Eveline Gottzein
Eveline Gottzein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1931 |
| Died | 24 December 2023 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | German |
| Education | Technical University of Dresden, Technical University of Darmstadt |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Munich |
| Known for | Control engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Stuttgart |
| Thesis | Das „Magnetische Rad“ als autonome Funktionseinheit modularer Trag- und Führsysteme für Magnetbahnen (1984) |
Eveline Gottzein (30 September 1931 – 24 December 2023)[1] was a German engineer and honorary professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Stuttgart.
Early life and education
[edit]After graduating from high school (1949), Gottzein trained as an electrical engineer, then later enrolled at the Technical University of Dresden (1952–1957), before finally enrolling at Technical University of Darmstadt (1957–1962).[1]
Career
[edit]During her studies, she also worked at the Bölkow KG company in Ottobrunn, and by 1963 had become head of a department.[2]
In 1983 Gottzein gained her doctorate at the Technical University of Munich to Dr.-Ing. on "The Magnetic Wheel as an autonomous functional unit of modular support and guidance systems for magnetic tracks".
In 1989 she became a lecturer at the University of Stuttgart in "Regulatory Problems in Space", and became an honorary professor in 1996.[3] She was also an honorary professor of the Technical University of Munich.[4]
Gottzein specialised in control technology, especially orbital control of satellites, and control systems for guidance systems for high-speed magnetic tracks. She was a scientific advisor to Airbus in the development of a GPS receiver for commercial space applications. She is listed as an inventor on multiple patents.[5] She led the Control and Simulation Department of the Space Division of Astrium.[6]
Gottzein is the first, and so far only, woman to be awarded the Werner von Siemens Ring,[7] one of the highest awards for technical sciences in Germany.
Gottzein died on 24 December 2023, at the age of 92.[8]
Awards
[edit]- 1993 Werner von Siemens Ring[1]
- 1996 Bavarian Order of Merit[4]
- 1998 Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
- 2000 Great Cross of Merit[4]
- 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow[9]
- 2008 International Federation of Automatic Control Fellow[10]
- 2011 Distinguished Affiliated Professor Technical University of Munich
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tobias, Diana (December 2015). "EVELINE GOTTZEIN – Ringträger 1993".
- ^ "Ottobrunn · Ein Mann mit unbeugsamer Energie". Wochenanzeiger München. 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Erste Honorarprofessorin der Fakultät Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik einstellen". 12 July 2001. Archived from the original on 12 July 2001.
- ^ a b c "Control Engineer Eveline Gottzein: "I am tenacious and never give up."". TUM.
- ^ "Patents by Inventor Eveline Gottzein". Justia.
- ^ "Hon.Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eveline Gottzein". University of Wuerzburg.
- ^ "Eveline Gottzein". TUM.
- ^ „Sie hat Revolutionäres geleistet“ – Leipziger Forscherin Eveline Gottzein (92) ist tot (in German)
- ^ "AIAA Announces 2007 Honorary Fellows and Fellows". 29 November 2006.
- ^ "IFAC Fellows". International Federation of Automatic Control.
Other sources
[edit]- Martin Morlock: Verschiebung. Der Spiegel, 17 January 1966, p89
External links
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- 1931 births
- 2023 deaths
- German women engineers
- German aerospace engineers
- Academic staff of the University of Stuttgart
- Werner von Siemens Ring laureates
- Technical University of Munich alumni
- Engineers from Leipzig
- Fellows of the International Federation of Automatic Control
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 20th-century German women engineers
- 21st-century German women engineers
- 20th-century German engineers
- 21st-century German engineers