Head of the Chair until 30.09.2022
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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c. (AzTU) Vesselin Michailov
Since 2022
Honorary Doctor of the Azerbaijan Technical University in Baku
2014–2017
Founder and Head of the Laboratory "Lightweight Materials and Constructions", Peter the Great Polytechnic University of St. Petersburg
Since 2006
Managing Director Lightweight Construction Center Panta Rhei GmbH
2004–2022
University professor and head of the Chair of Joining Technology at BTU Cottbus
2001
Habilitation at the TU Braunschweig, venia legendi: welding technology
1997
Doctor of Technical Sciences by the State High Committee of the Russian Federation
1997
associated professor at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1990–1992
Scholarship holder of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the TU Braunschweig
1983
PhD (Dr.-Ing.), dissertation "Calculation and experimental estimation of the cold cracking tendency of alloyed steels during welding".
1975–1979
Studies at the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria (mechanical engineering and shipbuilding) and at the Technical University of St. Petersburg, Russia (welding technology)
Activities of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Vesselin Michailov as chairman of the doctoral committee or reviewer (G)
| Year | Name | Topic of the doctorate |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dr.-Ing. Fedor Kazak (MWT) | Experimental characterization of structured plates under static and vibrational loads |
| 2014 | Dr.-Ing. Philip Grützner (KuF) | Process development for joining by buckling |
| 2014 | Dr.-Ing. Usman Butt (Aerodynamics) | Investigation and Optimization of the flow over macroscopic hexagonal structured surfaces |
| 2013 (G) | Dr.-Ing. Viatcheslav Malikov (KuF) | Experimental and numerical investigations of the forming of structured sheets |
| 2012 (G) | Dr.-Ing. Abir Gammoul (KuF) | Development of a forming technology for the production of near-net-shape slicer blades |
| 2012 | Dr.-Ing. Ronny Steinert (MWT) | Influence of surface layer treatments on the fatigue and wear behaviour of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo |
| 2012 | Dr.-Ing. Götz Feldmann (MWT) | Improved mechanical surface hardening of blades on integrally bladed high pressure compressor engines |
| 2012 | Dr.-Ing. Wagdi Garkas (MWT) | Fabrication and characterization of Ti-based MAX-phase coatings for the protection of highly loaded compressor components |
| 2011 (G) | Dr.-Ing. Alexander Sviridov (KuF) | Lightweight construction with aluminium foam sandwich - process chains for the production of components |
| 2011 | Dr.-Ing. Maria Glavatskikh (MWT) | Improvement of the fatigue behaviour of y-TiAl alloys by mechanical surface treatment |
| 2011 | Dr.-Ing. Andrey Karabet (KuF) | Determination of material properties and technological properties as well as characterization of forming behavior of AZ31 alloy magnesium sheet during forming with rigid tools and active media based forming processes |
| 2010 | Dr.-Ing. Stanley Tang (MWT) | Process and flow dependent film deposition during hollow cathode gas flow sputtering investigated on titanium and tungsten films |
| 2010 (G) | Dr.-Ing. Erhard Brandl (MWT) | Microstructural and mechanical properties of additive manufactured titanium (Ti-Al-4V) using wire: Evaluation with respect to additive processes using powder and aerospace material specifications |
| 2010 (G) | Dr.-Ing. Tihomir Kotsev (OvG University) | Melt pool simulation during laser beam welding of different materials |
| 2009 | Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kohns (MWT) | Erosion protection coatings for blisk compressor drums: Process development and properties |
| 2008 | Dr.-Ing. Mathias Stranzenbach (MWT) | Development of integrable impedance NOx gas sensors for high temperature applications in extreme conditions |
| 2007 | Dr.-Ing. Sylain Déplanque (KuF) | Lifetime prediction for solder die-attach in power applications by means of primary and secondary creep |