Thomas Frank Hofmann (born 1968) is a German

food chemist Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions of all biological and non-biological components of foods. The biological substances include such items as meat, poultry, lettuce, beer, milk as examples. It is similar to biochemist ...

and

academic administrator Academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the Faculty (academic staff), faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint ...

. Since 2019, he has been President of the

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

Education

Hofmann passed the

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

in 1987 at the Meranier-Gymnasium Lichtenfels and studied food chemistry at the

University of Erlangen–Nuremberg University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (german: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU) is a Public University, public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The name Friedrich–Alexander ...

from 1988 to 1992. In 1995, he received his

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from the

and habilitated in 1998.

Career

Until 2002, Hofmann taught as a

Privatdozent ''Privatdozent'' (for men) or ''Privatdozentin'' (for women), abbreviated PD, P.D. or Priv.-Doz., is an academic title conferred at some European universities, especially in German-speaking countries, to someone who holds certain formal qualific ...

for Food Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. From 2002 to 2006, he was Professor (C4) and Managing Director of the Institute of Food Chemistry at the

University of Münster The University of Münster (german: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over ...

. From 2007, he held the Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science at the Weihenstephan Science Center of the Technical University of Munich. From 2009 to 2019, Hofmann was TUM's Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation. In October 2018, he was elected by the University Council to succeed

Wolfgang A. Herrmann Wolfgang Anton Herrmann (born 18 April 1948) is a German chemist and academic administrator. From 1995 to 2019, he was President of the Technical University of Munich. Education Herrmann attended the Donau-Gymnasium Kelheim, where he passed th ...

as President of TUM, effective 1 October 2019.

References

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