Education
Engel studied physics and mathematics in Bern (Doctor of Philosophy 1972) and at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Engel studied physics and mathematics in Bern (Doctor of Philosophy 1972) and at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
In 1974 he joined the Biozentrum Basel. In 1986, after work in industry, he became Professor for Structural Biology. Engel and Ueli Aebi established the Maurice East. Müller Institute for Structural Biology.
After becoming professor emeritus in 2010, Engel joined the Case Western Reserve University, to build up the Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology.
He now works at the Bionanoscience Department of the Technology Union Delft. Engel loves to ski, climb, and sketch.
1996 Elected Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization.