-
- 01/10/2013-30/09/2015 Part-time visiting Professor of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Antwerp-Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp-
- 01/09/2007-present Associate Director ‘Globalization and World Cities’ – Study Group & Network, Loughborough University, UK-
- 01/10/2002-30/09/2015 Part-time visiting Professor of Warehouse and Hinterland Distribution Management, University of Antwerp-Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp-
- 01/10/2000-30/09/2002 Part-time Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Antwerp-
- 01/10/1998-30/09/2008 Part-time Assistant Professor of Transport Policy, Hasselt University-
- 01/10/1990-30/09/2000 Teaching and doctoral assistant, University of Antwerp-
- 01/04/1990-30/09/1990 Research assistant, University of Antwerp
Fields of Scholarship
- Mobility studies
- Smart city research
- Transport geography
- Travel behavior analysis and modeling
- Economic geography
- City logistics
- Locational analysis of corporations
Honours and Awards
- 2021 - present Highly Cited Researcher 2021 in Social Sciences-
- 05/02/2020 - present Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c.) from Odessa Polytechnic State University, Odessa, Ukraine-
- 01/07/2019 - present Life-time Honorary Member of Benelux Interuniversity Association of Transport Economists BIVEC-GIBET-
- 01/12/2018 - present Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c.) in Geography at the University of Tartu, Estonia-
- 01/08/2013 - present Honorary Professor in the School of Geography at The University of Nottingham, UK (since 01/08/2016 an Associated Special Professor)
