Applicant s Research Profile. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing.

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1 Applicant s Research Profile Personal Information Last Name, First Name: Cherif, Chokri Academic Title: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Birthday: Nationality: Marital Status: Institution: Academic Post: Business Address German married, 3 children TU Dresden Mechanical Engineering Faculty Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology Director of the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology Chair of Textile Technology at the TU Dresden Technische Universität Dresden Institut für Textilmaschinen und Textile Hochleistungswerkstofftechnik (ITM) Dresden Telephone/Fax: / Address: Private Address: chokri.cherif@tu-dresden.de Franz-List-Str. 21a, Dresden Mobile Telephone: Version: July 2010

2 Academic Career Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH Aachen Concentration Textile Technology Degree: Diplom-Ingenieur Grade: 1,3 ( with distinction ) Student Assistant at the Institute of General Mechanics RWTH Aachen (Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Adomeit) Post graduate studies in economic sciences at the RWTH Aachen Degree: Dipl.-Wirtschaftsingenieur Grade: 1,6 ( good ) Research Assistant at the Institute of General Mechanics RWTH Aachen (Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Adomeit) Research Assistant at the Institute of Textile Technology RWTH Aachen (Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Wulfhorst) Doctoral Candidate RWTH Aachen Degree: Doktor-Ingenieur Grade: 1,0 ( with greatest distinction ) Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Wulfhorst Postdoctoral lecture studies RWTH Aachen Degree: Dr.-Ing. habil. Grade: no grade is given Advisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Wulfhorst 2005 Accepted professorship of textile technology at the TU Dresden 2 Version: July 2010

3 CAREER EXPERIENCE Assistant professor at the RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VENIA LEGENDI for Textile Manufacturing Technology Technology Coordinator, Head of the Technology Development Department Chief Department Manager of Development and Design and Corporate Head, BU Strecke, Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG, Ingolstadt 2005-present 2005-present Director of the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) TU Dresden; (up to 07/2009: Institute for Textile Clothing Technology) Various consultant positions, i.e. for the EU, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, BMWi, AiF, BMBF Mentor for founding of spin-off companies (multiple) Member of multiple program committees of renowned international textile conferences, worldwide 2006-present 2007-present 2008-present 2009-present 2010-present Member of the trade fair advisory council for mtex Deputy spokesperson of the Collaborative Research Centre 528 Chief organizer (together with the DWI at the RWTH Aachen e.v.) of the Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference (> 600 participants) Editor of the peer reviewed journal Materials Technology (MTE) for the issue on Nanotechnologies in Textiles and Smart Textiles, MANEY Publishers in London Managing partner of TUDATEX GmbH (European Institute for Advanced Textile Technology and Textile Machinery) Vice-President of AUTEX organization (Association of Universities for Textiles; Cooperation of 32 renowned universities representing 24 countries) Consulting for the Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigung President of AUTEX (Association of Universities for Textiles; (Cooperation of 32 renowned universities representing 24 countries) 3 Version: July 2010

4 MEMBERSHIPS (SUMMARY) acatech German Academy of Science and Engineering academic Club Leichtbau (lightweight engineering) TU Dresden e. V. AiF Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen AUTEX The Association of Universities for Textiles Carbon Composites e. V. ( Dresdner Interessengemeinschaft Holz EURATEX ONLINE Förderverein Hochschule Vogtland e. V. Förderverein Cetex Chemnitzer Textilmaschinenentwicklung e.v. INNtex Innovation Netzwerk Textil e. V. MFD Materialforschungsverbund Dresden e. V. (member of extended board of directors) ProduktionstechnischesZentrumDresden (ProZeD) Scientific Programming Board of AUTEX Research Journal VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e. V. Verein des Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.v. vti Verband der Nord-Ostdeutschen Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie e.v. Scientific advisory board for the journal Melliand Textilberichte, Melliand International and Melliand China Scientific advisory council of the DWI of RWTH Aachen, the Sächsischen Textilforschungsinstitutes e. V. at the TU Chemnitz, the Thüringischen Instituts für Textil- und Kunststoffforschung e. V. and the Thüringischen Instituts für Textil- und Kunststoffforschung e. V. TUDALIT label collective Deutsches Zentrum Textilbeton 4 Version: July 2010

5 RESEARCH CONCENTRATION Design and construction of textile machinery for processing high performance yarns from fiber production to assembled finished products Development of new measuring and monitoring technology for textile machinery and engineering Development of application-based and custom designed sensors and measuring systems Development of machines and processes for lightweight engineering applications (composites, textile reinforced concrete, wood constructions) Simulation of textile manufacturing processes Modeling and simulation of machine components, processes and products Textile 2D- and 3D-structures for composite applications in lightweight structures Textiles for thermal and acoustical insulation as well as ballistic protection Microbiological barriers for microfiber fabrics Textile structures made of biopolymers for implants Textile coatings and surface modification Mathematical modeling of textile deformation behavior Economical analyses of the textile market Resin infusion processes and molding technology Laboratory test procedures (textile physical, chemical, microscopic ) Process development and realization of prototypes Conducting and implementing textile specific and tailored curriculae Execution of academic and feasibility studies RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS TO DATE Each year approximately 100 state and publicly financed F&E projects and industrial ventures are realized Initiator and organizer of comprehensive large-scale projects, Collaborative Research Centres, Excellence Initiative and Cluster Projects (largest in Germany with over 200 employees including 75 full-time research scientists) 5 Version: July 2010

6 AWARDS Since 2005, the ITM has received over 30 awards for excellent student theses, dissertations and scientific projects (No. 1 in Germany). Included in this number are awards such as: 4 Techtextil-Innovation Awards 2005 (2 X), 2007, 2009 Innovation Award Textil und Mode 2008 (1st place), 2009 (honorable mention, 2nd place) Prize awarded by the entire collective of the German textile and fashion industry and supported by the Deutsche Bank AG, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the European Union. 3 Creativity awards given by the Walter Reiners-Stiftung of the Deutschen Textilmaschinenbaues für Beleg- und Diplomarbeiten: 2008, 2007 and Sponsorship awards granted by the Walter Reiners-Stiftung of the Deutschen Textilmaschinenbaues für Dissertationen: 2008, 2006 and Sponsorship awards granted by the Walter Reiners-Stiftung of the Deutschen Textilmaschinenbaues für Diplomarbeiten: 2009, 2007 and 2005 Awards received prior to 2005: Honor granted by the president of Tunisia for the most successful Tunisian student abroad 1993 Borchers-Plakette given by the Freunde und Förderer of the RWTH Aachen e.v Sponsorship award Textil given by the Aachener Textilzentrum 1999 Friedrich-Wilhelm-Preis of the RWTH Aachen 2002 PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS Over 400 national and international publications in journals and lectures as well as printed books and scientific works Over 100 national and international patents 6 Version: July 2010