Klaus Drechsler

Professor Klaus Drechsler serves as Full Professor of the Chair for Carbon Composites at Technical University of Munich and Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (IGCV). His academic journey began with studies in aeronautic and aerospace engineering at the University of Stuttgart, where he earned his doctorate in 1991 on fiber materials with three-dimensional textile reinforcement. His career spans leadership roles at Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, DaimlerChrysler, and EADS before joining TUM in 2009. At TUM, he leads comprehensive courses in digitalization across aeronautics, space research, and aerospace industry, which have attracted over 10,994 learners globally. His courses maintain exceptional student satisfaction with a 4.7/5 rating. His research focuses on materials science, structural mechanics, and fiber-reinforced materials, earning him numerous accolades including admission to the National Academy of Science and Engineering acatech (2018) and the SAMPE Fellow Award (2008). As Lead Scientist of the Global Aerospace Campus, he has developed innovative e-learning programs reaching thousands of learners worldwide