Kick-off of the newly established TRR 402 DediGrad

The managing board was elected as follows:

• Spokesperson and location spokesperson Chemnitz: Prof. Lothar Kroll, TU Chemnitz, Institute of Lightweight Structures


• Deputy spokesperson and location spokesperson Aachen: Prof. Christian Hopmann, RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University


• Location spokesperson Dresden: Prof. Steffen Ihlenfeldt, TU Dresden, Institute of Mechatronic Engineering


• Head of working groups: Prof. Stefanie Elgeti, TU Wien, Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics


• Early career researcher representative: Dr. Kristina Roder, TU Chemnitz, Institute of Lightweight Structures

Jonas Stiller, TU Chemnitz, Institute of Lightweight Structures, participates in the managing board in an advisory capacity as managing director.

A committee of project leaders was also elected to support the further development of the research programme. As the full group of project leaders comprises 24 participants, the committee provides a more focused format for discussion and strategic coordination. Three project leaders from each of the three applicant universities serve on the committee.

The following project leaders were elected:

• Prof. Lothar Kroll, TU Chemnitz, Institute of Lightweight Structures


• Prof. Christian Hopmann, RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University


• Prof. Steffen Ihlenfeldt, TU Dresden, Institute of Mechatronic Engineering


• Prof. Jörn Ihlemann, TU Chemnitz, Institute of Mechanics and Thermodynamics


• Prof. Thomas Lampke, TU Chemnitz, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering


• Prof. Niels Modler, TU Dresden, Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology


• Prof. Kristin Paetzold-Byhain, TU Dresden, Institute of Machine Elements and Machine Design


• Prof. Marek Behr, RWTH Aachen University, Computational Analysis of Technical Systems


• Prof. Kathrin Greiff, RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Anthropogenic Material Cycles

Jonas Stiller also participates in this committee in an advisory capacity as managing director.

With the kick-off and the election of its central bodies, TRR 402 DediGrad has taken an important first step towards establishing its collaborative research structures and advancing its work on intelligent production technologies for graded lightweight polymer structures.