Head of chair: Univ-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Schledjewski

Univ-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Schledjewski

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Ralf Schledjewski received his diploma degree in mechanical engineering from Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg in 1990. Directly after, he started to work with the Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH in the Material Science Division and in 1995 he received his doctoral degree from Universität Kaiserslautern. From 1996 until 2000 he worked at Wolff-Walsrode AG in the R&D-department in the field of technical films and in early 2000 he joined the Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH in Kaiserslautern again. As group leader in the Manufacturing Science Division he was responsible for the Press Moulding Group and the Filament Winding and Tape Placement Group. In October 2010 he was appointed as full professor in processing of composites at the Montanuniversitaet Leoben. Additionally, since April 2013 he is head of the Christion Doppler Laboratory for high efficient composite processing and since June 2015 Editor-in-Chief of the journal Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science.