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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Völker

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Head of Chair

Secr. E6
Einsteinufer 19
10587 Berlin
Room: E 303

Secretary: +49 30 314 - 22277
Telephone: +49 30 314 - 79170

Consulting hours: find current information here

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

since 04/2008
Head of Chair Lighting Technology
Technische Universität Berlin, Chair of Lighting Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
04/2013 - 03/2015
Dean of Faculty IV
Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
04/2011 - 03/2013
Vice Dean of Faculty IV
Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
07/2007 - 10/2007
Visiting Lecturer
University College of London, Chair of Lighting, Great Britain
11/2002 - 03/2008
Research Lecturer of the Stifterverband
University of Paderborn:
  • Teaching at the University of Paderborn
  • Chairing of a research group
  • Participation in various lighting committees and societies
Habilitation: "Hell-und Kontrastempfindung - ein Beitrag zur Entwicklung von Zielfunktionen für die Auslegung von Kraftfahrzeug-Scheinwerfern"
09/2001 - 10/2002
Employee at Hella in the L-LAB: Building and lighting management of the L-LAB
09/1998 - 08/2001
Employee at Hella in the field of lighting basics:
  • Preparation and support of physological research for motor vehicle lighting
  • Participation in various standardization committees
09/1995 - 08/1998
Research Assistant in the 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)
10/1993 - 08/1994
Graduate scholarship holder at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
05/1992 - 07/1993
Research Assistant
Technical University of Ilmenau, Chair of Surface Technology and Electric Discharge in Gases Engineering
09/1987 - 03/1990
Technical University of Ilmenau,
Diploma program Electrical Engineering

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, chairman of the Helwig price committee 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

International

  • Chairman of the TC 4-33 "Discomfort Glare" of the CIE
  • Member of the Technical Committe TC 1-58 of the CIE "Mesopic Vision"
  • Member ot the SLL (Society of Light and Lighting), GB

Publications (selection)

  • M. Niedling, S. Völker: Anwendbarkeit einer spektralen Blendempfindlichkeit zur Bewertung der psychologischen Blendung breitbandiger Stimuli In: LICHT 2016, KIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe, 2016, S 571-578, ISBN 978-3-7315-0564-8
  • S. Völker, J. Steblau: Effizienz in der Straßenbeleuchtung - nur möglich durch eine örtlich und zeitlich variable Lichtverteilung In: LICHT 2016, KIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe, 2016, S 133-135, ISBN 978-3-7315-0564-8
  • S. Völker et al.: Lichttechnische und optische Grundlagen In: Beleuchtungstechnik - Grundlagen, Huss Medien GmbH, Berlin, 2016, S 19-43, ISBN 978-3-341-01634-3
  • M. Niedling, S. Völker, M. Böhm: Average or maximum luminance - what is the right dimension for glare evaluation under street lighting conditions In: CIE Proceedings, Seite 1447 - 1452, CIE Central Bureau, Wien, ISBN: 978-3-927787-47-6

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