Juergen Hahn (born October 18, 1971) is an American engineering professor. His research focuses on computational

systems biology Systems biology is the computational modeling, computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on complex interactions within biological system ...

with a specific emphasis on the development of data science approaches and their application to biological pathways relevant to the

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Education

Hahn earned his undergraduate degree at the

RWTH Aachen RWTH Aachen University (), in German ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen'', is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 47,000 students enrolled in 144 study prog ...

in Germany. During his undergraduate studies, he spent one year as a

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Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

. He moved to the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

for his graduate studies, where he completed a master's degree and a doctorate. His doctoral research focused on the analysis of nonlinear systems for the purpose of identifying which parts of a model contribute the most to control-relevant behavior and need to be retained during a model reduction procedure. His doctoral studies were followed by post-doctoral research at the Chair of Process Systems Engineering at

where his research focused on studying the effect of uncertainty in parameters on controlled nonlinear systems.

Research and career

In 2003, Hahn joined

as an assistant professor, and was later promoted to the rank of associate professor (2009). His research at Texas A&M focused on the development and application of systems analysis approaches to biological networks with a particular emphasis on signaling pathways involved in inflammation. In 2012, Hahn moved to the

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (; RPI) is a private university, private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. It was establishe ...

as a professor and became the head of the Biomedical Engineering Department in 2013. He was the longest-serving head in the history of this department by the time he stepped down in 2025. He has been serving as the Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies since 2024. His research focus at Rensselaer was on the application of systems concepts to the life sciences with a specific emphasis on the pathophysiology of autism. Hahn won the

American Institute of Chemical Engineers The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional organization for chemical engineers. AIChE was established in 1908 to distinguish chemical engineers as professionals independent of chemists and mechanical engineers. Curr ...

(AIChE) CAST Division Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2010, was named a Fellow of the

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991, and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It represents 50,000 medical and Biomedical engineering, biomedical engineers, and academic i ...

(AIMBE) in 2013, an AIChE Fellow in 2020, and a

Biomedical Engineering Society BMES (the Biomedical Engineering Society) is the professional society for students, faculty, researchers and industry working in the broad area of biomedical engineering. BMES is the leading biomedical engineering society in the United States and w ...

(BMES) Fellow in 2022. He was elected a Trustee of Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering in 2014, served on the IEEE CSS Board of Governors in 2016, and was the Chair of the BMES Council of Chairs in 2024. He was elected to the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, ) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 38 Nobel Prize laureates. The European Academy of Sciences and ...

(

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) in 2024 and formally inaugurated in 2025. Hahn was an editor for the Journal of Process Control (2010–Present), Control Engineering Practice (2007–present), Automatica (2011 - 2014), Processes (2015 - 2020), Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (2020–present), Journal of Personalized Medicine (2022–present), and Optimal Control: Applications and Methods (2020–2023). He was conference chair for the 41st Northeast Bioengineering Conference and the 7th International Conference on Foundations of Systems Biology in Engineering.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hahn, Juergen Living people 1971 births Texas A&M University faculty Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty University of Texas at Austin alumni American biomedical engineers American systems biologists Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society Fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers