Advisory Board

•     Confirmation of the election and deselection of the President,
•     Election as well as deselection of the Chancellor,
•     Approval of the basic regulations and the statutes on quality assessment procedures,
•     in agreement with the Academic Senate, passing resolutions on the structural and development plans and their updating,
•     Adoption of resolutions on the principles for equipment and the allocation of funds,
•     Approval of the business plans,
•     Acceptance of the annual report of the Executive Board,
•     Deliberation on the annual financial statements of the university,
•     Consulting on the granting of performance-related remuneration to members of the Executive Board.

Ellen Ivers-Tiffée moved to research at Siemens AG Munich in 1980 after completing her doctorate in materials science at the University of Erlangen (FAU). After her appointment in 1996 to what is now the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), she headed the later Institute for Applied Materials - Electrochemical Technologies until her retirement in 2019. In international research projects, she pursued the goal of advancing the energy transition and sustainably strengthening electromobility. Prof. Ivers-Tiffée continues to be active as a reviewer for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), a Senator of the German Research Foundation (DFG), a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). She lives with her husband in Karlsruhe and has a grown-up daughter.

With outstanding academic training and extensive expertise in twelve years of industrial activity in mechanical and plant engineering, Professor Krause has been Head of the Institute of Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) since 2005, was Dean of Studies in the School of Mechanical Engineering and Vice President for Educationat TUHH. He is an active course director in the Master's degree program “Product Development, Materials and Production”, heads the IT Senate Committee, and from 2025 is a member of the Non-Technical Courses (NTA) Committee of the Academic Senate of the TU Hamburg, of which he is also a deputy member. Professor Krause received the Hamburg Teaching Award in 2015. He was a DFG review board member, speaker and chairman of the Scientific Society for Product Development and the Advisory Board of The Design Society, among others, as well as on the Advisory Board of NEM - North European Network, Denmark, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Hanse-Aerospace e.V., Hamburg. Professor Krause is also a member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). Professor Krause's focus on the University Council is to incorporate the different views of the professors into the strategic development of the TUHH so that the diversity of topics in research, teaching and continuing education is reflected and the resulting different needs are taken into account.

Nicole Dreyer-Langlet would like to get involved in the Advisory Board of the Hamburg University of Technology to contribute her many years of experience in business and her passion for innovation and education to the strategic development of the university. She is convinced that her expertise will enable her to provide sustainable impetus for promoting excellence and interdisciplinary cooperation. Ms. Dreyer-Langlet has been Vice President of Research and Development in Germany and a member of the management board of Airbus Operations GmbH since 2020. After studying engineering and management at the Hamburg University of Technology and the Nordakademie University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg (1996-2001), Ms. Dreyer-Langlet began her career at Airbus Operations GmbH in various divisions and was involved in the management of purchasing, supply chain and development, among other things. Ms. Dreyer-Langlet is a renowned expert in the aerospace industry and, as a senator of the Helmholtz Association, she provides decisive impetus for innovation and sustainable development in these key industries. She is a member of the Industry 4.0 Research Advisory Board and sits on several supervisory boards. Ms. Dreyer-Langlet combines scientific excellence with an entrepreneurial perspective and is actively shaping the transformation in central areas of our society.

As CTO at Nestlé, Prof. Dr. Stefan Palzer is responsible for developing nutritious, healthy, sustainable and affordable food and beverage innovations worldwide. After studying food technology at the Technical University of Munich, Palzer earned his doctorate and habilitation in process engineering there. In addition, the food engineer is an associate professor of food science and technology at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), honorary professor of food technology at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim, professor of process engineering at Hamburg University of Technology, and visiting professor of chemical engineering at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom).

As Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at NXP Semiconductors, Lars Reger is responsible for opening up new business areas and research & development in the focus markets Automotive, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, Mobile, Communication & Infrastructure. In 1997 he started his career at Siemens Semiconductors as a product engineer. At Infineon, Reger held leading positions in the development department and process engineering as well as project manager for ICs for mobile systems and director for IP management. Prior to joining NXP as CTO of the Automotive Division in 2008, he was responsible for business development and product management in Continental's Connectivity business unit. Since December 2018, Reger has had overall responsibility for NXP's technology portfolio. Since April 2019, he has been a member of the Executive Board of the BDI Digital Economy, Telecommunications and Media Committee.