Dr. Anton Erhard

Curriculum vitae

• Born 1950 in Ellwangen/Jagst
• Study of material science with special emphasis on metal physics at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin)
  Dr.-Ing. in nondestructive testing at TU Berlin (1982)
• Employed at BAM since 1976
  Head of the laboratory Ultrasonic Testing (1992)
  Head of the division Nondestructive Testing, Acoustical and Electrical Methods (2001)
  Head of the department Containment Systems for Dangerous Goods (2006)
• University teaching position at TU Berlin for nondestructive material testing (2004)

Research interests

• Methods of nondestructive testing
• Modelling of ultrasound propagation
• Reconstruction algorithms for defect sizing estimation
• Transportation and storage of containments for nuclear spent fuel elements
• Barrier functions for containment systems of dangerous goods

Honorary positions

• Member of the German Reactor Safety Commission (RSK) (Advisory board of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, BMU)
• Chairman of the RSK working group Pressurized Components and Materials
• Member of the Nuclear Safety Standards Commission (Kerntechnischer Ausschuss, KTA)
• Vice President of the Committee for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (advisory board of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, BMVBS)

Awards

• Berthold Award of the German Society for Nondestructive Testing
• Achievement Award of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing

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