Ulrich Wagner (engineer)

Ulrich Wagner (* 1955 in Passau ) is a German scientist specializing in the energy industry . He is currently a full professor at the chair for energy economics and application technology at the Technical University of Munich.

biography

Education and professional career

Since Ulrich Wagner's parents were active in the diplomatic service, he attended schools in Bonn , Moscow , Antwerp , Brussels and Bogotá . He then studied electrical engineering from 1976 to 1981 in Bogotá and at the Technical University (TU) in Munich . He did his doctorate at the Technical University of Munich with the thesis Energy yield of traction batteries .

From 1987 to 1995 he was managing director of the Research Center for Energy Economics. Since 1995 Wagner has been the scientific director of this organization. In addition, from 1988 to 1995 he was a lecturer at the Technical University of Munich in the areas of “load optimization and energy storage” and “electric road traffic”. Since 1995 he has been a full professor at the chair for energy management and application technology at the Technical University of Munich. From 2010 to 2015 he was on leave and worked as a director for energy and transport at the German Aerospace Center .

Other activities and memberships

• Since 1996: Head of the coordination office for the Bavarian Hydrogen Initiative of the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
• 1996–2003: Chairman of the VDI District Association of Southern Bavaria
• Since 1998: Member of the board of the VDI Society for Energy Technology (GET)
• 2004-2010: Member of the Senate of the German Helmholtz Association Research Centers eV
• Since 2004: Member of the Forum Technologie working group at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
• Since 2017: full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
• Since 2017: Member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering

Private

Ulrich Wagner is married and has three children.

Awards

• 1995: VDI ring of honor for special achievements
• 2012: Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum

Web links

• Website of the Chair for Energy Economics and Application Technology, TUM
• Ulrich Wagner's curriculum vitae on the website of the Research Center for Energy Economics (pdf; 109 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ^ From Arabic studies to neurology: Bavarian Academy of Sciences elects 20 new members. Bavarian Academy of Sciences , March 22, 2017, accessed on April 11, 2017 .