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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
9
Central Services
12
Honors Awarded During the Department Day
16
Appointments
18
Facts and Figures
19
Selected Highlights 2016
20
Ranking Results
27
Research
28
Projects and Clusters
30
Divisions of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
33
Studying at the TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering
44
International Students and Students’ Exchange
48
Public Funds to Improve Conditions of Study
at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
50
Diversity
52
Central Teaching Unit
53
Student Council
56
Branch Library Mechanical Engineering
58
Retirement
59
Faculty Members
61
Reports of the Institutes
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nikolaus A. Adams
Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
72
Prof. Dr. phil. Klaus Bengler
Ergonomics
82
Prof. Dr. Sonja Berensmeier
Bioseparation Engineering
90
Prof. Dr. Carlo L. Bottasso
Wind Energy
93
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Drechsler
Carbon Composites
98
Michael W. Gee
Mechanics and High Performance Computing
108
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Geophys. Christian U. Große
Non-destructive Testing
113
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Gümmer
Turbomachinery and Flight Propulsion
117
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Willibald A. Günthner
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fottner
Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics/Technical Logistics
123
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oskar J. Haidn
Space Propulsion
132
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Hajek
Helicopter Technology
137
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel
Flight System Dynamics
145
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Hornung
Aircraft Design
152
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Hornung (interim)
Lightweight Structures
157
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jakob Kaltenbach
Flow Control and Aeroacoustics
163
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Klein
Plant and Process Technology
165