Sigmar Wittig
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Dr. Sigmar Wittig has been the Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center
(Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) since March 2002. He was the Chair of the European Space Agency
Council for a two-year term between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2007.
Professor Wittig was instrumental in starting an exchange program between Purdue University
and the University of Karlsruhe called the Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE).
at the RWTH Aachen
, finishing with a doctorate in 1967. This was followed by a 9 year spell in the U.S.
, as associate professor at Purdue University
.
In 1976, he went back to Germany to the University of Karlsruhe, to lead the Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery. From 1994 to 2002 he was president of the university.
German Aerospace Center
The German Aerospace Center is the national centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has multiple locations throughout Germany. Its headquarters are located in Cologne. It is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in...
(Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) since March 2002. He was the Chair of the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
Council for a two-year term between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2007.
Professor Wittig was instrumental in starting an exchange program between Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and the University of Karlsruhe called the Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE).
Curriculum vitae
He studied mechanical engineeringMechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
at the RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
, finishing with a doctorate in 1967. This was followed by a 9 year spell in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as associate professor at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
.
In 1976, he went back to Germany to the University of Karlsruhe, to lead the Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery. From 1994 to 2002 he was president of the university.