Prof. Dr. Klaus Vajen
Head of Department
- Telephone
- +49 561 804-3891
- vajen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
- Location
- Kurt-Wolters-Str. 3
34109 Kassel
- Room
- 3209
Curriculum vitae
- Study of Physics and Power Engineering in Marburg, Oldenburg and Kassel
- Promotion 1996 at the Department of Physics at the University of Marburg
- Since 2001 Professor and Head of the Department "Solar and Systems Engineering" at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kassel
- Since 2014 Managing Director of the Institute for Thermal Energy Technology
- Since 2002 coordinator of the Master Programme "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE 2)" at the University of Kassel
- 2005-2025 Spokesman for the Committee of Experts University of the German Society for Solar Energy (DGS), now an honorary member of the Speakers' Committee
- Since 2011 Professor h.c. of the Kyrgyz Technical University in Bishkek (Kirgyzstan)
- Conference Chair of the Solar World Congress 2011 and the EuroSun 2022, both in Kassel
- Since 2019 Member of the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Program
- 2020-2024 President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), now Immediate Past President