Kerstin Thurow

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Kerstin Thurow (born October 3, 1969, in Rostock) [1] is a German engineer specializing in automation technology. She has been Professor of Automation/Life Science Automation at the Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Rostock since 1999.

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Thurow gained her Abitur in 1988, matriculating to the University of Rostock to study chemistry. In 1992, she entered the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich for her doctoral degree in chemistry and pharmacy, completing her initial doctorate in 1994 (Promotion). She returned to the University of Rostock, where she was employed as a research assistant in the Department of Electrical Engineering until 1997 and as managing director of the Institute for Measuring and Sensor Systems from 1997 to 1999.

In 1999, Thurow completed her habilitation in engineering sciences, aged 29, [2] and was appointed to Germany's first chair for laboratory automation, still at the University of Rostock. Since 2000, she has been director of the Institute for Automation Technology at the University of Rostock. She was promoted to full professor in 2004.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thurow, Kerstin – Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium".
  2. Interview mit Kerstin Thurow auf karrierefuehrer.de retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. Unternehmerpreis 2004 an Prof. Dr. K. Thurow verliehen Bericht der Universität Rostock 29 April 2005 retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. Joachim Jungius Award 2004 an Frau Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kerstin Thurow verliehen Seite der Joachim Jungius-Gesellschaft retrieved 29 December 2017.