Former Director of TUM-IAS
Personal
Professional Address:
Technische Universität München
Institute for Advanced Study
Lichtenbergstraße 2 a
85748 Garching Germany
Email: ernst.rank(at)tum.de
Education
| 1974-1980 | Studies of Mathematics and Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 1985 | Doctoral degree from the Faculty for Civil Engineering and Geodesy, TUM |
Professional Experience
| 2015-2020 | Director of the TUM Institute for Advanced Study |
| Since 2007 | Chairman of the University Council of TU Dortmund University |
| 2006-2016 | Founding Director of the International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE, TUM) |
| Since 1997 | Professor, Chair for Computation in Engineering, TUM |
| 2008-2013 | Founding Director of the TUM Graduate School |
| 2002-2008 | First Vice President of TUM |
| 1990-1997 | Professor, Numerical Methods and Information Science in Civil Engineering, Dortmund University |
| 1986-1990 | Senior scientist at SIEMENS |
| 1985-1986 | DAAD fellow at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA |
Awards / Honours
| 2014 | Corresponding member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences |
| 2009 | Konrad Zuse Medal |
| 2009 | Federal Cross of Merit |
| 2006 | Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal of TUM |
Scientific Interests
- Numerical mechanics, high order finite element methods
- Non-standard embedded domain methods
- Computational Engineering including simulation for biomechanics and novel manufacturing processes
- Integration of engineering design and numerical analysis
- Multi-scale infrastructure and environmental simulation
- Building informatics
