The Rector is the highest representative of the University, in particular in all academic affairs.

Rector

Hans Müller-Steinhagen

born on 22 February 1954 in Karlsruhe
1975 – 1980 mechanical engineering studies (Diplom degree) at Karlsruhe University
1984 – 1985 DFG promotion at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
1984 doctoral degree (in process engineering) from Karlsruhe University
1986 – 1993 associate professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Auckland, New Zewland
1993 doctor of engineering, University of Auckland
1993 – 2000 professor and director of the Institute for Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering at the University of Surrey, England
1997 – 2000 dean of the School of Chemical, Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Surrey
1999 postdoctoral qualification (Applied Thermodynamics) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
01 April 2000 to August 2010 director of the Institute for Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center DLR
01 April 2000 to August 2010 director of the Institute for Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering at Stuttgart University
since July 2010 chairman of the International Advisory Board of Desertec Industry Initiative (Dii)
since 18 August 2010 Rector of TU Dresden