Structural Materials and Processes in Transportation

"The clear presentation of properties and manufacturing processes in each material class such as metals, composites and polymers allows readers to quickly find solutions for their own engineering needs and to develop synergies between different fields of application." ( Materials and Corrosion , 1 August 2013)

Matthias Busse holds the chair for near net shape manufacturing technologies at the University of Bremen, Germany. Following his
PhD he started his career at Volkswagen where he was promoted to head of production research in 2001. In 2003 he became director
of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (Fraunhofer IFAM), where he introduced electro mobility as a major new field of research, ranging from elements of the power train like energy storage, electrical systems or wheel hub motors to vehicle concepts and test fleet management and service data evaluation. He represents the University of Bremen's newly founded Scientific
Centre ISIS as speaker of the board of directors.

Kambiz Kayvantash created the Chair for Automotive Technology at Cranfield University, UK, and until 2010 was the Director of the
Cranfield Impact Centre which has a long track record of contributions to the aeronautic and motor sport industry. He is Associated
Professor at Centre for Automotive Technology and Director of CADLM, Sarl, a French SME specialized in optimization and robustness of highly non-linear mechanical problems. He has more than 28 years of academic, professional and consulting experience in automotive safety, materials modeling and software development for industrial applications. Kambiz Kayvantash is the Chairman of the Simbio-M conference, dedicated to biomechanics, biomaterial, biomedicine and biomolecular research.

Axel S. Herrmann has taken over the post of director at the Faserinstitut Bremen (FIBRE) e.V. in 2001. After his PhD he became head of the composite structures demonstration centre at DFVLR (now DLR) and was responsible for the affiliated department of fibre-reinforced
composite technologies until he moved to Bremen. Axel S. Hermann has taken a leading role in establishing the CFK Valley Network of Excellence in Stade, Germany. In addition he is general manager of the Composite Technology Centre (CTC) GmbH Stade.

Dirk Lehmhus joined Fraunhofer IFAM in 1998 and obtained a PhD in production technology at the University of Bremen for studies
on optimization of aluminium foam processing and properties. Until 2009, he acted as project manager for Fraunhofer IFAM in several national and European projects with a focus on lightweight materials for automotive applications. In May 2009, he changed to the University of Bremen as managing director of the ISIS Sensorial Materials Scientific Centre dedicated to the development of sensor-equipped intelligent structures
and sensorial materials. Within the framework of the Euromat Conference series, he has since 2009 been responsible for the topic of Transportation & Mobility.