2013 Science Across Borders-Co-Chair: Hans B. Püttgen

Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen
Professeur et Directeur
Energy Center, EPFL

Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen holds the Chaire de Gestion des Systèmes Energétiques (Energy Systems Management Chair) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Upon his arrival at EPFL, he also became the inaugural Director of the Energy Center, which coordinates all R&D activities on campus related to energy. Püttgen is a member of the CORE Commission that advises the Swiss Federal Office of Energy on energy issues and funding priorities. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Swiss Competence Center on Energy and Mobility and of the Board of Directors of ElectroSuisse. Püttgen is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Sustainable Energy Systems. Before arriving at EPFL, he was Georgia Power Professor and Vice Chair for External Affairs in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. While there, he launched the National Electric Energy Test, Research and Application Center and served as its Director and Management Board Chair. Until his arrival at EPFL, he served as Président and CEO of Georgia Tech Lorraine, the institute's European campus. A Fellow of IEEE, Püttgen is a past President of the Power Engineering Society of IEEE. He is a member of Sigma Xi, among other honor societies.