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Preamble
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TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Department Board of Management
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Department Council Mechanical Engineering
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Central Services
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Honours Awarded During the Department Day
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Appointments
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Research
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Selected Highlights 2015
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Facts and Figures
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Ranking Results
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Projects and Clusters
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Divisions of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Studying at the TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering
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International Students and Students’ Exchange
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Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Programs in Comparison
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Gender Equality at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Graduate Center Mechanical Engineering
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Center of Key Competences
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Student Council
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Faculty Members
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nikolaus Adams
Institute of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst Baier
Institute of Lightweight Structures
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Bengler
Institute of Ergonomics
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Prof. Dr. Sonja Berensmeier
Bioseparation Engineering Group
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Prof. Dr. Carlo L. Bottasso
Institute of Wind Energy
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Drechsler
Institute for Carbon Composites
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael W. Gee
Mechanics & High Performance Computing Group
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Geophys. Christian Große
Institute of Non-destructive Testing
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Willibald A. Günthner
Institute for Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oskar J. Haidn
Institute of Flight Propulsion
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oskar J. Haidn
Space Propulsion Group
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Hajek
Institute for Helicopter Technology
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel
Institute of Flight System Dynamics
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Hornung
Institute of Aircraft Design
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jakob Kaltenbach
Flow control and Aeroacoustics Group
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Klein
Institute of Plant and Process Technology
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Prof. Phaedon-Stelios Koutsourelakis, Ph.D.
Continuum Mechanics Group
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