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)