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President

Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer

photo of Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer © Simon Bierwald​/​TU Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer, born in 1965, has been President of TU Dortmund University since September 2020. In this role, he represents TU Dortmund University externally and the Rectorate within the university. The President is responsible for the management of the Rectorate and for the areas of structural and development planning, communication and public relations.

Originally from Franconia, Bayer was appointed Professor for “Experimental Physics with a Focus on Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter” at TU Dortmund University in 2002 - where he soon became involved in the university's academic self-administration: He chaired the Senate of TU Dortmund University for more than ten years, from 2008 to 2020. As President, Bayer is committed to strategic cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen on the coordination board of the University Alliance Ruhr. He is a member of the board of the Digital University NRW (DH.NRW) for the presidents of NRW universities, chairing it since 2024.

As a scientist, Bayer is deputy spokesperson for the Collaborative Research Center “Tailor-made nonlinear photonics: From fundamental concepts to functional structures” (TRR 142) funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and scientific spokesperson for the network “EIN Quantum NRW” funded by the federal state government of NRW. He is also a member of the Scientific Board of the “Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems” of the Research Alliance Ruhr. Bayer has received several international awards for his excellent research; he is Fellow of the American Physical Society (since 2012) and Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2017, currently dormant).

Bayer also knows how to inspire a wide audience with topics from the world of physics: He is co-initiator of the popular Saturday morning lecture series “Between Breakfast and Borussia” (Zwischen Brötchen und Borussia), which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. He was also named President of the Year 2024 by the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (Deutscher Hochschulverband, DHV).

Executive Assistants

Sandra Czaja

Portrait photo of Sandra Czaja © Benito Barajas​/​TU Dortmund

E-Mail

Phone: +49 (0)231-755 7553

Dr. Carolin Funke

A woman (Dr. Carolin Funke) sits in a row of tables in a lecture hall and poses for the photo. © Hesham Elsherif​/​TU Dortmund

E-Mail

Phone: +49 (0)231-755 7555

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