University entrance qualification at Alte Landesschule Korbach
(Hessen)
Dipl.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering with special emphasis on measurement
science at Technical University of Berlin
Dr.-Ing. in Electrical Engineering from Technical University Berlin, thesis
about objective evaluation of image quality of industrial radioscopy
systems
Scientist at division Non-Destructive Testing (BAM, from 1984 to 1987)
Visiting scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (1988)
Head of laboratory for optical measuring methods and experimental stress
analysis (BAM, from 1989 to 1996)
Head of division Measurement and Test Techniques; Sensor Technology (BAM,
from 1996 to 2011)
Head of division Sensors, Measurement and Testing Methods (BAM, since
2012)
Head of department Non-destructive Testing (BAM, since 2012)
Research interests
Characterization and reliability evaluation of polymer optical fibres
(POF)
Fibre optic sensors
Measurement techniques and sensors for condition monitoring / structural
health monitoring (SHM)
Experimental structure analysis
Honorary positions
Member of Council of VDI/VDE-GMA Society for Measurement and Automatic
Control
Chairman of VDI/VDE-GMA-Division Experimental Structure Analysis /
Structural Health Monitoring
Member of scientific council of the journal Technisches Messen
Member of German Accreditation Council - Advisory Board 1 Construction /
Traffic / Materials Engineering
Member of German Accreditation Council - Advisory Board 5 Metrology
Member of DIN Council "Colour"
Member of ILAC Committee on Technical Accreditation Issues
Member of Steering Committee of International Cooperation of Plastic
Optical Fibres (ICPOF)
Member of European Permanent Committee for Experimental Mechanics
