Professor Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner
DFG-President from 2007 to 2012
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner
© DFG
Born 1955 in Recklinghausen
married to Christine Burkhardt-Kleiner, Pastor
Children: Mara Marthe, Jan Jonathan, and
Jürn Jakob
Research area: Production Engineering
Curriculum Vitae
| Year | Description |
| 1974 | Abitur, Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium, Dortmund |
| 1975 - 1976 | Alternative civilian service |
| 1976 - 1982 | Mechanical engineering studies, University of Dortmund Student internship in machine and plant manufacturing and volunteer for the Protestant Organization for Youth Education |
| 1982 | Diplom-Ingenieur degree, Mechanical Engineering |
| 1982 - 1987 | Research Assistant to Prof. E. v. Finckenstein, Chair of Forming Technology, University of Dortmund |
| 1987 | Doktor-Ingenieur degree, thesis: "Mehrprozessor-Steuerungen in der Umformtechnik" („Application of Multiprocessor-Controls in Forming Technology“) |
| 1987 - 1994 | Senior Researcher, University of Dortmund |
| 1990 | Research Prize of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1991 | Habilitation in the field "Forming Technology", Thesis: "Prozesssimulation in der Umformtechnik" (“Simulation of Forming Processes”) |
| 1994 - 1998 | Full Professor (C4), Chair of Design and Manufacturing at the newly founded Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus (BTU Cottbus) |
| 1995 - 1996 | Vice Rector for Planning and Finance at BTU Cottbus’ founding president’s office |
| 1997 | Receipt of the DFG’s Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize |
| 1997 - 2000 | Chairman of the Scientific Working Group on Forming Technology (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Umformtechnik (AGU)) |
| 1998 | Election as Ordinary Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (formerly Prussian Academy of Sciences and Humanities) |
| Since 1998 | Full Professor, Chair of Forming Technology, Technical University of Dortmund |
| 1999 - 2005 | Member of various DFG committees: Scientific Instrumentation, Peer Review Committee in the field of production engineering, Nomination Committee for the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, Senate, Joint Committee and Grants Committee, Senate Committee on Strategic Planning |
| 1999 - 2006 |
Participation in DFG coordinated programmes: DFG Research Unit 366: Simulation-Aided Offline Process Design and Optimization in Manufacturing Sculptured Surfaces (participating fields: statistics, computer science, mathematics, production engineering) DFG Collaborative Research Centre 475: Reduction of Complexity for Multivariate Data Structures (participating fields: statistics, computer science, mathematics, biometrics, medicine, economics, production engineering) Coordinator of DFG Priority Programme 1098: "Workmedia Based Sheet Metal Forming" DFG Research Unit 443: "Investigation of the Working Mechanisms of Electromagnetic Sheet Metal Forming" (participating fields: mathematics, mechanics, materials science, electrical engineering, production engineering) DFG Collaborative Research Centre 531: Design and Management of Complex Technical Processes and Systems by Means of Computational Intelligence Methods (participating fields: computer science, mathematics, statistics, chemical engineering and production engineering) DFG Transregional Collaborative Research Centre SFB/TR10: "Flexible Production of Lightweight Structures", (participating fields: lightweight construction, materials science, production engineering) DFG Research Unit 552: Principles of Sheet Metal Hot Forming of Quenchable Steels (participating fields: materials science, production engineering) DFG Transregional Collaborative Research Centre SFB/TR 30: "Process-Integrated Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Structures on the Basis of Thermo-Mechanically Coupled Phenomena" (participating fields: mathematics, mechanics, materials science, production engineering) Initiative of the SFB 708 „3D Surface Engineering…“ (participating fields: statistics, computer sciences, mathematics, materials science, production engineering) |
| 2000 - 2002 | Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Dortmund - (followed by a term as vice dean until 2005) |
| 2000 - 2003 | Co-spokesperson of the „Culture Technology“ research initiative at the University of Dortmund (participating fields: literary studies, art, music, philosophy, sociology, architecture, natural sciences, engineering) |
| 2000 | Appointment to a "Canadian Research Chair " (Full Professor in Metal Forming), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (declined by Prof. Kleiner) |
| 2001 | Appointment to the board of directors of an industrial group (declined by Prof. Kleiner) |
| 2004 - 2006 | Member of the Scientific Commission of Lower Saxony (Wissenschaftliche Kommission Niedersachsen) |
| 2004 - 2006 | Managing Director of the newly founded Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction (IUL), University of Dortmund |
| 2005 - 2006 | Member of the „acatech“ Executive Board |
| 2005 - 2006 | Vice President of the DFG |
| 2007 - 2010 | Vice President of the ESF (European Science Foundation) |
| 2010 | Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 2007 - 2012 | President of the DFG |
Memberships and Distinctions (not exhaustive)
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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acatech – Council of Technical Sciences of the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
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German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina
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Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences
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Academia Europaea
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European Academy of Sciences and Arts
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Dr. h.c. of Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
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CIRP - The International Academy for Production Engineering
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WGP – German Academic Society for Production Engineering (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik)
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AGU – Scientific Working Group on Forming Technology (Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Umformtechnik)
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Board of Trustees, FOSTA Research Association for Steel Application
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Member of the Board, Stifterverband
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Board of Trustees, Deutsche Telekom Foundation
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Advisory Board of the Winkelmann Group
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Advisory Board, Siepmann Werke