Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen

Professor Hans B. (Teddy Püttgen) joined NTU late 2013 as Senior Director, Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N).

At ERI@N, Teddy Püttgen is leading the Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator – Singapore (REIDS) initiative.

Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen retired in July 2013 from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL – (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) where he held the Chaire de Gestion des Systèmes Energétiques (Energy Systems Management). Upon hisarrival at EPFL, in April 2006, he also became the inaugural Director of the Energy Center.Under Professor Püttgen’s leadership, the Energy Center became a university-wide and cross-disciplinary organization with the responsibility of coordinating major energy-related R&D initiatives and programs on campus.

Teddy Püttgen is a member of the CORE, Commission which advises the Swiss Federal Office of Energy on energy issues and funding priorities. Before arriving at EPFL, Professor Püttgen was Georgia Power Professor and Vice Chair for External Affairs in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, (Georgia Tech).

He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL, with the Ingénieur Diplômé degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds graduate degrees in Business Administration and Management from the University of Lausanne. His PhD, in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in electric power, is from the University of Florida. Teddy Püttgen, who is a Fellow of IEEE, served as President of the Power and Energy Society of IEEE in 2004 and 2005. He is a recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal. He is a past recipient of the IEEE Award for Outstanding Faculty Advisor and of the ASEE DOW Outstanding Young Faculty award.