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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Völker
Head of Chair
Secr. E6
Einsteinufer 19
10587 Berlin
Room: E 303
Secretary: +49 30 314 - 22277
Telephone: +49 30 314 - 79170
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Focus of research
light and lighting, brightness and contrast perception under photopic and mesopic conditions, disability and discomfort glare (modelling and measuring), non-visual effects of light, traffic safety and light, analysing of accidence according light conditions, visibility concepts, optimization of light distributions, light and radiation measurement, IoT for and with illumination, measuring and characterization of daylight
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Curriculum vitae
Head of Chair Lighting Technology | Technische Universität Berlin, Chair of Lighting Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | since 04/2008 |
Dean | Faculty IV Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 04/2013 - 03/2015 |
Vice Dean | Faculty IV Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 04/2011 - 03/2013 |
Visiting Lecturer | University College of London, Chair of Lighting, Great Britain | 07/2007 - 10/2007 |
Research Lecturer | Stifterverband University of Paderborn:
| 11/2002 - 03/2008 |
Employee at Hella in the L-LAB | Building and lighting management of the L-LAB | 09/2001 - 10/2002 |
Employee at Hella in the field of lighting basics |
| 09/1998 - 08/2001 |
Research Assistant | AiF-research project 'Nutzen einer besseren Beleuchtung' Technical University of Ilmenau, Chair of Lighting, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Dissertation: "Eignung von Methoden zur Vermittlung eines notwendigen Beleuchtungsniveaus" (Scientific discussion: January 19, 1999) | 09/1993 - 08/1998 |
Research Assistant | Technical University of Ilmenau, Chair of Surface Technology and Electric Discharge in Gases Engineering | 05/1992 - 07/1993 |
Studies | Technical University of Ilmenau, Diploma program Electrical Engineering | 09/1987 - 03/1990 |
Awards & Grants
- German Traffic Safety Award (award ceremony by Minister of Transport Tiefensee) for the habilitation (2006)
- Helwig price by the lighting society for the dissertation (2000)
- PhD scholarship holder by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (1993/94)
Memberships
National
- Steering board member of the Deutsche Lichttechnische Gesellschaft e. V. (LiTG)
- Member of the Technical and Scientific Committee of the LiTG
- Member of the National Committee for Standardization in Lighting Technology (FNL) of the DIN e. V.
- Steering board member of the governing body of the German National Committee (DNK) of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik
- Member of the LiTG expert forum exterior lighting
- Member of the traffic safety advisory board of the BASt
International
- Chairman of the TC 4-33 "Discomfort Glare" of the CIE
- Chairman of the CIE Technical Commite TC 4-50
- Member of the Technical Committe JTC 1 of the CIE "Mesopic Vision"
- Member of the CIE Technical Committe TC 4-52, 4-53 and 4-54
- Member ot the SLL (Society of Light and Lighting), GB
Publications (selection)
- Völker, S.: New ways to achieve climate aim in roadway lighting, In: Proceedings of CIE 2019, Quadrennial Meeting, June 2019, Washington, USA, p 56–61, doi: 10.25039/x46.2019.OP10 2.
- Völker, S.: Influence factors for discomfort glare of headlamps and a new model for its estimation, In: CIE x044:2017 Proceedings of the CIE 2017 Midterm Meeting. Wien: CIE, 2017, S. 1122-1123, ISBN/ISSN: 978-3-901906-95-4 (print)
Völker, S.: Blendung durch Kfz-Scheinwerfer im nächtlichen Straßenverkehr, 1. Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin, 2017, 172 S. ISBN: 978-3-7983-2956-0 (print)
Völker, S., Niedling, M., Knoop,M., Rothert, Inga: Eine LED-Leuchte für die Forschung, IN: LICHT, Pflaum Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (2017), Nr. 2/2017, S. 78-81, ISSN 0024-2861
- Völker, S.: Multi-variable light distribution in road lighting incrases safety and reduces the energy demand, Lux Europa 2017, 18.–20.09.2017, Ljubljana, Proceedings, Lighting engineering society, p. 80-86 4. Völker,
- Lichttechnische und optische Grundlagen. In: Beleuchtungstechnik – Grundlagen d, Huss Medien GmbH, Berlin, 2016, S 19-43, ISBN 978-3-341-01634-3
- Völker, S., Liedtke, C.: Lichteinfallsstärke – eine neue lichttechnische Grundgröße zur Beschreibung der Lichtrichtung. In: LICHT, Pflaum Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (2013), Nr. 5/2013, S.62-65, ISSN 0024-2861
- Völker, S.: Automotive Lighting. In: Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012, DOI 10.1007/SpringerReference_309149
- Völker, S.: Mesopic vision – Should we replace all sodium lamps by lamps with white light in our public lighting? In: Proceedings of the 26th CIE Congress 2007, Beijing, China, July 4-11, 2007. Tagungsband p. D4-30 - D4-33 ISBN 978 3 901 906 59 6
- Völker, S.: Quality of automotive headlamp beam patterns. In: Wördenweber, B., Wallaschek, J.; Boyes, P.: Automotive Lighting and Human Vision. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2007, S. 422-428, ISBN 9783540366966 9
- Völker, S.: Hell- und Kontrastempfindung - ein Beitrag zur Entwicklung von Zielfunktionen für die Auslegung von Kraftfahrzeug-Scheinwerfern. Habilitationsschrift Universität Paderborn, 2006; 231 S.
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