Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas von Unwerth
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas von UnwerthSince July 2010, Professor Thomas von Unwerth is in charge of the Department of Advanced Powertrains at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology.
Since 2014 managing director of the Insitute for autmotive research
Since 2018 Chairman of the HZwo cluster for hydrogen and fuel cells
Curriculum Vitae
| since 2017 | Managing Director of HZwo e.V. |
| since 2014 | managing director Insitute for automotive research |
| since 2010 | Head of the Department of Advanced Powertrains, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany |
| since 2007 | Lectureship at University Hannover (Insitute of Turbomachines and Fluid Dynamics), lecture: |
| 2006 to 2010 | Director of the Volkswagen project Fuel Cell Vehicles in China (Shanghai Volkswagen) |
| 2004 to 2006 | Director of the Volkswagen project Fuel Cell APU-Systems |
| 2002 to 2010 | Development engineer for fuel cells, Department of Fuel Cells, Batteries and Fuels, Volkswagen Corporate Research |
| since 1998 | Member of the "Verein Deutscher Ingenieure" (VDI, English: Association of German Engineers), 1998-2002 head of its university group and board member of its regional group |
| 1996 to 2002 | Scientific staff member, Department of Fluid Energy Machines, TU Dortmund University. Subject of the doctoral thesis: "Experimental examination of the first hot-gas screw-type engine" (GASSCREW = advanced drivetrain with screw-type machines) |
| 1990 to 1996 | Mechanical Engineering studies at TU Dortmund University |
Publications & Patents
von Unwerth, T.: VW Fuel cell vehicles – Current status and future activities.. ATA Conference on battery, hybrid and fuel cell propulsion systems, Turin, 17.06.2009
von Unwerth, T.: Brennstoffzellenforschung bei Volkswagen.. Symposium Landesinitiative Brennstoffzelle Niedersachsen, Oldenburg, 21.04.2009
von Unwerth, T.: Optionen und Chancen der Elektromobilität.. Energieagentur NRW, Marl, 20.03.2009
Brüggemann, D.; Schiesswohl, E.; Seyfried, F.; von Unwerth, T.: Experimental investigation of parameters influencing the freeze start ability of a fuel cell system. Journal of Power Sources, vol. 193, pp. 107-115, 2009
Purmann, M.; Schmitz, S.; von Unwerth, T.: Advanced fuel cell drivetrains. StarCity Final Conference, Lissabon, 20.10.2008
Purmann, M.; Schmitz, S.; von Unwerth, T.: Advanced fuel cell drivetrains. StarCity Final Conference, Lissabon, 20.10.2008
Schmitz, S.; von Unwerth, T.: HT-PEM vs. NT-PEM-Systeme – Konvergenzen und Divergenzen.. F-Cell, Stuttgart, 22.09.2008
Schmitz, S.; von Unwerth, T.: Grundlagen der PEM-Brennstoffzellen.. 1. niedersächsische Brennstoffzellensummer-school, Universität Hannover, 09.09.2008
Klein, O.; Stobbe, S.; von Unwerth, T.: Vereinfachung eines Brennstoffzellenantriebs-systems durch mechanische Kopplung des Verdichters. Schutzrechtsanmeldung eingereicht, 2008
Schmitz, S.; von Unwerth, T.: Derzeitige und zukünftige Brennstoffzellenantriebe der Volkswagen AG.. 4. deutscher Wasserstoffcongress, Essen, 20.02.2008
