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Honorary Doctorates
Herbert Kraibühler
, 2015, in recognition of his remark
able achievements and ideas in the research and devel-
opment of innovative plastic processing and additive
manufacturing machinery
Reimund Neugebauer
, 2012, in recognition of his out-
standing achievements in the research and development
of resource-efficient mass production technology and
innovative mechatronic manufacturing systems
Norbert Reithofer
, 2011, in recognition of his outstanding
achievements in the research, development and reali-
sation of new production technologies and innovative,
future-oriented organisational forms for production
Bernhard Fischer
, 2009, in recognition of his remark
able achievements in the research, development and
realisation of efficient and environmentally friendly power
generation technologies
Manfred Wittenstein
, 2008, in recognition of his
exceptional achievements and ideas in the research
and development of innovative propulsion systems and
forward-looking company leadership
Dieter Spath
, 2007, in recognition of his outstanding re
search and development achievements in the connection
between technical competence, industrial science and
management
Frank E. Talke
, 2005, in recognition of his exceptional
research and development achievements in the mechan-
ics and tribology of magnetic memory systems and his
international work in the area of engineering education
Burkhard Göschel
, 2004, in recognition of his exceptional
research and development achievements as well as his
ideas in the field of mechatronics for the automotive
industry
Volker Kronseder
, 2003, in recognition of his remarkable
achievements and ideas in the research and development
of innovative bottling plants and plastics machines as well
as for his company leadership
Ali Hassan Nayfeh
, 1999, in recognition of his exceptional
and internationally recognised scientific contributions in
the field of non-linear dynamics and their applications in
engineering science
Bernd Pischetsrieder
, 1997, in recognition of his out-
standing achievements in company leadership and his
innovative ideas in holistic system technology and system
integration
Rudolf Rupprecht
, 1995, in appreciation of his excep-
tional engineering-related achievements in the field of
company leadership and contributions to maintaining
Germany as an economic powerhouse
Raymond Viskanta
, 1994, in recognition of his remark
able scientific achievements in the fields of radiation
energy transmission as well as heat and materials trans-
portation
Wolfgang Bürgel
, 1993, in recognition of his excellent
achievements in the engineering aspects of material flow
and production logistics.
Hans Jürgen Matthies
, 1991, in recognition of his
outstanding scientific, technical and commercial/organi-
sational achievements in agricultural engineering and for
special contributions in deepening our understanding of
oil hydraulics
Gerhard Pahl
, 1990, in recognition of his scientific
achievements in design and its relationship to machine
components and computer-aided technology
Rudolf Quack
, 1990, in recognition of his outstanding
scientific achievements in firing and control technology
Eberhard von Kuenheim
, 1988, in recognition of his out-
standing technical achievements in the area of automotive
and production technology and company leadership
Hans Dinger
, 1987, in recognition of his outstanding
achievements in the engineering science of combustion
engine construction
Hans-C. Koch
, 1986, in recongition of his exemplary
technical and scientific achievements in the entire field of
car production technology
Helmuth Glaser
, 1981, in recognition of his groundbreak-
ing scientific work in thermodynamics, especially refrigera-
tion and process technology and his successful career as
an academic educator and publisher of scientific writings
Erwin Sick
, 1980, in recognition of his contribution to the
scientific and constructive development of optical devices
with electronic signal processing
Ernst Gassner
, 1979, in recognition of his great contri
butions to theoretical and experimental research in
operational stability
Only honorary doctorates since 1979 are shown here.