German academic and scientist
Claus Emmelmann (born November 29, 1959) is a German academic and scientist known for his works on laser technology and 3D printing. He has been a lecturer at Hamburg University of Technology since 2001.[1]
Education and career
Emmelmann studied mechanical engineering studies at Leibniz University Hannover in 1985. Along Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, he founded the Laser Zentrum Nord GmbH in 2006. In 2018, he transferred the LZN with its research team to the Institute for Addilltive Production Technologies (IAPT).[2] Until 2020 he was the Institute Director of IAPT.[3]
Emmelmann initiated the Scientific Innovation Prize (WIP) along with Rotary International Hamburg-Haake in 2020.[4] He received the German Industry Innovation Award in 2014,[5] and was nominated for the German Future Prize in 2015.[6] He was honored as Hamburg's Person of the Year in 2016.[7][8]
Publications
Emmelmann has published over 600 national and international publications, and has an h-index of 30.[9][10]
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