Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth

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Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth
Born
Eva-Maria Beck
Alma mater Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Known for President of TH Aschaffenburg, promotion of women in STEM education and business
Awards Bavarian Constitution Medal
Scientific career
Fields Physics
Institutions Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Deutsche Telekom, TH Aschaffenburg
Thesis Nuclear shapes at very high spins, an experimental study in rare-earth nuclei
Website www.th-ab.de/hochschule/organisation/person/prof-dr-eva-maria-beck-meuth

Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth is a German physicist and academic administrator serving as the president of the TH Aschaffenburg since 2019. [1] [2] TH Aschaffenburg is a Technische Hochschule (university of applied science) in Aschaffenburg, Germany, and is one of Germany's youngest TH universities (founded 1995). [3]

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Professional life

Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth studied Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München during 1979–1984, and graduated with a Diplom (German qualification similar to a Master's). After graduating, she moved to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. After two years, she returned to Germany, and obtained her doctorate in Experimental Physics from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 1988. [4] Her thesis was entitled "Nuclear shapes at very high spins, an experimental study in rare-earth nuclei". [1]

After completing her PhD and before returning to academia, she worked for several years at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Deutsche Telekom in Darmstadt, [4] [5] and Alcatel Space Operations in Darmstadt. [2]

She was appointed professor in the Faculty of Engineering at TH Aschaffenburg in 2002. [2] Her transition from research and teaching to university administration began with her appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science in 2011. In 2013, she became the University's Vice President for Studies, Teaching and International Affairs, and in 2019, she was elected President. [4] In addition to teaching at Aschaffenburg, she has also taught summer courses, including at Universität Bremen. [6]

Beck-Meuth's appointment to president (on March 15, 2019) coincided with the renaming of the university from Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (University of applied science) to TH Aschaffenburg. Her predecessor in the position was Wilfried Diwischek [7] [8] In 2024, she was reelected to a further six year term. [9] [10] [11] [12]

During Beck-Meuth's tenure, the number of students has increased to about 3,500, and a new midwifery program has been launched. [13] In the fall of 2025, a new degree program in social work will begin. [14]

Personal life

Beck-Meuth is an alumni of the Studienstiftung. [4] [15] She has three adult children. [2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek (Catalog of the German National Library)". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Neue Präsidentin für die Hochschule (New president for the Hochschule)" (PDF). Campus Aktuell, 2019 Volume 1. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "University Profile". www.th-ab.de. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth". www.th-ab.de (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Dölling, Hanna; Bay, Jana. "Einstieg in die Sonderreihe – Was macht den Karriereweg HAW-Professur besonders? (Introduction to the special series – What makes the HAW professorship career path special?)". wissenschaftspodcasts.de (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ingenieurinnen-Sommeruni, Universität Bremen (Summer University for Women Engineers, University of Bremen)". www.ingenieurinnen-sommeruni.de. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Beck-Meuth erhält Ernennungsurkunde zur Hochschulpräsidentin". www.stmwk.bayern.de. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth wird Präsidentin der Hochschule Aschaffenburg (Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth becomes President of Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences)". www.main-echo.de (in German). Main-Echo. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Präsidentin der TH Aschaffenburg wiedergewählt ( Präsidentin der TH Aschaffenburg wiedergewählt )". www.th-ab.de (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth für weitere sechs Jahre Präsidentin an der TH Aschaffenburg (Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth President of the TH Aschaffenburg for another six years)" (in German). TV Main Franken. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Aschaffenburger TH-Präsidentin Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth über die Zukunft der Technischen Hochschule". www.main-echo.de (in German). Medienhaus Main-Echo. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Präsidentin der TH Aschaffenburg wiedergewählt" (in German). Aschaffenburg.news. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "TH Aschaffenburg: Mehr Studenten und neuer Studiengang (TH Aschaffenburg: more students and new study program)". Radio Primavera (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Leben und arbeiten am Bayerischen Untermain (Living and working on the Bavarian Lower Main)". IHK Aschaffenburg. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Verleihung des Bayerischen Verfassungsordens 2023 (Award of the Bavarian Constitutional Order 2023)" (PDF). Bayerischer Landtag (Bavarian State Parliament). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bayerischer Verfassungsorden für TH-Präsidentin Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth und Unternehmerin Vanessa Weber". www.main-echo.de (in German). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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