laureate (1986) Eric Bodden, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis laureate (2014) Stefan Roth, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis laureate (2012) Christina Thiele, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis laureate (2010) Torsten Granzow, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis laureate (2008) Nicole Deitelhoff, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis laureate (2008) Carsten Bolm, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis laureate (1991) Alexandre Obertelli, Alexander von Humboldt Professorship of the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung (2019) Johann Dietrich Wörner, Director General of the European Space Agency Kurt H. Debus, rocket scientist and first Kennedy Space Center director Robert Piloty, pioneer of computer engineering and one of the founding fathers of computer science courses in Germany Peter Mertens, one of the founding fathers of business informatics courses in Germany Marc Baldus, physicist and professor of structural biology at Utrecht University Hanns-Peter Boehm, chemist and a pioneer of graphene research Sabine Brunswicker, professor for digital innovation and the Founder and Director of Research Center for Open Digital Innovation (RCODI) Friedrich Dessauer, pioneer of X-ray technology Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, inventor of the three-phase electrical motor José Luis Encarnação, inventor of the Graphical Kernel System Paul Friedländer, chemist Kurt Hohenemser, aerospace engineer and pioneer in helicopter design Karl Küpfmüller, electrical engineer El Lissitzky, architect and designer Ernst May, architect and city planner of New Frankfurt Ernst Neufert, architect Gustav Niemann, mechanical engineer Fritz von Opel rocket pioneer Frank Schimmelfennig, political scientist Bernhard Schlink, former judge and writer (The Reader) Ernst Schröder, mathematician Gerhard M. Sessler, inventor of the electret microphone Thomas Sieverts, architect and urban planner Rudolf Wille, mathematician Hermann Zapf, typeface designer (Palatino, Optima, Zapfino) Eduard Zintl, chemist and discoverer of the Zintl phase See also University and State Library Darmstadt References Further reading External links Darmstadt Universities and colleges in Hesse Technical universities and colleges in Germany Educational institutions established in 1877 Engineering universities and colleges in Germany 1877 establishments in Germany