The Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering is pleased to announce that Christian Wuppermann has today taken up his position as Head of Department and holder of the Chair of Sustainable Thermal Process Technology.
During a one-month transition phase, he will lead the Institute together with Herbert Pfeifer, who has successfully managed the Institute to date. The seamless transition will ensure that the institute continues to provide excellent services in research and teaching.
Christian Wuppermann brings with him experience and extensive industry knowledge. He was a research associate at the Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering until 2013. After completing his doctorate, he moved to plant manufacturer Tenova LOI Thermprocess. There, among other things, he headed the research and development department. One focus of his work was and is the transformation of energy-intensive thermal processes towards sustainable material production.
He will continue to pursue this goal at our department. We are delighted that the handover of the department management will further strengthen IOB’s position as a renowned and internationally recognised teaching and research institution.