Education & Professional Experience
Since September 2021
President of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
since May 2020
Vice-President of Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
September 2018 – September 2021
President Elect of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
January 2017 - November 2017
Head of department 1.5 "Liquid Flow"
since January 2016
Professorship honoris causa; Harbin Institute of Technology
April 2014 – April 2020
Head of division 1 "Mechanics und Acoustics"
August 2008 - March 2014
Head of department "Coordinate Measuring Technology"
June 2003 - August 2008
Lead of the working group "Gearing and Threads"
December 2002 - June 2003
Lead of the project "Gearing and Threads"
since August 1999
Permanent position at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Scientific employee in the department "Coordinate Measuring Machines"
April 1998
Lead of the software and electronic development, Werth Messtechnik Ltd.
April 1995
Scientific employee in the department "Coordinate Measuring Machines", Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
January 1992
External doctorate at the Institute for Tooling Machines and Industrial Engineering of the Karlsruhe University (TH), Promotion Dr.-Ing. (PhD Engineering), engineering activity on a self-employed basis
January 1990
Deputy director of the department “Software development”, Carl Zeiss company
July 1989
Team leader measuring gear cutting tools, Carl Zeiss company
March 1987
Development engineer, company Dr.-Ing. Höfler Messgerätebau (construction of measuring devices)
October 1980
Studies in mechanical engineering, Karlsruhe University (TH); degree: graduate engineer