Clausthal University of Technology
Encyclopedia
The Clausthal University of Technology is an institute of technology
(Technische Universität
) in Clausthal-Zellerfeld
, Lower Saxony
, Germany
. The public university
has about 90 professors, 420 scientific employees, and in winter 2010 approximately 3,569 students.
The Department of Computational Intelligence is hosting the annual Multi-Agent Programming Contest
.
mountain range with its centuries-long history of mining in the Upper Harz
(most notably at the Rammelsberg). Initially a school for pitmen and smelter workers, it was raised to the status of a mining college by the Westphalian
minister Count Hans von Bülow
in 1810. In 1864, at the behest of King George V of Hanover
, the spin-off of a mining academy (Bergakademie) was founded.
Both institutions remained under joint administration after the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover
by Prussia
in 1866, until in 1906 the academy was separated as an autonomous educational establishment directly subordinate to the Prussian government represented by a curator
. It was one of only two mining academies in Prussian, the other being the mining college in Berlin
established in 1770, a predecessor of the Berlin Institute of Technology.
After World War II, the academy passed under the authority of the West German
state of Lower Saxony, it was renamed Technische Hochschule in 1966 and Technische Universität in 1968.
The Faculty of Energy and Economic Sciences
The Faculty of Mathematics/Computer Sciences and Engineering
The Interdisciplinary Research Facilities
Institute of technology
Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
(Technische Universität
Technische Hochschule
Technische Hochschule is what an Institute of Technology used to be called in German-speaking countries, as well as in the Netherlands, before most of them changed their name to Technische Universität or Technische Universiteit in the 1970s and in the...
) in Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is approximately 15,000, Clausthal-Zellerfeld is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Oberharz....
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The public university
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
has about 90 professors, 420 scientific employees, and in winter 2010 approximately 3,569 students.
The Department of Computational Intelligence is hosting the annual Multi-Agent Programming Contest
Multi-Agent Programming Contest
The Multi-Agent Programming Contest is an annual international programming competition with stated goal of stimulating research in the area of multi-agent system development and programming.-History:...
.
History
The academy of the local Hanoverian mining authority was established in 1775 at Clausthal in the HarzHarz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...
mountain range with its centuries-long history of mining in the Upper Harz
Mining in the Upper Harz
Mining in the Upper Harz region of central Germany was a major industry for several centuries, especially for the production of silver, lead, copper, and, latterly, zinc as well. Great wealth was accumulated from the mining of silver from the 16th to the 19th centuries, as well as from important...
(most notably at the Rammelsberg). Initially a school for pitmen and smelter workers, it was raised to the status of a mining college by the Westphalian
Kingdom of Westphalia
The Kingdom of Westphalia was a new country of 2.6 million Germans that existed from 1807-1813. It included of territory in Hesse and other parts of present-day Germany. While formally independent, it was a vassal state of the First French Empire, ruled by Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte...
minister Count Hans von Bülow
Hans, Count von Bülow
Ludwig Friedrich Victor Hans, Count von Bülow was a Westphalian and Prussian statesman....
in 1810. In 1864, at the behest of King George V of Hanover
George V of Hanover
George V was King of Hanover, the only child of Ernest Augustus I, and a grandchild of King George III of the United Kingdom. In the peerage of Great Britain, he was 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 2nd Earl of Armagh...
, the spin-off of a mining academy (Bergakademie) was founded.
Both institutions remained under joint administration after the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover
Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and joined with 38 other sovereign states in the German...
by Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
in 1866, until in 1906 the academy was separated as an autonomous educational establishment directly subordinate to the Prussian government represented by a curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
. It was one of only two mining academies in Prussian, the other being the mining college in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
established in 1770, a predecessor of the Berlin Institute of Technology.
After World War II, the academy passed under the authority of the West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
state of Lower Saxony, it was renamed Technische Hochschule in 1966 and Technische Universität in 1968.
Organization
The Faculty of Natural and Materials Sciences- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
- Institute of Metallurgy
- Institute of Non-Metallic Materials
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Institute of Physics and Physical Technologies
- Institute of Polymer Materials and Plastics Engineering
- Institute of Technical Chemistry
- Institute of Theoretical Physics
- Laser Application Centre
The Faculty of Energy and Economic Sciences
- Institute of Electrical Power Engineering
- Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Fuel Technology
- Institute of Environmental Sciences
- Institute of Geology and Paleontology
- Institute of Geophysics
- Institute of Geotechnical Engineering and Mine Surveying
- Institute of German and International Mining and Energy Law
- Institute of Management and Economics
- Institute of Mineral and Waste Processing and Dumping Technology
- Institute of Mineralogy and Mineral Resources
- Institute of Mining
- Institute of Petroleum Engineering
The Faculty of Mathematics/Computer Sciences and Engineering
- Institute of Applied Mechanics
- Institute of Chemical Engineering
- Institute of Computer Sciences
- Institute of Electrical Information Technology
- Institute of Mass Transfer
- Institute of Mathematics
- Institute of Mechanical Engineering
- Institute of Particle Technology
- Institute of Plant Engineering and Fatigue Analysis
- Institute of Process and Production Control Technology
- Institute of Tribology and Energy Conversion Machinery
- Institute of Welding and Machining
The Interdisciplinary Research Facilities
- Centre for Information Technology
- Centre for Polymers
- Centre for Simulation Technology
- DFG Research Centre "Fertigen in Feinblech"
- European Graduate School "Microstructural Control in Free-Radical Polymerization"
- Forum Clausthal
- Laser Application Centre
Notable faculty and alumni
- Friedrich Adolph RoemerFriedrich Adolph RoemerFriedrich Adolph Roemer , German geologist, was born at Hildesheim, in the Kingdom of Westphalia.His father was a lawyer and councillor of the high court of justice. In 1845 he became professor of mineralogy and geology at Clausthal, and in 1862 director of the School of Mines...
(1809–1869), geologist - John O. MeusebachJohn O. MeusebachJohn O. Meusebach , born Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, was at first a Prussian bureaucrat, later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas Senate, District 22.-Early years:John O...
(1812–1897), bureaucrat, American farmer and politician - Wilhelm HaarmannWilhelm HaarmannGustav Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm Haarmann was a German chemist and together with Karl Ludwig Reimer and Ferdinand Tiemann founded the Haarmann & Reimer chemical plant for the production of vanillin....
(1847–1931), chemist - Arnold SommerfeldArnold SommerfeldArnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and groomed a large number of students for the new era of theoretical physics...
(1868–1951), theoretical physicist - Wilhelm BiltzWilhelm BiltzWilhelm Biltz was a German chemist and scientific editor. Wilhelm Biltz was the son of Karl Friedrich Biltz who was a scientist of literature and theatre critic...
(1877–1943), chemist - Paul RamdohrPaul RamdohrPaul Ramdohr, also Paul A. Ramdohr , was a German mineralogist, ore deposit-researcher and a pioneer of ore microscopy.- Life :...
(1890–1985), mineralogist - Josef GoubeauJosef GoubeauJosef Goubeau was a German chemist.- Life and work :Goubeau studied chemistry at the University of Munich starting from 1921 and attained a doctorate there 1926 on the atomic weight regulation of the potassiumin the group of Otto Hönigschmid under the supervision of Eduard Zintl...
(1901–1990), chemist - Paul DahlkePaul DahlkePaul Victor Ernst Dahlke was a German stage and film actor.- Career :Dahlke was born in Gross Streitz near Köslin in Farther Pomerania. He visited school in Köslin, Stargard and passed his Abitur in Dortmund in 1922...
(1904–1984), actor - Ekkehard SchulzEkkehard SchulzEkkehard Schulz is the former CEO and Chairman of the Executive board of ThyssenKrupp AG and has been a member of this organization since 1991. Following his retirement in January 2011 he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.-Background:Ekkehard Schulz was born in Bromberg,...
(born 1941), businessman - Wan GangWan GangWan Gang is a Chinese expert on automobiles, former president of Tongji University and the Minister of Science and Technology of PRC.-Biography:Wan graduated from Northeast Forestry University...
(born 1952), automotive engineer and politician