University-wide inaugural lecture
Newly appointed professors in focus
The new format University-wide Inaugural Lecture introduces a newly appointed professor with outstanding strategic importance for the research profile of the TUD, always on the 3rd Thursday at 16:40 during lecture period. The presentation and discussion, usually in English, at Heinz-Schönfeld Lecture Hall is rounded off by a reception afterwards and is also broadcast via the TUD-YouTube channel. All university members and other interested parties are cordially invited to the free event
Upcoming events
Plan in advance:
| Oct 13 | Nov 17 |
Dec 15 |
| Prof. Orit Halpern |
Prof. Elizabeth von Hauff |
Prof. Sabine Roller |
| Digital Cultures | Deposition Technologies for Electronics |
Institute of Software |
Current event
The University-Wide Inaugural Lecture will return in the winter term.
Past events
The university-wide inaugural lecture " How We Move into the Future: The Complex Models Needed to Understand Emerging Transport " of Prof. S. Travis Waller took place on June 16, 2022. Watch the record.
Academic Career
| since 2022 | Lighthouse Prof., Chair of Transport Modeling and Simulation TU Dresden, Germany |
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since 2022 |
Professor Australian National University |
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since 2022 |
Honorary Professor UNSW, Sydney, Australia |
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2020-2022 |
Professor and Head of School UNSW, Sydney, Australia |
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2015-2019 |
Professor and Advisian Chair of Transport Innovation UNSW, Sydney, Australia |
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2011-2015 |
Professor and Evans & Peck Chair of Transport Innovation |
| 2011-2012 |
Adjunct Professor |
Education
| 2000 | Ph.D. Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences Northwestern University, USA |
| 1999 | M.Sc. Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences Northwestern University, USA |
| 1997 | B.Sc. Electrical Engineering The Ohio State University, USA |
Honours 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 Spina Cord" of Prof. Catherina G. Becker took place on May 19, 2022. Watch the recording.
Vita:
Academic career:
| 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 |
Prof 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 |
| 1994-1996 | Postdoc, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich |
Education:
| 2006 | Habilitation/Venia legendi Neurobiology, University of Hamburg |
| 1993 | Ph.D. Neurobiology, University of Bremen |
| 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 honours „summa cum laude” |
The university-wide inaugural lecture "Sculpting Live: How Physics Shpaes Organisms " of Prof. Otger Campàs took place on April 21, 2022. Watch the recording.
Academic Career:
| July 2021 |
Chair of Tissue Dynamics at the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life, TU Dresden |
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| since 2019 |
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2012-2019 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2010-2011 |
Research Associate, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University |
| 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) |
Honours and Rewards:
| 2019 |
Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award, Society for Developmental Biology |
| 2019 | Future of Biophysics’ Symposium speaker, Biophysical Society |
| 2017 | Frontiers of Engineering alumni, National Academy of Engineering |
| 2017 | NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation |
| 2015 | HFSP Young Investigator Award, Human Frontier Science Program |
| 2014 | Hellman Family Faculty Fellow, Hellman Fellows Program |
| 2012 |
Mellichamp Endowed Chair in Systems Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 2009 |
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health |
The university-wide inaugural lecture "Quantum materials light up!" of Prof. Alexey Chernikov took place on January 20, 2022. Watch the recording.
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 |
Diploma 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 – Diploma 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 includes a service-oriented and transparent appointment process. TUD strives not only for the diversity and internationality of its staff, but also for the interdisciplinary connectivity of their academic foci, thereby accommodating the contemporary changes in research topics.
High quality, new appointments with regional, national as well as international collaborations contribute significantly to the University's development. Therefore, TU Dresden welcomes enthusiastic individuals who increase the attractiveness of Dresden as a science hub and whose numerous activities connect TUD and DRESDEN-concept partners across the city.