Members
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katrin Baumann
Katrin Baumann works in the field of engineering mechanics with a particular focus on dynamics. Prior to her appointment at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in 2016, she worked for an engineering service provider on a wide range of industrial issues in the fields of multibody dynamics, vibration analysis, machine dynamics and rotor dynamics, both experimentally and using FEM and MBS simulations. She completed her doctorate in 2010 at the TU Darmstadt in the field of plain bearing dynamics.
Katrin Baumann is co-author of the book "Maschinendynamik - Aufgaben und Beispiele" (editors: M. Beitelschmidt, H. Dresig. Springer, 2017) and lecturer at the Haus der Technik for vibration analysis.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Eufinger
Until his appointment at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in 2015, Jens Eufinger worked in product development and fatigue strength analysis. The use of numerical simulation in fatigue strength for computer-aided component design was a focus of his work. His areas of teaching, work and research at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences range from mechanics, finite element analysis and virtual product development to fatigue strength.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Grönsfelder
Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Grönsfelder - Since his appointment at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in 2013, he has been teaching basic mechanics subjects in Bachelor's courses and the advanced application of these subjects in various Master's courses. Modeling and simulation techniques form an important part of these courses. The current research interest of his work is the application of machine learning algorithms in modeling and simulation of engineering tasks.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein
Dietmar Jennewein was appointed in 2011 after gaining twelve years of industrial experience in the field of virtual product development in the automotive industry, specializing in vibration technology and acoustics. His areas of teaching, work and research include numerical simulation of mechanical and mechatronic systems, control engineering and mechatronic vehicle systems.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kiesbauer
Jörg Kiesbauer has 25 years of industrial and management experience, most recently as a member of the Research & Development Board at SAMSON AG in Frankfurt. After studying general mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, he received his doctorate in 1991 as part of the special research area "New integrated mechanical-electronic systems for mechanical engineering". His technical expertise covers a broad spectrum in the fields of actuator technology, mechatronics and automation, fluid mechanics and acoustics, modeling and expert systems. In recent years, other important activities have been digitalization and Industry 4.0. In addition, he has numerous contacts to associations such as VDMA, ZVEI; NAMUR, VDI etc. from his board activities. He is also involved in the steering committee of the VDI Automation Conference and as an advisor to the magazine "Automatisierungstechnische Praxis".
He has been a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Plastics Technology since October 2017. He has also been a lecturer at TU Darmstadt since 2009.
His teaching focuses on mechatronic systems, automation technology and actuators as well as fluid mechanics.
Prof. Dr.- Ing. Dietrich Weber
After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern,Dietrich Weber worked as a calculation engineer in car development at Mercedes Benz AG in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. Here he was responsible for the modeling of various systems (e.g. tire pressure control system, hydrodynamic engine mounts, injection systems...). He accompanied the first applications of optimization strategies with the FE program NASTRAN in passenger car development.
After his time at Daimler, Prof. Weber returned to research at the University of Kaiserslautern. During his doctorate, he developed the NIROD program system for the non-linear calculation of the bending vibrations of rotors with plain bearings (e.g. simulation of the bearing forces during blade flight in a low-pressure turbine). Machine dynamics and rotor dynamics in particular are still the focus of his interests today.
Since his appointment to Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in 1993, he has represented the fields of machine dynamics, mechatronics, systems theory and control engineering as well as mechanics.