Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster

Leichtbau im Automobil

Section Owner - Professor - Head of Chair

Phone:
+49 5251 60-5331
Phone (External):
05251/605332
Fax (External):
+49 5251 60-5333
Office:
Y2.116
Web:
Visitor:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn

Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems

Chairman - Professor - Chairman of the ILH Board

Phone:
+49 5251 60-5331
Fax (External):
+49 5251 60-5333
Office:
Y2.116
Web:
Visitor:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn

Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 285

Member - Professor - Teilprojekt B01

Phone (External):
+49 5251 60 5331
Office:
Y2.116
Visitor:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn

Key research area Sustainable Materials, Processes and Products

Committee - Professor - Chairman of the Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems (ILH)

Phone:
+49 5251 60-5331
Fax (External):
+49 5251 60-5333
Office:
Y2.116
Visitor:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn

PACE - Paderborn Center for Advanced Studies

Deputy Speaker - Professor - Vice Chair

Phone:
+49 5251 60-5331
Fax (External):
+49 5251 60-5333
Office:
Y2.116
Visitor:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster
Education and Academic Career
Since 2007

Professor of Automotive Lightweight Design, Paderborn University

2014 - 2015

Research visit, Nelson Mandela University, Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

2005 - 2007

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Faculty of Automotive Systems and Production, TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences),

2004 - 2005

Team Leader Materials Technology, Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn

2003

Optical Studies of Non-Metallic Compounds under Pressure, Habilitation in Experimental Physics, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Holzapfel, Paderborn University

2000 - 2002

Development Engineer Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn, Germany

1995 - 2000

Research Assistant, Chair of High-Pressure Physics, Paderborn University,

1994 - 1995

Visiting Scientist, Group of Optical Properties of Matter, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

03/1994

Doctorate under supervision of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Holzapfel, High Pressure Physics, Paderborn University

1989 - 1994

Research Assistant, Chair of High-Pressure Physics, Paderborn University

1983 - 1989

Physics studies at Paderborn University

Miscellaneous
2003 - 2003

Head of the "Center for Ultra High Strength Steels", Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn, Germany

Scientific Engagement
Engagement in Scientific Organisations
Since 2012

Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems, Interdisciplinary research institute of Paderborn University

2014 - 2022

Spokesman of the NRW Research College "Light - Efficient - Mobile", funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Since 2012

Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems, Interdisciplinary research institute of Paderborn University

Engagement in Scientific Organisations
Since 2007

Professor of Automotive Lightweight Design, Paderborn University

Education and Academic Career
2014 - 2022

Spokesman of the NRW Research College "Light - Efficient - Mobile", funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Engagement in Scientific Organisations
2014 - 2015

Research visit, Nelson Mandela University, Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Education and Academic Career
2005 - 2007

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Faculty of Automotive Systems and Production, TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences),

Education and Academic Career
2004 - 2005

Team Leader Materials Technology, Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn

Education and Academic Career
2003

Optical Studies of Non-Metallic Compounds under Pressure, Habilitation in Experimental Physics, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Holzapfel, Paderborn University

Education and Academic Career
2003 - 2003

Head of the "Center for Ultra High Strength Steels", Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn, Germany

2000 - 2002

Development Engineer Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn, Germany

Education and Academic Career
1995 - 2000

Research Assistant, Chair of High-Pressure Physics, Paderborn University,

Education and Academic Career
1994 - 1995

Visiting Scientist, Group of Optical Properties of Matter, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Education and Academic Career
03/1994

Doctorate under supervision of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Holzapfel, High Pressure Physics, Paderborn University

Education and Academic Career
1989 - 1994

Research Assistant, Chair of High-Pressure Physics, Paderborn University

Education and Academic Career
1983 - 1989

Physics studies at Paderborn University

Education and Academic Career

Publications

Latest Publications

Integrating Prospective Scenarios in Life Cycle Engineering: Case Study of Lightweight Structures
M. Ostermann, J. Grenz, M. Triebus, F. Cerdas, T. Marten, T. Tröster, C. Herrmann, Energies 16 (2023).
Feasibility Study of Compression Molding for Large Reinforcement Structures in the Commercial Vehicle Sector
J. Lückenkötter, J.P. Leimbach, T. Stallmeister, T. Marten, T. Tröster, in: Materials Research Proceedings, Materials Research Forum LLC, 2023, pp. 249–258.
Individualization of Public Transport – Integration of Technical and Social Dimensions of Sustainable Mobility
M. Ostermann, J. Behm, T. Marten, T. Tröster, J. Weyer, K. Cepera, F. Adelt, in: H. Proff (Ed.), Towards the New Normal in Mobility, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, 2023.
Integrating Prospective LCA in the Development of Automotive Components
J. Grenz, M. Ostermann, K. Käsewieter, F. Cerdas, T. Marten, C. Herrmann, T. Tröster, Sustainability 15 (2023).
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