Studies/academic-professional stations
| since 2003-today |
Director at Fraunhofer IFAM, Division of Shaping and Functional Materials as well as Professorship of Near Net Shape Technology, Faculty Production Engineering, University Bremen |
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| 2001-2003 |
Head of research area Production Processes and Development Proceedings, responsibility for production research within Volkswagen group |
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| 1997-2001 |
Member of the research management at Volkswagen group, responsible for management, finance, business management, research marketing and technology preplanning |
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| 1996 |
Habilitation in the field of materials based production engineering, University of Paderborn |
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| 1994 - 1997 |
Head of the development division „Lost Foam” at Volkswagen AG |
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1992 - 1994
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Chief engineer in the laboratory for materials science and joining technology, University of Paderborn |
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| 1992 |
PhD degree in the area of light metal casting, University of Paderborn |
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| 1988 – 1992 |
Research assistant in the laboratory for materials science and joining technology, University of Paderborn |
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| 1981 – 1988 |
Studies of mechanical engineering focusing on production engineering at the University of Paderborn, parallel graduation in musical studies |
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Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM