Education and positions
1980 - 1986 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen
1986 - 1989 Scientific Assistant and PhD, RWTH Aachen, WZL
1989 - 1992 Chief Engineer, RWTH Aachen, WZL
1992 - 2005 Management, MVT GmbH, Viersen
2005 - 2008 Scientist, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IEK-1
since 2008 Head of Thermal Coating Technology Team, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IEK-1
since 2014 Lectureship at TU Dortmund University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2018 Habilitation at TU Dortmund University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Activities in the scientific community, honors, awards
1986 Springorum Denkmünze, RWTH Aachen
1990 Borchers-Plakette, RWTH Aachen
1992 Otto-Kienzle-Gedenkmünze, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik
since 2007 Member of American Society of Materials International (ASM) and Thermal Spray Society (TSS)
2012 Best Paper Award International Thermal Spray Conference 2012
since 2013 Member of the Editorial Committee and Associate Editor of Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
since 2013 Member of the DGM-Regionalforum Rhine-Ruhr of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM)
since 2014 Lectureship at the TU Dortmund University, Chair of Materials Technology
2013 Best Paper Award Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 22
2014 Honorable Mention Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 23
2015 Best Paper Award Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 24
since 2015 Member of the Material’s Chain project, University Alliance Ruhr
since 2017 DVS representative in the Organizing Committee of the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC)
since 2018 Member of the Cold Spray Club, MINES ParisTech
2019 Honorable Mention Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 28
2022 Best Paper Award International Thermal Spray Conference 2022
since 2022 Member of the Board of Directors of the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS)
since 2023 Board Liaison of the TSS Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Committee
periodically Referee for DFG, reviewer for numerous journals