Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Alumni

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is proud to have a strong network of successful alumni who have made significant contributions in their respective fields. Here are some notable alumni who have emerged from KIT:

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany is a hub for science, engineering, and technology research. Many of its alumni have become pioneers in academia, politics, industry, and innovation.

Name

Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Year

Karl Benz

Inventor of the first practical automobile

Mechanical Engineering

1864

Heinrich Hertz

Physicist, discovered electromagnetic waves

PhD

1880

Fritz Haber

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Haber-Bosch process)

PhD

1891

Hans Adolf Krebs

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine (Krebs cycle)

MD

1925

Horst Störmer

Nobel Prize in Physics (Fractional Quantum Hall Effect)

PhD

1977

Karl-Friedrich Scheufele

Co-CEO of Chopard luxury watches

Engineering

N/A

Winfried Kretschmann

Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg

Teaching Degree

1977

Karl Steinbuch

Pioneer in computer science and cybernetics

PhD

1951

Stefan Hell

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (super-resolved microscopy)

PhD

1990

Roland Asmus

CEO and industrial leader

N/A

N/A

Hans Kammler

Engineer, SS officer during WWII

Engineering

1933

Konrad Zuse

Inventor of the first programmable computer

Engineering

1935

Thomas Reiter

Astronaut, European Space Agency

Engineering

1982

Andreas Reuter

Computer scientist, known for database systems

PhD

1979

Jochen Liedtke

Computer scientist, creator of L4 microkernel

PhD

1984

Peter Gruss

Former President of Max Planck Society

PhD

1977

Manfred Eigen

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

PhD

1951

Hans-Peter Dürr

Physicist, nuclear research, Right Livelihood Award

PhD

1956

Ottmar Edenhofer

Economist, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III

PhD

1999

Martin Winterkorn

Former CEO of Volkswagen

Engineering

1973

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

Namesake of frequency unit “hertz”

PhD

1880

Hans-Peter Wild

Billionaire entrepreneur, Capri-Sun Group

PhD

1960s

Thomas Röwekamp

German politician, CDU

Law

1980s

Andreas Pinkwart

Politician, academic, NRW Minister for Economic Affairs

PhD

1991

Hans Georg Dehmelt

Nobel Prize in Physics

PhD

1950

Wilhelm Lauer

Geographer, climatologist

PhD

1956

Ranga Yogeshwar

Science journalist, physicist

MS

1983

Martin Jetter

IBM Europe executive

Engineering

1980s

Joachim Milberg

Former CEO of BMW

Engineering

1960s

Bernhard Schölkopf

Computer scientist, machine learning expert

PhD

1997

Students

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