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Research Topics
• Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
Lecture Topics
• Transportation Planning• Traffic Engineering• Transportation Traffic Modelling
Curriculum vitae
• Date of birth: 08.05.1946• married, 4 children• 1970 - Diploma in Physics at the University of Stuttgart• 1974 - Ph. D. in Physics at the University of Stuttgart• 1974-1980 - Associate Professor for Physics at the University of Ulm• 1980-1984 - Research Scientist and Project Manager for Transportation Systems Design (AEG Research Center, Ulm)• 1984-1986 - Research Scientist and Project Manager for Fibre Optics Communication Systems (AEG Research Center, Ulm)• 1986-1991 - Research Scientist and Head of the Systems Group for Traffic Engineering (Daimler Benz Research Center, Ulm)• 1991 – Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Berkeley• since 1995 - Lecturer at the Institute of Semiconductor Technology at the University of Stuttgart• 1992-1998 - Managing Director at Steierwald Schönharting und Partner GmbH Consulting Engineers for Transportation• Since 1998 - Professor and Head of the Department for Transportation, Planning and Traffic Engineering at the University of Stuttgart Institute for Road and Transportation Studies (on leave since 2001)• Since 2001-2005 - Director of the Institute of Transportation Research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR e. V.), Berlin• Since 2006 – Head of Transportation Studies at the German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.), Berlin• Since 2002 advisory professor of the Tongji University Shanghai, P.R. China • Since 2005 advisory professor of the Chinese Academy of Transportation Sciences.• September 2006 “Yellow Mountain Award”, for academic achievement of the german - chinese cooperation in Hefei, Province Anhui, P.R China
Memberships
• Association of Civil Engineers, State of Baden-Württemberg• German Road and Transport Research Association (Working Committee 3.18-Theoretical Bases of Road Transport and Working Committee 3.15-Interurban Road Control)• German Association of Engineers (VDI and ITG)• German Association for Transportation Sciences (DVWS)• German Physical Society (DPS)• Society for Sustainable Energy Promotion Eurosolar, Member of the Management Board Donau-Iller• Transportation Research Board, Washington D. C. (Committee A3 A11 – Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics)