Head of Department

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Seidlitz
Phone: +49 (0) 355 69 2344
fg-leichtbau(at)b-tu.de
*1981 in Guben
2001 – 2005
Studied mechanical engineering/construction and plastics technology at the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences
2005
Internship at IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH in Dresden and subsequent diploma thesis: "Basic investigations to determine characteristic values, calculation, modelling and dimensioning of bonded joints"
2006
Project engineer at the Competence Centre for Lightweight Structures Chemnitz
2006 – 2008
Technical employee at the Institute for General Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology (TU Chemnitz)
2006 – 2008
Postgraduate studies in mechanical engineering/production technology at the TU Chemnitz
Diploma thesis: "Contribution to the styrene-free production of large-area fibre composite structures"
2008 – 2015
Research assistant at the Institute of Lightweight Structures at Chemnitz University of Technology
2013
Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at TU Chemnitz
Dissertation: "Development of force-flow-compatible joining techniques for mixed construction methods with thermoplastic fibre composites and metals"
2013 – 2015
Lecturer at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
2015 – 2019
Junior professor for lightweight design with structured materials at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
Since August 2019
Professor of the chair of Polymer-based Lightweight Design at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
Head of the research area "Polymer Materials and Composites PYCO" at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
Since 2013
Since 2013 member of the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI)
Since 2016
Research Advisory Board of the Chemnitzer Textiltechnik Tagung
Member of Kunststoff-Verbund Berlin Brandenburg e.V. (KuVBB)
Member of Netzwerk Leichtbau Metall Brandenburg (LMB)
Spokesperson for the lightweight construction and composites field of action in the Cluster Kunststoffe und Chemie Brandenburg
DVS Working Group W 4.14 - Joining of continuous fibre-plastic composites
Transferpate der BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg for the subject area of plastics
Since 2018
Head of Arbeitskreis Kunststoffe und Leichtbautechnologien Cottbus of the VDI District Association Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Member of the Journal's Programme Council Zarządzanie Przedsiębiorstwem. Enterprise Management
Since 2019
Member of the International Program Comittee of the journal "Developments in Mechanical Engineering"
Member of Scientific Council of “Polimery” journal
Since 2020
Member of the innovation cluster HZwo e.V.
among others for
Journal of Manufacturing Processes - Journal (ELSEVIER)
Construction and Building Materials - Journal (ELSEVIER)
Journal of Industrial Textiles - Journal (SAGE Journals)
Open Journal of Composite Materials - Journal (SCIRP Journals)
Chemnitzer Textiltechnik Tagung
Technologies for Lightweight Structures - Journal (Federal Cluster of Excellence MERGE)