Vice Rector for Research, Transfer and Early Career Researchers
Chair for Applied Laser Technologies (LAT) Faculty for Mechanical Engineering Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum, Germany
Tel: +49-234-32 25233
E-Mail: andreas.ostendorf@rub.de
Academic training
1989 – 1994 Studies of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hannover
1995 – 2000 PhD studies at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
1995 – 2000 Research Associate at Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
2000-2008 Executive Director at Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
07/2008 Offer for a W3-Professorship for Laser Materials Processing, University of Hannover (Refused 8/2008)
Since 10/2008 W3-Professorship for Applied Laser Technologies, Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, at the Ruhr-University Bochum
Academic degrees
2005 Habilitation for Mechanical Engineering, Venia Legendi for Optical Technologies.
2000 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University Hannover (summa cum laude)
1994 Diploma in Electrical Engineering, University Hannover
Awards and honours
2009 Fellow of SPIE (The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers)
2008 Fellow of LIA (Laser Institute of America)
2003 Award of the Gottlieb-Daimler- und Carl Benz-Foundation
Scientific functions
since 2014 Member of the Board of Trustees at the Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion;
since 2014 Member of the Supervisory Board at the Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences, ISAS e.V.;
since-2014 Vice Rector for Research, Transfer and Early Career Researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum;
2013 – 2014 Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering;
since 2013 President of the German Academic Society for Laser Technology WLT e.V.
since 2012 Member of the DFG Senate and Grants Committee on Research Training Groups (Graduiertenkollegs)
since 2012 Rectorate’s Appointment Commissioner at Ruhr University Bochum
since 2011 Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology GmbH BIAS
since 2011 Member of the External Advisory Board of the Erlangen Graduate School of Advanced, Optical Technologies at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
since 2008 Member of the Board European Laser Institute ELI
2008 President of the Laser Institute of America (LIA)
2008 – 2012 Member of the Board and Head of the Engineering Working Group of the German, Academic Society for Laser Technology WLT e.V.
2008 – 2014 Coordinator of DFG Priority Program 1327 “Optically generated sub-100nm structures for biomedical and technical applications”
since 2004 Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Industrial Research Association on Fine Mechanics, Optics, and Medical Technologies FOM e.V. (Member of AiF), Berlin
since 2004 Member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Laser Institute of America (LIA)
since 2003 Member of the German Academic Society for Laser Technology WLT e.V.
2003 – 2007 Member of the Research Program Committee “Optical Technologies” at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
2003-2008 Member of the Board of the “Center for Biomedical Technologies and Innovation e.V.”, Hannover
2000-2001 Initiator and Founding CEO of the Network of Competence for Optics and Photonics in Hannover/Göttingen: PhotonicNet