Professors and university lecturers since 1992 (as of 04/2022)

Chair holders since 1992

• Prof. Kurt Ackermann, Transport and Infrastructure Planning, 1993 - 1999
• Prof. Gerd-Axel Ahrens, Transport and Infrastructure Planning, 2000 - 2015
• Prof. Frank Atzler, Combustion Engines and Drive Technology, since 2019
• Prof. Bernard B. Bäker, Vehicle Mechatronics, since 2005
• Prof. Werner Bärwald, Traffic Information Systems, 1992 - 2010
• Prof. Udo J. Becker, Traffic Ecology, since 1993 - 2022
• Prof. Michael Beitelschmidt, Vehicle Modeling and Simulation, 2005 - 2012, since 2012 Chair of Dynamics and Mechanism Design, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
• Prof. Günter Berg, Superstructure and Track Technology, 1992 - 1999
• Prof. Dr. Nikola Bešinović, Operation of Railway Systems, since 2023
• Prof. Hartmut Biesenack, Electric Railways, 1992 - 2008

• Prof. Jens Borken-Kleefeld, Transport Ecology, since 2022

• Prof. Johannes Bröcker, Economics, esp. macroeconomics and spatial economics/regional sciences, 1993 - 2000, deceased

• Prof. Horst Brunner, Automotive and Drive Technology, 1992 - 2005

• Prof. Karl Heinz Burghardt, Service Marketing, 1992 - 1996, deceased

• Prof. Adolf Dannehl, Drive configuration of track-guided vehicles, 1992 -2001, deceased
• Prof. Wolfgang Fengler, Design of railroad systems, 2000 - 2018
• Prof. Wolfgang Fenner, Traffic Safety Engineering, 1992 - 1996
• Prof. Werner Fischer, Track guidance mechanics and running gear, 1992 - 2004
• Prof. Walter Freyer, tourism industry, 1993 - 2017
• Prof. Hartmut Fricke, Technology and Logistics of Air Transport, since 2001
• Prof. Regine Gerike, Integrated Transport Planning and Road Traffic Engineering, since 2015
• Prof. Armin Godau, Economics of Tourism, 1992
• Prof. Gerhard Großmann, Technology of Cargo Handling/Transport Logistics, 1992 - 1996
• Prof. Knut Haase, Business Administration, Transport Management and Logistics, 2002 - 2010
• Prof. Manfred Hackeschmidt, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery, 1992 -1995, late Prof. Dirk Helbing, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, 1992 - 2010
• Prof. Dirk Helbing, Transport Econometrics and Modeling, 2000 - 2007
• Prof. Günter Hertel, Traffic Flow Theory and Traffic System Theory, 1992 - 1996
• Prof. Georg Hirte, Economics, in particular macroeconomics and spatial economics/regional sciences, since 2002
• Prof. Hans-Joachim Jentschel, Working Group Design of Communication Systems (1992-2004), Information Technology for Traffic Systems 2004 - 2008, deceased 2019
• Prof. Paul Kahler, Electric Vehicles, 1992 - 1995, deceased 2019
• Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Pascal Kerschke, Big Data Analytics in Transportation, since 2021
• Prof. Christoph Keßler, Helicopter Technology, since 2019
• Prof. Jürgen Krimmling, Traffic Control Systems and Process Automation, 2004 - 2019
• Prof. Rainer König, Railway Transport, Public Urban and Regional Transport, 2000 - 2022
• Prof. Sebastian Kummer, Business Administration, esp. transport management and logistics, 1996 - 2002
• Prof. Bernd Laurisch, Production Engineering of Material Communication Systems / Transport Logistics, 1992 - 1996
• Prof. Siegbert Liebig, Vehicle Modeling and Simulation, 1992 - 2003
• Prof. Christian Lippold, Design of road traffic systems, since 2002
• Prof. Günter Löffler, Technology of track-guided systems, 2005 - 2021
• Prof. Dieter Lohse, Theoretical traffic planning, 1992 - 2005
• Prof. Reinhold Maier, Road Traffic Engineering, 2004 - 2015
• Prof. Ernst Michler, Information Technology in Traffic, 1992 - 2004
• Prof. Oliver Michler, Information Technology for Traffic Systems, since 2008
• Prof. Werner Mischke, Automotive Engineering, 2005 - 2009
• Prof. Karl Nachtigall, Traffic Flow Theory, since 2001
• Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ostap Okhrin, Econometrics and Statistics, especially in Transportation, since 2015
• Prof. Tibor Petzoldt, Traffic Psychology, since 2017
• Prof. Günter Prokop, Automotive Engineering, since 2010
• Prof. Klaus-Jürgen Richter, Traffic Econometrics, 1992 - 2000, deceased 2005
• Prof. Hans-Christian Reuss, Vehicle Electronics, 1993 - 2003
• Prof. Harry Rose, Drive Systems, 1992 - 1995
• Prof. Siegfried Rüger, Urban and Regional Transport, 1992 - 2000, deceased 2007
• Prof. Bernhard Schlag, Traffic Psychology, 1993 - 2016
• Prof. Werner Schnabel, Road Traffic Engineering, 1992 - 2004
• Prof. Jörn Schönberger, Traffic Management and Logistics,
• Prof. Ernst Schöppe, Traffic and Infrastructure Planning, 1999 - 2000 (acting head)
• Prof. Jörg Schütte, Traffic Systems Engineering, since 2000
• Prof. Arnd Stephan, Electric Railways, since 2008
• Prof. Ulrike Stopka, Communication Economics, 1993 - 2024
• Prof. Horst Strobel, Traffic Control Systems and Process Automation, 1992 - 2003
• Prof. Jochen Trinckauf, Traffic Safety Engineering, 1998 - 2022
• Prof. Klaus Wächter, Construction Engineering, 1992 - 1996, deceased 2006
• Prof. Dr. S. Travis Waller, Transport Modelling and Simulation, since 2022
• Prof. Meng Wang, Traffic Control Systems and Process Automation, since 2021
• Prof. Erhard Weigel, Traffic Flow and Traffic Systems Engineering, 2000 - 2004
• Prof. Günter Weise, Planning and Design of Road Traffic Facilities and Air Traffic Facilities, 1992 - 2001
• Prof. Bernhard Wieland, Transport Economics and International Transport Policy, 1999 - 2017
• Prof. Hans Zellbeck, Internal Combustion Engines, 1996 - 2017
• Prof. Manfred Zschweigert, Planning and design of railroad systems and unconventional railroads, 1992 - 2000

Private lecturers/extraordinary professors

• PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schulz, since 2019 - 2022
• PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Ulrich Maschek, since 2017
• PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Rico Wittwer, since 2015

• PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian Schiller, since 2007

• PD Dr.-Ing. Stephan Baumann, lecturer (University of Zilina), 2006 - 2019

• Prof. Klaus Fischer, Traffic Safety and Quality, 1992 - 1993, deceased.

• Prof. Günter Förschner, traffic and infrastructure planning, 1994
• Prof. Horst Illhardt, 1992 - 1999
• Prof. Bernd Laurisch, Transport Logistics, Planning of Logistics Operations, Sorting Technology and Logistics Systems, 2001 - 2005

Deans of the faculty

• Prof. Günther Hertel (1992 - 1994)
• Prof. Siegfried Rüger (1994 - 1997)
• Prof. Siegbert Liebig (1997 - 2003)
• Prof. Gerd-Axel Ahrens (2003 - 2006)
• Prof. Christian Lippold (2006 - 2012)
• Prof. Hartmut Fricke (2012 - 2017)
• Prof. Bernard Bäker (2017 - 2018)
• Prof. Günther Prokop (2018 - 2022)
• Prof. Regine Gerike (since 2022)

Honorary doctorates

• Prof. Gerhard Heimerl (1995)
• Prof. Hans-Georg Retzko (1996)
• Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Kordak (1997)
• Prof. Gerhard Julius Voß (1999)
• Prof. Gerhard Woschni (1999)
• Dr. Gerhard Hettich (2002)
• Prof. Gerd Aberle (2007)
• Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Liebl (2007)
• Prof. Manfred Zschweigert (2009)
• Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Bönninger (2022)

Honorary professors

• Prof. Christoph Erhard, Vehicle Acoustics

• Prof. Rolf Hellinger, Vehicle and energy control technology in electric railroad systems

• Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Koettnitz , Urban Engineering Systems

• Prof. Knut Ringat, Competition and organizational models in local public transport

• Prof. Gerd Stöwer, Airport operations and air traffic policy

• Prof. Toralf Knote, Safety of automated driving

Former

• Prof. Hans-Hermann Braess, Automotive development from the basic concept to recycling

• Prof. Reinhard Dietze, Design of urban engineering systems
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Hofmann, Electronic architecture in motor vehicles
• Prof. Claude Kaspar, Tourism Industry
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Kramer, Passive Safety of Vehicles
• Prof. Dr. rer. oec. habil Hans Lieber, Technology of Road Transport
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Friedrich Müller, Internal Combustion Engines
• Prof. Heinz Ruhnau, Corporate Management in Transportation, deceased 2020
• Prof. Hermann Saitz, Traffic planning - traffic space design and facilities for stationary traffic
• Prof. Kurt Spera, Transport Economics, Forwarding and Logistics, deceased