Wolfgang Bauer
University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Wolfgang Bauer's research is primarily in renewable energy, sustainability and global warming.
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Wolfgang Bauer serves as Associate Vice President for Administrative Services at Michigan State University. He is also a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University. He conducts his research mainly at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, where he has a dual appointment. From 2001 to 2013 he also served as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and from 2009 to 2013 as founding director of the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research.
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University of Giessen, Germany: Ph.D., | 1987
University of Giessen, Germany: M.S., Physics | 1985
University of Giessen, Germany: B.S., | 1981
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MSU expands mobility research opportunities with e-scooter partner
MSU Today | 2019-09-20
“E-scooters are a relatively new, yet increasing popular mode of transportation, particularly for students. To accommodate this, we considered two things: rider safety and data sharing,” said Wolfgang Bauer, associate vice president for Administrative Services and University Distinguished Professor. “We are confident in Gotcha’s approach to encouraging rider safety. Plus, the available real-time data has endless opportunities to advance mobility research.”
Michigan Nuclear Research Facility Could Fight Art Forgery
U.S. News | 2018-08-05
A pair of Michigan State University researchers — Wolfgang Bauer and Bradley Sherill — have proposed using equipment at the university's $765 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to embed isotopes below the surface of valuable works of art.
What can you do with a $765M nuclear research facility? Fight art forgery, for one thing
Lansing State Journal | 2018-07-26
A pair of Michigan State University researchers — Wolfgang Bauer and Bradley Sherill — have proposed using equipment at the university's $765 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to embed isotopes below the surface of valuable works of art.
Doing so in a specific pattern and density would allow for a unique signature an owner or gallery could check with a handheld isotope detector. And because these isotopes would decay at a predictable rate, the signatures could be useful for a century or longer, explained Bauer, a theoretical physicist ...
MSU’s Solar Carport receives the Smart Energy Decisions Onsite Renewable Energy Award
MSU Today | 2018-03-05
Wolfgang Bauer, senior consultant in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Administrative Services, and one of MSU’s project leaders, attended the ceremony in Austin, Texas, on February 27 to receive the award on MSU’s behalf.
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