Trautmann, Thomas

Thomas Trautmann is a German citizen born and grown up in Hamburg.

He finished his doctorate studies at Prof. Volker Hoffmann's Chair for Sustainbility and Technology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) in July 2007. His research focused on investment decisions under uncertainty in the light of the  European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS).

Thomas Trautmann holds a bachelor of science from Massey University (New Zealand) and a diploma in physics from the University of Münster (Germany). His diploma thesis in theoretical solid state physics was on the simulation of lattice dynamics, dielectric properties and structural instabilites of perowskites.

From 2003-2005 Thomas Trautmann worked as a consultant with McKinsey&Company, Inc. with a focus on strategic projects in the basic materials and high-tech industry. He re-joined McKinsey&Company after finishing his docorate studies.

Publications:

• Hoffmann V. H., Trautmann T., Hamprecht J. (2009): "Regulatory uncertainty – a reason to postpone investments? Not necessarily", Journal of Management Studies 46:7 (2009): 1227-1253

• Hoffmann, V.H., Trautmann, T., Schneider, M. (2008): "A taxonomy for regulatory uncertainty - Application to the European Emission Trading Scheme", Environmental Science & Policy 11(8): 712-22

• C. Falter, T. Bauer, T. Trautmann (2007): "Microscopic modeling of phonon dynamics and charge response in metallic BaBiO₃", Physical Review B 75, 14508

• V.H. Hoffmann, T. Trautmann (2006): "Why industry matters when studying the effects of regulatory pressure", Proceedings GRONEN 2006: Sustainability Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 262-267

• V.H. Hoffmann, T. Trautmann (2006): "The role of industry and uncertainty in regulatory pressure and environmental strategy", Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2006, D1-D6

• T. Trautmann, C. Falter (2004): "Lattice dynamics, dielectric properties and structural instabilities of SrTiO₃ and BaTiO_3", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16 5955-5977