The Board of Directors of the Paderborn Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems (ILH) has unanimously elected Prof Dr.-Ing. Mirko Schaper as its new Chairman. He will thus take over the management of the interdisciplinary research network, which focuses on innovative lightweight construction solutions for a sustainable future. "I look forward to continuing the successful work and developing new research priorities together with the members of the institute," said Prof Schaper at the handover of office.

Prof Schaper, who is also Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, takes over from Prof Dr Thomas Tr?ster. "Under his leadership, the institute has established itself as a nationally and internationally recognised research institution and has provided important impetus for the further development of lightweight construction," said Prof. Schaper, thanking Prof. Tr?ster and the previous ILH Managing Director Dr. Silvia Dohmeier-Fischer. Dr Barbara Fl?ing-Hering will take over this task in future.

The ILH currently has twelve specialist groups and working groups from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. These include teams that focus on specific materials, such as metals or fibre-reinforced composites, as well as experts who primarily research technology and manufacturing processes or focus on simulation and special research methods. This combination of diverse expertise is the basis for researching complex issues relating to hybrid systems. At the ILH, the entire product life cycle of hybrid systems is considered - from material, product and product system development to production and simulation through to repair and recycling concepts.

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