University-Wide Inaugural Lecture
Newly appointed professors in the spotlight
The new University-Wide Inaugural Lecture series, held at 4:40 pm every third Thursday of the month during the semester’s lecture period, introduces a newly appointed professor of outstanding strategic importance for TUD’s research profile. The presentation and discussion are typically held in English in the Heinz-Schönfeld Lecture Hall. The event will also be broadcast on TUD’s YouTube channel and is followed by a reception for those attending in person. All members of the university and the public are welcome to attend the free event.
Upcoming lecture: Prof. Sabine Roller
Brief CV:
| since 2021 | Institute Director of the Institute of Software Methods for Product Virtualization at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Dresden, Germany |
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since 2021 |
Chair of Software Engineering for Product Virtualization at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany |
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2013 - 2021 |
Chair of Simulation Techniques and Scientific Computing at the University of Siegen, Germany |
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2013 - 2021 |
Director of the Center for Information and Media Technology (ZIMT) at the University of Siegen, Germany |
| 2009 - 2012 | Fixed-term Chair of Applied Supercomputing in Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Germany and the German Research School for Simulation Sciences |
| 2007 - 2009 | Leader of the Working group "Scalable Computing & Coupled Systems" (SCCS), habilitation preparation |
| 2003 - 2009 | Research Associate at the High Performance Computing Center in Stuttgart (HLRS), Germany |
| 1997 - 2003 | Research Associate at the Institute for Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics of the University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1994 - 1997 | PhD student (scholarship) at the Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology, Research Center Karlsruhe, Germany, Technology and Environment |
| 1992 - 1994 | Working student at Robert Bosch GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 2004 | Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the Faculty for Aerospace Engineering and Geodesy at the University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1988 - 1994 | Technomathematics degree (Dipl.-Math. Techn.), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology mathematics; engineering and applied computer science (minors) |
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2003 |
Specialist teaching award of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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1999 |
Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award |
Bodies and advisory activities
| Joint Science Conference | Strategic committee of High-Performance Computing (NHR) |
| German Research Foundation (DFG) |
Scientific Instrumentation and Information Technology (WGI) |
| German Research Foundation (DFG) | Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems (AWBI) |
| Further boards | Subjects research data, High-Performance Computing, Computational Science |
| Expert activities |
for the EU, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Baden-Wuerttemberg Foundation, journals and conferences |
Prof. Sabine Roller's University-Wide Inaugural Lecture "Software Methods for the Virtual Product" will take place on:
Date: December 15, 2022
Time: 4:40–6:10 pm (6th double period)
Location: Schönfeld Lecture Hall, Barkhausenbau Building I90, Georg-Schumann-Straße 13
The presentation of Prof. Sabine Roller's research will be held in English and will be accompanied by a reception.
We recommend taking a Covid test before attending the event.
On-site event:
Reserve your seat here.
Introducing Prof. Sabine Roller © TUD
Previous lectures
Prof. Elizabeth von Hauff held her University-Wide Inaugural Lecture "Energy Technologies: The magic is at the Interface" on November 17, 2022. Watch the recording.
Academic Career
| since 2021 |
Joint appointment as Professor of Coating Technologies for Electronics at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technologies (FEP), TU Dresden |
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2020 |
Special appointment as Professor of Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam |
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2013-2021 |
Associate Professor of Physics at the VU University Amsterdam |
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2011-2013 |
Joint appointment as Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) |
| 2006-2011 | Postdoc researcher and group leader of “Organic Electronics” at the Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg |
Education
| 2011 |
Habilitation in Experimental Physics, University of Oldenburg |
| 2002-2005 |
PhD researcher at the Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg |
| 2001-2002 |
Research assistant, University of Jena |
| 2000-2001 | M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Physics, University of Oldenburg |
| 1996-2000 |
B.Sc. in Honors Physics, University of Alberta |
Awards and Honors
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2019 |
Open Mind Award from the Dutch Research Council |
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2019-2021 |
Associate Editor for Journal of Materials Chemistry C |
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2016 |
Mercator Fellow (German Science Foundation DFG), University of Freiburg |
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2015 |
Visiting fellowship in the focus Designed Quantum Transport in Complex Materials at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) |
Prof. Orit Halpern held her University-Wide Inaugural Lecture "The Smartness Mandate: Re-imagining our Technological Future" on October 13, 2022. Watch the recording.
Academic Career:
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since 2022 |
Chair of Digital Cultures, TU Dresden, Germany |
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2016–2022 |
Associate Professor and Strategic Hire, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Milieux Institute, Concordia University, Canada Director Speculative Life Research Cluster, Milieux Institute, Founding Board Member, Milieux Institute, https://milieux.concordia.ca/ |
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2007–2015 |
Assistant Professor, Department of History/Media Studies, New School for Social Research, USA |
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2006–2007 |
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University, USA |
Education:
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2006 |
Ph.D. History of Science, Harvard University, USA |
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1997 |
MPH., Columbia University, Mailmen School of Public Health, USA |
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1994 |
B.A. Dartmouth College, USA |
Awards and honors:
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2020–2022 |
Member of World Economic Forum, Frontier Risks Working Group |
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2019–2021 |
Advisory Board Operational Images Research Group, funded by Czech Science Foundation |
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2019–2023 |
Advisory Board and Associated Researcher, Matters of Activity, German Excellence Research Cluster in Design and Materials Science, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
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2019–2020 |
Advisor, United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Artificial Intelligence in Security and Humanitarian Aid Working Group |
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2016–present |
Director Speculative Life Research Cluster, Milieux Institute, Concordia |
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2016–present |
Executive Board, Milieux Institute, Concordia |
Prof. S. Travis Waller held his university-wide inaugural lecture "How We Move into the Future: The Complex Models Needed to Understand Emerging Transport" on June 16, 2022. Watch the recording.
Academic Career
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since 2022 |
Chair of Transport Modeling and Simulation |
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since 2022 |
Professor |
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since 2022 |
Honorary Professor |
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2020–2022 |
Professor and Head of School |
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2015–2019 |
Professor and Advisian Chair of Transport Innovation |
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2011–2015 |
Professor and Evans & Peck Chair of Transport Innovation |
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2011–2012 |
Adjunct Professor |
Education
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2000 |
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences |
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1999 |
M.Sc. Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences |
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1997 |
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering |
Honors and Rewards
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2021 |
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia |
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2019 |
Pyke Johnson Award (Transportation Research Board; Div. of U.S. National Academy) |
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2016 |
C.C. Mei Distinguished Lecture at MIT |
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2012 |
Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing |
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2009 |
Fred Burggraf Award by the U.S. Transportation Research Board |
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2008–2011 |
Phil M. Ferguson Teaching Fellowship in Civil Engineering (UT) |
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2006–2008 |
Fellow of Clyde E. Lee Endowed Professorship in Transportation Engineering (UT) |
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2006 2004 |
Annual New Faculty Award sponsored by the Council of University Transportation Centers and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association U.S. National Sciences Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award |
The University-Wide Inaugural Lecture “Make Do and Mend: How to Repair the Spinal Cord” held by Prof. Catherina G. Becker took place on May 19, 2022. You can view the recording here.
Vita:
Academic career:
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since July 2021 |
Chair of Neural Development and Regeneration, Center for Regenerative Therapies, TU Dresden and Alexander-von-Humboldt Professor |
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since 2013 |
Professor of Neural Development and Regeneration, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh |
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2009–2013 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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2005–2009 |
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor with Tenure), Centre for Neuroregeneration, The University of Edinburgh |
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1999–2004 |
Group Leader, ZMNH, University of Hamburg |
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1996–1998 |
Postdoc, University of California Irvine |
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1994–1996 |
Postdoc, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich |
Education:
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2006 |
Habilitation/Venia legendi Neurobiology, University of Hamburg |
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1993 |
Ph.D. Neurobiology, University of Bremen |
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1989 |
Diplom (MSci) Biology, University of Bremen |
Honors and awards:
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2021 |
Alexander-von-Humboldt Professorship |
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2016 |
Suffrage in Science Award, MRC |
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2016 |
Eurolife Prize Lecture |
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2014 |
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society for Biology |
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2004 |
Chica and Heinz Schaller Stiftung Fellowship |
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2000–02 |
DFG Habilitation Fellowship |
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1997–98 |
DFG Research Fellowship |
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1994–95 1993 |
EMBO Long Term Fellowship Ph.D. with honors “summa cum laude” |
The University-Wide Inaugural Lecture “Sculpting Life: How Physics Shapes Organisms” was held by Prof. Otger Campàs on April 21, 2022. You can view the recording here.
Academic Career:
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since July 2021 |
Chair of Tissue Dynamics at the Physics of Life Cluster of Excellence, TU Dresden |
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since 2019 |
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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2012–2019 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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2010–2011 |
Research Associate, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University |
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2006–2010 |
Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University |
Education:
| 2006 |
Ph.D. Biological Physics, Curie Institute (France) & University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2004 | M.Sc. Theoretical Physics, University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2002 | B.Sc. Physics, University of Barcelona (Spain) |
Honors and awards:
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2019 |
Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award, Society for Developmental Biology |
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2019 |
Future of Biophysics’ Symposium speaker, Biophysical Society |
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2017 |
Frontiers of Engineering alumni, National Academy of Engineering |
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2017 |
NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation |
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2015 |
HFSP Young Investigator Award, Human Frontier Science Program |
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2014 |
Hellman Family Faculty Fellow, Hellman Fellows Program |
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2012 |
Mellichamp Endowed Chair in Systems Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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2009 |
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health |
The University-Wide Inaugural Lecture “Quantum Materials Light Up!” was held by Prof. Alexey Chernikov January 20, 2022. You can view the recording here.
Academic Career:
| 2021 |
University Professor (W3) |
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| 2016–2021 |
Emmy-Noether Research Group Leader, Institute of Applied and Experimental Physics |
| 2013–2016 |
Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Education:
| 2008–2012 |
Ph.D. in Physics |
| 2003–2012 |
Diplom in Physics |
Awards and honors:
| 2020 | ERC Consolidator Grant |
| 2018 | Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2016 | Emmy-Noether Research Group Grant of the DFG |
| 2013 | Feodor-Lynen Fellowship Grant of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| 2012 | Summa Cum Laude – Ph.D. thesis |
| 2008 | Summa Cum Laude – Diplom thesis |
Appointment to TUD
Appointing outstanding professors is one of the most crucial tasks for a University of Excellence such as TU Dresden. Above all, this involves a service-oriented and transparent appointment process. TUD strives to employ diverse and international staff and to enable the interdisciplinary connectivity of academic focus areas to accommodate contemporary shifts in research topics.
High-quality new appointments with regional, national and international opportunities for collaboration contribute significantly to the University’s development. Therefore, TU Dresden welcomes enthusiastic individuals who make Dresden as a science hub more appealing and whose numerous activities connect TUD and DRESDEN-concept partners across the city.