Employment

• Chief Scientist; Hilti AG, Schaan (Fürstentum Liechtenstein)

Education

• RWTH Aachen, Mechanical Engineering: Pre-Diploma (1976)
• ETH Zürich, Internal Combustion Engines: dipl. Masch.-Ing. ETH (1979)
• ETH Zürich, Internal Combustion Engines: Dr.sc.techn.ETH (1984)

Working Experience

• Thermodynamics and super charging of Diesel engines
• R&D in the field of thermal engineering and fluid flow (burners, rocket engines, sound surpressing aircraft hangars, powder and gas combustion driven nailers)
• Sistematics of Design

Research Interests

• Design and numerical simulation of (thermodynamic) processes
• Properties and vaporzation of mixtures (combustibles etc.)
• Heat transfer
• Industrial research and pre-development projects