Prof. Dr. Tim Lüth

Academic Career and Research Areas

Professor Lüth’s (b. 1965) research covers the development of processes and mechatronic systems for medical devices and surgical robots, rapid prototyping and assistance systems for the elderly.

Professor Lüth studied electrical engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology until 1989. In 1993, he obtained his doctorate at the University of Karlsruhe with a thesis on robot manufacture. In 1994/1995, he was visiting professor at the Japanese robotics research institute ETL of MITI-AIST. He completed his lecturer qualification in computer science at the University of Karlsruhe in 1997. In the same year, he was appointed associate professor of clinical navigation and robotics at the Charité institute of Humboldt University Berlin. In 2001, he became a full professor in Berlin and received the newly created Chair of Mechatronic Medical Technology, an institute jointly organized by Charité and the Fraunhofer Society. In 2005, Prof. Lüth was appointed full professor at TUM at the Chair of Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology.

Awards

• Elected to the National Academy of Science and Engineering Acatech (2010)
• Awarded as TOP-3 of the European inventors in the category lifetime achievement (2007)
• Appointed Full Professor (status) at the University of Toronto (2006)
• Swiss COME Award for Excellence in Computer Aided Surgery around the Head (2003)
• Alfried Krupp Award for Young University Teachers (1999)