Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Müller

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Müller (b. 1960) conducts research in structural dynamics and vibroacoustics, in particular dynamic soil structure interaction, dynamics of buildings, sound radiation and sound fields generated by vibrations in buildings and vehicles. He uses hybrid deterministic and statistical approaches.

After earning a degree in civil engineering from TUM, he completed his doctorate (TUM, 1989), a postdoctoral fellowship at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, 1991), and his habilitation in technical mechanics (TUM, 1993). Starting in 1992, he worked at a large engineering firm specializing in room acoustics, noise and vibration control, and air pollution control; he served as managing director there beginning in 1995 until he was appointed to TUM in 2004. There, he served as dean of the former Faculty of Engineering, Construction, Geosciences, and Environment from 2010 to 2014 and as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs from 2014 to 2026. From 2009 to 2010, he served as Chair of the umbrella organization of the Faculty Assemblies, 4ING e.V.; from 2012 to 2017, he was President of the European Association for Structural Dynamics; from 2007 to 2026, he served as Chair of the Education Committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers, and from 2019 to 2025, he served on the Advisory Board for Engineering Education at the Association of German Engineers. From 2019 to 2025, he chaired the Bavarian-French University Center (BayFrance) at TUM.