Curriculum

• 2011 - 2019 Managing Director of the Institute for Product and Process Innovation

• 2004: Honorary Professor of the National T.U. Izhevsk, Russia

• Since 2005 Professor of "Measurement and Intelligent Systems" at the Leuphana University of Luneburg”

• 2002 - 2005: Professor of "Measurement and Intelligent Systems" at the Department of Automation Technology FH NON (University of Applied sciences of North East Lower Saxony) *

• 2003 - 2004: Visiting Professor at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

• 1997 - 2003: Dean of the department of automation technology of the FH NON (University of Applied sciences of North East Lower Saxony)

• 1995 - 2002: Professor of "Metrology and Electronics" at the Department of Automation Technology at the FH NON

• 1992 - 1995: Visiting Professor University of Thessaly

• 1990 - 1995: Co-founder and Managing Director of the Institute for Medical Laser Technologies in eye surgery (VEIC) of the University of Crete

• 1986 - 1992: Visiting Professor of Physics, University of Crete

• 1985: Graduation in Physics (PhD) University of Cologne

• 1980: Diploma Physics

• Studied physics at the RWTH Aachen and Cologne

* This Institution does not exist today but it merged 2005 with the previous University of Luneburg to the now “Leuphana University of Luneburg”.

Teaching

Process measuring technology, sensors, intelligent systems, microsystems, physics and engineering in our time

Research interests

Automation technologies, measurement in manufacturing, methods and systems for increasing the quality of life (food, air, medicine) and the safety (automobile, fire protection). Measurement methods and techniques, sensors (also based on nanofiber), multisensory systems and corresponding microsystems, including intelligent applications in production (innovative processing techniques), process monitoring for error-free production („ zero defect manufacturing “), X-ray detection systems for basic research in QED.

Transfer of scientific knowledge

• Referee, evaluator and reviewer of R & D in EU projects

• Evaluation of study programs and higher education institutions.

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Congress on Precision Machining

• Member of the IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society

• Chair of the technical committee at Measurement Precision Sensitivity and Noise of IEEE

• Reviewer in the International Journal of Abrasive Technology and other scientific Journals.