Achim von Keudell has been Professor of Experimental Physics, with focus on the physics of reactive plasmas, at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Ruhr University Bochum since 2003.
He previously worked for several years at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching near Munich.
Currently, von Keudell is the spokesperson for the Collaborative Research Centre 1316 “Transient Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas – from Plasma to Liquids to Solids”.
In the course of his career as an academic and successful research manager, he has been involved in various functions in all of Ruhr University Bochum’s proposals in the Excellence Initiative and the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments.
He has also gained experience in research management as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of a major Leibniz Institute and as a reviewer on numerous national and international committees.
He has held a number of positions in academic self-administration, including as a member of the University Senate and as a member of the University Planning Commission, as Dean and Dean of Studies of his faculty.
In cooperation with TU Dortmund University, he was Ruhr University Bochum’s representative in charge of developing the Master’s degree program in Medical Physics.
