Fields of Research: • Adhesive Bonding in Automotive, Transportation, Aerospace and Construction • Adhesive bonding in fuel cells and batteries • Surface pre-treatment of polymers and metals • Aging behavior of adhesives and aging test methods • Quality of adhesive bonds and bonding processes • 3D printing of adhesives and material design Professional Experience: 6/2014 – present Head of Department “Adhesive Bonding” Institute of Joining and Welding – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dilger Technical University Braunschweig 10/2005 – 10/2020 CEO LKT GmbH, Aachen, Germany 11/2002 - present Research Fellow Institute of Joining and Welding – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dilger Technical University Braunschweig 09/2002-10/2002 Research Fellow Institute of Joining and Welding Department Adhesive Bonding – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dilger Aachen University (RWTH) Education: 10/1987 - 09/1994 Aachen University, Germany Degree in Chemistry – Prof. Dr. Hans Dieter Scharf • Main subject: Organic Chemistry • Special subject: Polymer Chemistry • Additional subject: Technical Chemistry