Person
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h. c. mult.Ulrich Rüdiger
UniversitätsprofessorRector
Address
Gebäude101
Raum049
Templergraben 55
52062Aachen
Office Hours
- by appointment
Curriculum Vitae
| Academic Degrees | |
| 7/2002 |
Habilitation at RWTH Aachen University in the group of Professor Dr. G. Güntherodt. Topic: "Spin-dependent Transport Phenomena: Materials, Magnetoresistance, and Applications“ |
| 5/1997 |
Doctorate at RWTH Aachen University under the supervision of Professor Dr. G. Güntherodt. Dissertation topic: "Preparation and Magnetooptic Properties of MnBi Thin Films" |
| 1/1994 |
Dipl.-Phys., Physics, RWTH Aachen University |
| Career | |
| Since 8/2018 |
Rector of RWTH Aachen University |
| 10/2009 to 7/2018 | Rector of the University of Konstanz |
| 12/2002 to 7/2018 |
Professor and Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Konstanz |
| 7/2002 |
Habilitation and appointment as Privatdozent (PD) for Physics at RWTH Aachen University |
| 5/2000 |
Appointment as Akademischer Rat at RWTH Aachen University |
| 1/1999 |
Appointment as research associate at RWTH Aachen University in the group of Professor Dr. G. Güntherodt |
| 12/1998 | Research assistant at the RWTH Institute of Physics II at RWTH Aachen University in the group of Professor Dr. G. Güntherodt |
| 5/1997 to 11/1998 | Post-Doctoral Fellow at New York University in the group of Professor Dr. A.D. Kent. Research stints at the IBM Research Laboratory in San José in the group of Dr. S.S.P. Parkin and at the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility (CNF), Cornell University |
| 1/1994 to 5/1997 | Research assistant at the RWTH Institute of Physics II at RWTH Aachen University in the group of Professor Dr. G. Güntherodt |
| Selected Professional Activities and Memberships | |
| As rector of RWTH Aachen University, Professor Rüdiger is a member of several national and international bodies and committees. | |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of TU9, an association of leading German universities of technology |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Rectors' Conference of the Universities in North Rhine-Westphalia (LRK) |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA) |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Advisory Board for the “Aachen Engineering Award” |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Board of the Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Supervisory Board of ATC – Aldenhoven Testing Center of RWTH Aachen University GmbH |
| Since 8/2018 | Chair of the Supervisory Board of RWTH Aachen Campus GmbH |
| Since 8/2018 | Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Uniklinik RWTH Aachen |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Board of Rectors of the IDEA League |
| Since 8/2018 | Chair of the Board of Governors of the German University of Technology in Oman – GUtech |
| Since 8/2018 | Member of the Advisory Board of Tokyo Institute of Technology – Tokyo Tech |
| Since 8/2018 | Chair of the Advisory Board of E.ON Energy Research Center mbH – E.ON ERC gGmbH |
| 4/2017 to 7/2018 | Member of the expert commission for the "Future of Higher Education" program of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 3/2017 to 7/2018 | Member of the Supervisory Board of Stiftung Klosterinsel Reichenau |
| 2016 to 7/2018 |
Member of the Permanent Commission for Research in Germany and in Europe of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) |
| 8/2014 to 7/2018 | Member of the HRK Executive Board, HRK Vice-President for Research and Early Career Researchers |
| 5/2012 to 7/2018 |
Member of the Advisory Board of Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau |
| 5/2010 to 7/2018 | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen and Radolfzell |
| 10/2009 to 7/2018 |
Member of the Board of the Constance Technology Centre |
| 9/2009 to 7/2018 |
Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Konstanz |
| 10/2003 to 9/2007 |
Dean of Academic Affairs, Department of Physics, University of Konstanz |
| Honors and Awards | |
| 9/2017 | Honorary Doctorate, Kyiv National Economic University, Ukraine |
| 12/2016 | Honorary Doctorate, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 1/2016 | Medal of Honor, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 4/2012 | Ordre des Palmes Académiques |
| 2/2012 | Honorary Doctorate, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia (returned on December 12, 2022) |
| Personal | |
| Born on September 25, 1966 in Helmstedt, married to Dr. Christine Rüdiger, four children (Zita, Fynn, Mattes, and Till) | |