| Personal Data | |
| Name | Hans-Detlev Kühl |
| Born | 1961 in Hemer (Germany) |
| Nationality | German |
| Education and Career | |
| 1970 - 1979 | Friedrich-Leopold-Woeste-Gymnasium Hemer |
| 1979 - 1980 | Military Service |
| 1980 - 1985 | Studies of Chemical Engineering, Universität Dortmund (Germany), Degree: Dipl.-Ing. |
| 1986 | Research associate, University of Calgary (Canada), Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| since 1986 | Member of scientific staff, Universität Dortmund (Germany), Lehrstuhl für Thermodynamik |
| 1990 | Doctoral degree in Engineering Sciences, Universität Dortmund (Germany), Lehrstuhl für Thermodynamik Thesis on the "Generalized Thermodynamic Description of Regenerative Cycles" |
| since 1990 | Group Leader "Decentralized Energy Conversion" |
| 2003 | Habilitation (postdoctoral lecture qualification), Venia Legendi for Thermodynamics Thesis on "Heat Transformation Cycles without Phase Change" |
| Awards |
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| 1983 - 1986 | Scholarship by the German National Academic Foundation, research fellowship abroad 1986 (University of Calgary, Canada) |
| 1986 | Award by the "Gesellschaft der Freunde der Universität Dortmund" (university fellows' society) for a diploma examination passed with distinction |
| 1987 | Hans Uhde Award (in recognition of outstanding academic achievements) |
| 1990 | Benno Orenstein Award (for a doctoral thesis defended with distinction) |
