Ulrich Grigull (12 March 1912 – 20 October 2003) was a German

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

. Between 1972 and 1980, he was rector and later 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 ...

Early life

After graduating from the Stadtgymnasium in

Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named ...

, Grigull studied

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

at the Technische Hochschule Danzig from 1930. In 1937, he received his doctorate from the

Technical University of Braunschweig The Technische Universität Braunschweig (unofficially University of Braunschweig – Institute of Technology), commonly referred to as TU Braunschweig, is the oldest ' (comparable to an institute of technology in the American system) in Germany. ...

Career

From 1937 to 1942, Grigull worked at the

Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt The ''Deutsche Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt'' (English: German Aeronautical Research Institute, LFA, also known as the ''Hermann Göring Research Institute'') was a secret German facility for airframe, aeroengine, and aircraft weapons testing during ...

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

. In 1942, he was drafted into the

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...

and served on

U-boat U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role ...

s and destroyers. After the war, Grigull first worked as an engineer and consultant for various companies in the chemical and textile industries. From 1953 to 1960, he worked at

Bayer Bayer AG (, commonly pronounced ; ) is a German multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer's areas of busi ...

, while also lecturing at the

. In 1961, Grigull was appointed to succeed Ernst Schmidt at the Institute of Thermodynamics at the

. From 1972 to 1976, he was rector of the university and then its president until 1980. He was co-founder and, until his death, co-editor of the '' International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer'' and co-founder of the journal ''

Heat and Mass Transfer ''Heat and Mass Transfer'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer. It serves the circulation of new developments in the field of basic research of heat and mass transfer phenomena, as well as related material properties and t ...

''.

Awards

Max Jakob Memorial Award The Max Jakob Memorial Award recognizes an 'eminent scholarly achievement and distinguished leadership' in the field of heat transfer. Awarded annually to a scholar by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute ...

(1973) * Carl Friedrich Gauß Medal (1978) * Arnold Eucken Medal (1979) *

Bavarian Order of Merit The Bavarian Order of Merit (german: Bayerischer Verdienstorden) is the Order of Merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria ...

(1977) *

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art The Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (german: Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst, links=no) was first established on 28 November 1853 by King Maximilian II von Bayern. It is awarded to acknowledge and reward exc ...

(1984)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grigull, Ulrich 1912 births 2003 deaths Members of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the Technical University of Munich Presidents of the Technical University of Munich Gdańsk University of Technology alumni 20th-century German physicists Academic staff of the Technical University of Braunschweig