Ulrich Schmid

U. Schmid was born in Munich, Germany, in 1972. He started studies in physics and mathematics at the University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany, in 1992. In 1995, he spentsix months at the Transport Group in the Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., to gain experience in wide-band gap semiconductor physics. He performed his diploma work at the research laboratories of the Daimler-Benz AG (now DaimlerChrysler AG) on the electrical characterization of silicon carbide (6H–SiC) microelectronic devices for high-temperature applications. He finished his studies in 1998 at the University of Frankfurt/Main, Germany. He received the Ph.D. degree from the Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany, in 2003, where he developed a robust flow sensor for high-pressure automotive applications. In 1999, he joined the research laboratories of DaimlerChrysler AG (now EADS Deutschland GmbH) in Ottobrunn/Munich, Germany. From 2003 to 2008, he was Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of Micromechanics, Microfluidics/Microactuators, Saarland University. Since October 2008, he has been a Full Professor for Microsystems Technology at the Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria. He holds 20 patents and has authored or coauthored more than 150 publications in refereed journals and conferences.