Walter Eversheim
Walter Eversheim (born August 10, 1937 in Aachen ) is a German mechanical engineer. He is emeritus professor for production systematics at the machine tool laboratory WZL of the RWTH Aachen .
Life
Walter Eversheim grew up in Stolberg -Büsbach and attended the Goethe-Gymnasium in Stolberg. After graduating from high school, he studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University from 1957 to 1962. In 1965 he did his doctorate there with his "foster father" Prof. Herwart Opitz . He then worked in industry for Siemens and Philips . From 1973 to 2002 he was professor for production systematics at the WZL machine tool laboratory at RWTH Aachen University. He mainly researched issues relating to process organization , process costing and variant management . From 1980 to 2002 he also headed the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT), from 1990 he was also director of the Research Institute for Rationalization (FIR) and from 1981 to 1983 he was Vice Rector of RWTH. In 1989 he was appointed as a permanent visiting professor for technology management at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). From 1997 to 2009 he was the spokesman for the board of directors of the Aachen Charlemagne Prize Society .
In 2002, he set up the Walter Eversheim Foundation to promote young people's interest in engineering and in training and further education.
Awards
Eversheim is a member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) .
- 1988: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 1992: Honorary doctorate from the University of Trondheim (NTH), Norway
- 1992: Honorary Professor at Tianjin University , China
- 1996: Paul Harris Medal from Rotary International
- 1997: Herwart Opitz Medal from the Association of German Engineers
- 2000: Honorary doctorate in economics from the University of St. Gallen , Switzerland
- 2000: Honorary Professor of Science and Technology University of Central China , China
- 2002: Visiting professor at the University of Stellenbosch , South Africa
- 2003: Gold medal from the IHK Aachen , Germany
- 2009: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 2010: Golden Ring of Honor of the City of Aachen
Fonts
- with Tilo Pfeiffer: 100 years of production engineering - WZL machine tool laboratory at RWTH Aachen University from 1906 to 2006 , pp. 39 to 87 and others, Springer 2006, ISBN 3540333150
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Eversheim in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of the Walter Eversheim Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d From the obligation to the freestyle , press office of the RWTH Aachen, July 23, 2002, accessed on November 10, 2009 from the website of the Association of Former Students and Friends of the Goethe Gymnasium
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i website of the foundation , accessed on November 10, 2009
- ↑ Professor Eversheim receives Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class , press release from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft dated November 10, 2009, accessed on November 11, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eversheim, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mechanical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |