Ulrich Reimers
Prof. a.D. Dr.-Ing.
Institute for Communications Technology
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Schleinitzstraße 22 (room 218)
38106 Braunschweig
u.reimers(at)tu-bs.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 531 391 - 2490
Fax: +49 (0) 531 391 - 5192
Lectures and Practical Courses in Winter Semester
Lectures and Practical Courses in Summer Semester
| Period | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| Born in 1952 | in Hildesheim |
| 1972 - 1977 | Student at the faculty for electrical engineering of Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig Technical University, Germany). |
| 1978 - 1982 | Researcher and principal engineer at "Institut für Nachrichtentechnik" (Institute for Communications Technology) of Technische Universität Braunschweig |
| 1982 - 1989 | Employed by "Robert Bosch GmbH - Geschäftsbereich Fernsehanlagen" (business division television equipment) at Darmstadt, Germany. |
| 1989 - 1993 | Director of Engineering at "Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)" (the public broadcaster in the four northern states of Germany) at Hamburg, Germany. |
| April 1993 until today | Professor at the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany. |
| April 1993 until March 2020 | Managing Director of Institut für Nachrichtentechnik (IfN). |
| June 1995 | Award of the "Montreux Achievement Gold Medal" for the contributions to the development of digital television (Digital Video Broadcasting -DVB). |
| April 1998 | Nomination as "Ordentliches Mitglied" (full member) of the "Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft" (scientific society of Braunschweig). |
| September 1998 | Award of the "IBC John Tucker Award" for the development of DVB. |
| November 1998 | Nomination as "Honorary Fellow" of the Royal Television Society (U.K.). |
| July 1999 | Award of the J.J. Thomson Medal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). For Distinguished Contribution to Electronic Engineering. |
| July 2000 | Award of the 1st class Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit. |
| October 2000 | Grant of a "Certificate of Honour" by the NAT (National Association of Teleradiobroadcasters) in Moscow "for the outstanding personal contribution to the development of digital broadcasting in Europe". |
| 14 June 2001 | Award of the "Leibniz-Ring-Hannover" by the Presse Club Hannover. |
| 20 June 2001 | Recipient of the 2001 Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award during the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics in Los Angeles, CA. |
| 25 September 2002 | Award of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Engineering Excellence Award 2002. |
| 25 May 2004 | Award of the Richard-Theile-Medaille by FKTG. |
| 18 Juny 2004 | Nomination as Full Member of acatech - the National Academy of Science and Engineering. |
| 13 October 2005 | Nomination as "Fellow" of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). |
| 15 March 2006 | Admission into the "Hall of Fame" of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on the occasion of its 100th anniversary (https://idw-online.de/de/news149916). |
| 17 January 2007 | 1st Vice President of the Consumer Electronics Society of the IEEE. |
| 12 September 2010 | IBC Innovation Award Content Distribution to the BBC and Prof. Reimers as representative of the DVB-Project. |
| 08 November 2010 | VDE Ring of Honor for Prof. Ulrich Reimers |
| 21 May 2012 | Appointment as Honorary Member of FKTG |
| October 2012 until Marc 2020 | Vice President: Strategic Development and Technology Transfer |
| 30 October 2012 | Appointment as Honorary Fellow of the DVB project |
| 21 November 2012 | Award of the Lower Saxony State Prize |
| 01 March 2017 | Nomination as "Life Fellow" of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) |
| 01 January 2018 | Nomination as "Life Fellow" of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). |
| 5 November 2018 | Nomination as "Fellow" of the "Informationstechnische Gesellschaft im VDE" (Information Technology Society, VDE – Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies). |
| 28 October 2020 | Award of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society 2020 Special Service Award |
| 28 February 2023 | Election as Chairman of the IEEE Life Members Affinity Group Germany |