Alois Herkommer, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Interim Director of the Institute of Technical Optics
Professor for Optical Design and Simulation
Institute of Technical Optics
University of Stuttgart Germany
Education and Industrial Experiences
PhD in physics in 1995 from the University of Ulm in the area of quantum optics.
In 1996 he joined Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen and worked on the optical design of high performance lithographic and metrology systems in various positions.
In 2011 he joined the Institute for Technical Optics at the University of Stuttgart as a full professor for optical design and simulation.
Since 2011 he is also providing consulting services on optical design.
Since 2018 is the intermediate director of the Institute of Technical Optics.
Research Interests
Optical design of imaging,
Illumination and metrology systems,
Novel optical systems concepts,
Optical system analysis and simulation,
Medical applications of optical systems,
Additive optics fabrication.
(IAS) Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group in the
(TNO) Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research
Research Interests
Formal Methods, Logic and Algorithms.
Nature-Inspired Optimization, Heuristics.
Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Intelligence, Cognitive Intelligence.
Swarm Intelligence, Theoretical Biology.
Worked for/taught at
DFKI – German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Germany).
EBTIC – Etisalat - BT - Innovation Center (United Arab Emirates).
NEL – NEC Research Labs Europe (Germany).
University of Liverpool (England).
University of the West of Scotland (Scotland).
University Carlos III de Madrid (Spain).
Professor/Program Director- Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Director- Anatomy Research and Education
Director Clinical Anatomy Research Laboratory
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
School of Health Professions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Education
ScD: Texas Tech University HSC, 2004.
MPT: Texas Tech University HSC, 1997.
BS: Univ Texas Austin, 1993.
Research Interests
Clinical Anatomy.
Neural Mechanics.
Fluid Dynamics.
Professor of Corrosion and Interface Chemistry
Research Interests
Study the mechanisms of materials degradation on the atomic and molecular scale, and how these affect macroscopic systems behavior.
Lecturer and Interim Director
Wind Energy Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Texas Tech University, USA
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, (2010)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, (2006)
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai, (2002)
Research
Fluid Mechanics
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Wind Energy
Urban Atmosphere
Experimental Methods
Neuro-muscular Control