Prof. Dr.-Ing. Welf-Guntram Drossel

German diploma in information technology and technical acoustics (1992), doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (1998) with focus on simulation of metal forming, full professorship of Adaptronics and Functional Lightweight Design (2014), Director of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU since October 2014. Concentrating his research on active materials, adaptronic components, technologies for functional integration, additive manufacturing, biomechatronic.