Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Wagenknecht
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Wagenknecht was head of Department Materials Engineering. Since 2001 he has been Professor for Plastics Processing at the University of Applied Sciences in Senftenberg, Germany
He is one of the organizers of the established biennial conference TECHNOMER about polymer processing and application.
Personal Data
| born | 21.06.1956 in Dahme/Mark |
| 1973-1975 | Professional training of chemical production at the company Chemiefaserwerk Guben |
| 1975-1976 | Preparation for studies abroad at a special college of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg |
| 1976-1982 | Study of chemical engineering at the Technical University for Cinema-Engineers in Leningrad (USSR) |
| 1982 | Diploma in Engineering thesis: Investigation of the drying process of photo emulsion layers and the influence of the drying conditions on the photographic behaviour (in Russian) |
| 1982-1987 | Scientific assistant at the Technical University Leuna-Merseburg, Polymer Processing, Group of Prof. E.-O. Reher |
| 1988 | PhD in Engineering thesis: Modelling of the non-isothermal mixing process in internal mixers (in German) |
| 1987-1991 | Scientific co-worker at the R&D Department of the company Eilenburger Chemie Werk |
| 1991-1994 | Head of the Department Development, Application and Quality Control of the Eilenburger Chemie Werk |
| 1995-1998 | Scientific co-worker at the Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Department Melt Modification |
| 1999-2022 | Head of the Department Processing/Materials Engineering of the Institute of Polymer Research Dresden |
| 2001- | Honorary Professor for Plastics Processing at the University of Applied Science in Senftenberg, Germany |