Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Drechsler

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Drechsler’s research fields are in the areas of materials science, structural mechanics, manufacturing technology and fiber-reinforced materials (carbon composites).

Prof. Drechsler (b. 1960) studied aeronautic and aerospace engineering at the University of Stuttgart. He also completed his doctorate there in 1991 on the topic, "On the design and calculation of bonded fiber materials with three-dimensional textile reinforcement". Following a period as an assistant at the university’s Institute for Aircraft Design, he joined the central laboratory of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm in Ottobrunn. There, he held the position of senior scientist and head of department for the Plastics division at DaimlerChrysler and EADS. In 2002, he accepted the positions of Director and Chair of the Institute for Aircraft Design of the University of Stuttgart. Since 2009, he has headed the Chair of Carbon Composites at TUM. He is also director of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV in Augsburg.

Awards

• Admission to the National Academy of Science and Engineering acatech (2018)
• AVK award (2015/2016/2017)
• Admission to the Saxon Academy of Sciences (2010)
• SAMPE Fellow Award (2008)
• Admission to the scientific working group of university professors of plastics engineering WAK (2004)