Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz
Address
An der Universität 2
30823 Garbsen
Building
Room
214
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz
Address
An der Universität 2
30823 Garbsen
Building
Room
214
Positions
Executive Director
Institute for Assembly Technology and Robotics
Professors
Institute for Assembly Technology and Robotics

Curriculum vitae

  • Academic record

    since 2013
    Professor in Assembly Technology (W3) and Head of Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics at Leibniz University Hannover

    2007 - 2012
    Member of Board of Management of the Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology (IWF), Technische Universität Braunschweig

    2009 - 2013
    Head of “Controlling and Finances” and “IT” at the IWF

    2005 - 2013
    Head of the Department „Assembly and Production Automation“ at the IWF

  • Education

    2006
    Conferral of a doctorate in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), TU Braunschweig (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
    Topic: „Pseudo-elastic shape memory alloy flexure hinges in parallel robots“ (degree: summa cum laude)

    1991 - 1997
    Studies: Mechanical Engineering, TU Braunschweig

    1990 - 1991
    Studies: Mathematics, Physics and Sports, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel

  • Memberships and functions

    Functions (selected):

    • DFG Liaison Officer (for Leibniz University Hannover)
    • Spokesperson DFG Priority Programme „Soft Material Robotic Systems“ (SPP 2100)
    • Member of board SFB TRR 277 „Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) - The Challenge of Large Scale“
    • Member of board Centre of Hannover Centre for Production Technology (PZH)
    • Commission for Gender Equality (LUH)
    • Scientific Committee of the WGP

     

    Membership in scientific societes (selected):

    • Member "Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Montage, Handhabung und Industrierobotik" (MHI)
    • Member "German Academic Association for Production Technology" (WGP)
    • Member "National Academy of Science and Engineering" (acatech)
    • Member "European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology"

     

    Membership scientific committees (selected):

    • CIRP Conf. on Assembly Technologies and Systems (CATS)
    • IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)
    • IEEE/IFToMM Int. Conf. on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR)
    • Medical and Service Robotics (MESROB)

     

    Reviewer (selcted):

    • DFG
    • AvH-Stiftung
    • DAAD
    • BMBF
    • Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
    • Max-Planck-Humboldt-Forschungspreises

     

    Reviewer for International Jorunals and Confernces (selected):

    • Mechanical Design
    • Mechanism and Machine Theory
    • Transactions on Mechatronics
    • Assembly Automation
    • Industrial Robot
    • Mechanical Engineering Science
    • Scripta Materialia
    • Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
    • International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
    • International Conference on Robotics and Automation