Rainer Agsten
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Rainer Agsten (born April 16, 1944 in Leisnig ; † March 23, 2020 in Leipzig ) was a German engineer and professor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology . His areas of expertise were refrigeration and low-temperature technology . He worked as dean of the faculty of mechanical engineering and energy technology and as prorector for scientific development at the University of Technology, Business and Culture (HTWK) in Leipzig.
Live and act
Rainer Agsten was born in Leisnig near Leipzig in Saxony . From 1950 to 1958 he attended a primary school in Leipzig and from 1958 to 1962 a high school , renamed from 1960 to Extended Oberschule (EOS), where he passed the Abitur .
He then studied at the Technical University of Dresden . Among his well-known professors who shaped him during this time were Norbert Elsner (1917–2001; technical thermodynamics, energy management), Günther Kraft (thermal theory, thermal management) and others
In 1968 he successfully completed his studies as a qualified engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) In the field of energy and heat technology. He immediately began a postgraduate at the internationally renowned Department of Refrigeration (Head: Heinz Jung nickel ) that it after three years with the promotion to Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) And graduated with a "summa cum laude".
He then worked for a number of years at the chair of Heinz Jungnickel , the pioneer of refrigeration technology at the TU Dresden. This work among the nationally and internationally recognized scientists and university lecturers was serious for his entire professional activity. A guest teaching position at the Universidad de Oriente in Santiago de Cuba was also the reason for him to acquire the Facultas Docendi teaching qualification as a qualification level.
Rainer Agsten was co-author of the university textbook “Basics of Refrigeration Technology”, which has appeared in several editions. At the same time, he founded and led a working group on environmentally-oriented issues in refrigeration technology.
After successfully working at the TU Dresden, Agsten switched to research and development in industry, namely to the Institute for Air and Refrigeration Technology Dresden (ILK Dresden). Here he gained professional recognition very quickly and in less than five years rose from working group leader to assistant to the institute director.
In 1990, Agsten returned to the TU Dresden as project manager for the research topic “eco-methane” and was also a lecturer for refrigeration and air conditioning.
Professor at the HTWK Leipzig
In the winter semester of 1992/93, Agsten was appointed professor in the teaching and research field of heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology (HVAC technology) in the mechanical engineering and energy technology department (later faculty; today: faculty of engineering) at the University of Technology, which was newly founded in 1992 , Economy and culture (HTWK Leipzig, founding rector: Klaus Steinbock ). As a professor from the very beginning, at that time still in the university building in Markkleeberg , he developed the training of qualified engineers in the given subject area. In addition, he expanded his professional area to include teaching and research opportunities on refrigeration and low-temperature technology .
In addition to his teaching, which he designed with a wealth of ideas, commitment and love, he made his extensive scientific know-how available to the industry. A considerable number of research achievements and many diploma theses prove his active scientific work.
Agsten's graduates work as recognized specialists in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning technology in global companies such as Faivley and Bizzer, some even did their doctorate at his former place of work, the TU Dresden.
The successful research work received public recognition, so in 2004 Agsten received the innovation prize of the city of Leipzig for the development of a decentralized ventilation device . In the following year he was awarded this prize again for his scientific work carried out together with the Clinic for Orthopedics of the University of Leipzig .
Academic self-government
In 1997 Agsten was elected to the office of Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical and Energy Engineering . Here he was also responsible for the organization and implementation of scientific events. He launched the commemorative publication “50 years of training in energy technology at the Markkleeberg location” and founded the regular two-day scientific specialist event “Energy + Building Technology”. More than 200 participants each testify to the high attractiveness of this scientific and technical conference, which he chaired until his retirement as program manager and conference leader.
Agsten was the initiator and co-founder of the Leipzig Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology "LEGUT". The institute for energy, building and environmental technology "EGU" has been active as the successor institution since 2019 .
In 2003 Rainer Agsten became Vice Rector for Science Development at the HTWK Leipzig under the rectorate of Manfred Nietner , successor to founding Rector Klaus Steinbock . Agsten played a decisive role in the fact that the HTWK Leipzig was able to achieve a recognized profile and is now one of the research universities for applied sciences in Germany. Agsten's support for the work of the “Research and Transfer Center (FTZ)” at the HTWK also made a lasting contribution.
Agsten took age-related retirement in 2009. He was an engineering scientist well known beyond the borders of the TU Dresden, the ILK Dresden and the HTWK Leipzig.
Publications (selection)
- Contribution to the optimization of power supply lines in low temperature areas. Dissertation, Technical University of Dresden, Faculty of Energy, Dresden 1971.
- Heinz Jungnickel , Rainer Agsten, Wolf Eberhard Kraus: Basics of refrigeration technology. Verlag Technik, Berlin 1980, 2nd edition 1985, 3rd edition 1990, ISBN 978-3-341-00806-5 ; Müller Verlag, Karlsruhe 1981, ISBN 978-3-7880-7131-8 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Norbert Elsner : Fundamentals of technical thermodynamics. 7th edition. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1988, ISBN 978-3-05-500415-5 .
- ↑ Günther Kraft: Textbook of heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology. Volume 1: Heating Technology. 3. Edition. Verlag Technik, Berlin 1976; Volume 2: Ventilation and air conditioning technology. 3. Edition. Verlag Technik, Berlin 1980.
- ↑ The HTWK press office reported in 2019: The faculties achieved a new third-party funding record of 12.1 million euros in 2018 through acquisitions from the federal government, the European Union, commercial enterprises and the Free State of Saxony, almost two million euros more than in the previous year. - In addition, according to the ranking of the "Wirtschaftswoche", the HR managers of 650 HTWK companies also gave top marks in the training of electrical engineers; These entrepreneurs voted the HTWK 5th among 120 state universities of applied sciences. - A survey by the Hamburg data portal “Statista” in May 2019 also showed that the HTWK is one of the 20 “most attractive employers in Leipzig”.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agsten, Rainer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engineer and professor for heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology; Dean and Vice Rector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quietly |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 2020 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |