Prof Dr Gunnar Seide (G.H.)

Polymer Processing, Fibre Spinning, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Biobased Polymers, Machine and Process Development

Education:

•Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Dipl.-Ing.)

•Aditional Degree in Business Administration (Dipl.-Wirt. Ing)

•Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (Dr.-Ing.)

•Habilitation RWTH Aachen University (venia legendi ‘Man-Made Fiber Technology’)

•11/2010 – 1/2017 Managing Director of the ‘Center for High Performance Fiber Materials’ at RWTH Aachen University

•05/2014 – 1/2017 Director of Division Man-Made Fiber Technology at ITA RWTH Aachen University

•Since 2/2017 Professor for Polymer Engineering Maastricht University; Aachen Maastricht Institute for bio based Materials

Awards:

•Scholarship of the Walter Reiners-Foundation, VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau - German Engineering Federation)

•‘Advancement Award Textile’ of ‘Aachener Textilzentrum’ (Diploma thesis)

•Paul-Schlack-Award 2009 (‚Paul-Schlack-Preis der europäischen Chemiefaservereinigung‘, Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques

•Advancement Award Dissertation of the Walter-Reiners Foundation‘, VDMA 2009

•Friedrich-Wilhelm-Award 2009, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Foundation

•Borchers-Medal of RWTH Aachen University

•AC2 – Start Up Prize 2017

•F-Cell Award 2017