Ursula Eicker

Ursula Eicker (* 1963 in Aachen ) is a German physicist and university lecturer . Since 2019 she has been Professor and Chair of Next Generation Cities at Concordia University, Canada . She was previously a professor at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences .

Life

Eicker grew up in Bochum and originally wanted to become a guitarist after graduating from high school . After graduating from high school, however, she decided to study physics , which she took to the universities in Mainz and Berlin. There she specialized in solid state physics . After graduation, she moved to the Heriot-Watt University , where she in 1989 with a thesis on Optical studies of amorphous silicon alloys for optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices doctorate . She then moved to Paris , where she worked for a company for two years, working on silicon coatings for solar cells .

After a stay as a research assistant at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg , she was appointed professor for building physics at the University of Technology in Stuttgart at the age of 29 , where she was employed until 2019. There she was at the same time dean for the master’s course “Sustainable Energy Competence” and head of the “Institute for Applied Research”.

There she set up two centers for applied research on sustainable energy technology as well as energy systems and resource efficiency. Since moving to Concordia University in 2019, she has been on leave in Stuttgart. At Concordia University she works a. a. of urban data management as well as simulations, technologies and strategies for carbon-free and sustainable cities.

Her main research interests include a. the lighting and solar technology , solar thermal and solar air conditioning and building simulations and building automation .

Works (selection)

Books

• Ursula Eicker, Energy Efficient Buildings with Solar and Geothermal Resources , Wiley (New York) 2014, ISBN 978-1-11-835224-3 .
• Ursula Eicker, Solar technologies for buildings: Basics and practical examples , 2nd completely revised edition, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-8348-1281-0 .
• Ursula Eicker, Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings , Wiley (New York) 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-69744-3 .
• Ursula Eicker, Solar technologies for buildings , Wiley 2003, ISBN 978-0-471-48637-4 .
• Ursula Eicker, Optical studies of amorphous silicon alloys for optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices , Ph.D. Thesis 1989.

Articles in scientific journals

• Ursula Eicker, Dirk Monien, Éric Duminil, Romain Nouvel, Energy performance assessment in urban planning competitions . In: Applied Energy 155, (2015), 323-333, doi : 10.1016 / j.apenergy.2015.05.094 .
• Ursula Eicker, Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Lya Teran, Mariela Cotrado, David Borge-Diez, Economic evaluation of solar thermal and photovoltaic cooling systems through simulation in different climatic conditions: An analysis in three different cities in Europe . In: Energy and Buildings 70, (2014), 207-223, doi : 10.1016 / j.enbuild.2013.11.061 .
• Rafal Strzalka, Tobias Gabriel Erhart, Ursula Eicker, Analysis and optimization of a cogeneration system based on biomass combustion . In: Applied Thermal Engineering 50, (2013), 1418–1426, doi : 10.1016 / j.applthermaleng.2011.12.039 .
• Tobias Schulze, Ursula Eicker, Controlled natural ventilation for energy efficient buildings . In: Applied Thermal Engineering 56, (2013), 221-232, doi : 10.1016 / j.enbuild.2012.07.044 .
• Aneta Strzalka, Nazmul Alam, Eric Duminil, Volker Coors, Ursula Eicker, Large scale integration of photovoltaics in cities . In: Applied Energy 93, (2012), 413-421, doi : 10.1016 / j.apenergy.2011.12.033 .
• Ursula Eicker, Uwe Schürger, Max Köhler, Tianshu Ge, Yanjun Dai, Hui Li, Ruzhu Wang, Experimental investigations on desiccant wheels . In: Applied Thermal Engineering 42, (2012), 71-80, doi : 10.1016 / j.applthermaleng.2012.03.005 .
• Ursula Eicker, Antoine Dalibard, Photovoltaic – thermal collectors for night radiative cooling of buildings . In: Solar Energy 85, (2011), 1322-1335, doi : 10.1016 / j.solener.2011.03.015 .
• Ursula Eicker, Cooling strategies, summer comfort and energy performance of a rehabilitated passive standard office building . In: Applied Energy 87, (2010), 2031-2039, doi : 10.1016 / j.apenergy.2009.11.015 .
• Ursula Eicker, Dietrich Schneider, Jürgen Schumacher, Tianshu Ge, Yanjun Dai, Operational experiences with solar air collector driven desiccant cooling systems . In: Applied Energy 87, (2010), 3735-3747, doi : 10.1016 / j.apenergy.2010.06.022 .
• Ursula Eicker, Dirk Pietruschka, Design and performance of solar powered absorption cooling systems in office buildings . In: Energy and Buildings 41, (2009), 81-91, doi : 10.1016 / j.enbuild.2008.07.015 .
• Ursula Eicker, Christoph Vorschulze, Potential of geothermal heat exchangers for office building climatisation . In: Renewable Energy 34, (2009), 1126-1133, doi : 10.1016 / j.renene.2008.06.019 .
• David Infield, Li Mei, Ursula Eicker, Thermal performance estimation for ventilated PV facades . In: Solar Energy 76, (2004), 93-98, doi : 10.1016 / j.solener.2003.08.010 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Ursula Eicker in the catalog of the German National Library
• List of publications at Google Scholar
• Profile , Concordia University
• Article in Campus Region Stuttgart
• Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart: In this video, she presents her work on YouTube , February 9, 2018, accessed on October 5, 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lecture "Smart Cities - the intelligent city and its contribution to the energy transition" in the town hall . In: stuttgart.de , November 19, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. ↑ Prof. Dr. Ursula Eicker . Website of the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences . Retrieved March 24, 2015.