Hans-Peter Kau
Hans-Peter Kau (born November 19, 1959 - † May 5, 2013 ) was a German mechanical engineer and university professor .
Life
Kau studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University with a focus on energy technology and turbo machines and received his doctorate in 1990 with a thesis on the calculation of the two-dimensional, unsteady flow through axial turbo machine grids with an explicit time-step method .
He went to BMW Rolls-Royce in 1991 . There he played a key role in the development of the BR 700 series of jet engines . He was the head of development and construction of the high-pressure compressor, later component testing and finally head of the engine analysis division.
In 1998 he came to the Technical University of Munich , where he was professor of aircraft propulsion and from 2007 to 2012 dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering .
Honors
- 1st Golden Teaching Prize for the Mechanical Engineering Student Council at TUM (2011, 2008, 2006)
- AIAA Associate Fellow (2007)
- AIAA Senior Member (2005)
- DGLR Badge of Honor of German Aviation (1999)
Web links
- Professor profile at the Technical University of Munich
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
- ↑ http://www.mw.tum.de/index.php?cid=1723
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kau, Hans-Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1959 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 2013 |