Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Wagner

Academic Career and Research Areas

Professor Wagner (b. 1955) conducts research in the areas of improved energy efficiency in plants and buildings, electromobility, the integration of renewable energy sources, energetic life cycle analyses, and regional and national energy scenarios.
After studying electrical engineering in Bogotá (Colombia) and at TUM, Professor Wagner received a doctorate for his work on the “Energy Yield from Traction Batteries” in electric vehicles. Since 1986 he has been member of the management in the Research Center for Energy Economics (FfE). In 1995 he was appointed to the Chair of Energy Economy and Application Technology at TUM, at the same time as Scientific Director of FfE. Between 2010 and 2015 Professor Wagner was member of board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne, responsible for Energy and Transport. Among many others he is member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, the board of the Forum for Future Energies in Berlin and acatech/Leopoldina project ENSYS.

Awards

• Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum, Bavarian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (2012)
• Ring of Honor for outstanding work, The Association of German Engineers VDI (1995)