Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt

 
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt

05.12.1954 Born in Kassel to Horst and Isolde Altstädt

06.1974 Abitur at the Jakob Grimm Grammar School in Kassel

10.1975-02.1982 Studied physics at the University of Kassel, specialising in experimental physics

10.1977 Pre-diploma exam "very good"

10.1976-02.1982 Assistant at the Institute of "Experimental Physics I", Prof. Böttger

12.1981 Diploma exams passed "with distinction"

06.1978-09.1978 Southampton College, Long Island University, NY, USA

03.1982-04.1987 Scientific assistant at the Institute for Materials Technology at the University of Kassel, Prof. Dr.-Ing. G.W. Ehrenstein

01.1984-04.1985 Work on a "BMFT"-sponsored research project at the "Central Materials Technology" department of Daimler Benz AG / Stuttgart

04.1987 Obtained doctorate (University Gh Kassel) "with distinction"
Dissertation: "Hysteresis measurements for the characterisation of the mechanical dynamic properties of R-SMC – Relationship between structure and properties"

05.1987-09.1995 BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Plastics Laboratory

05.1987-12.1991 Research department, Composites

01.1992-09.1995 Group leader Polymer Physics department, Solid State Physics

from 04.1992 Lecturer at the Institute for Composites at the University of Kaiserslautern
Subject: Materials testing / composites

03.1994 Turned down invitation to a Full Professorship at the Bergakademie Freiberg

10.1995-09.2000 Full Professor, TU Hamburg-Harburg, head of Plastics and Composites

since 10.2000 Full Professor, University of Bayreuth, holder of the Chair for Polymer Materials

02.2008 Turned down invitation to a Full Professorship (W3) at the University of Stuttgart

since 07.2009 Managing Director of Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH