LIPPMANN, Horst (1931-2008)
| 1975-1996 | Chair holder and head of the 'Staatliches Materialprüfamt für den Maschinenbau' (MPA) |
| 1985 | Honorary Doctor (Dr. mont. h. c.) of the Montanuniversität Leoben/Austria |
| since 1988 | Full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences |
| since 1994 | Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Member of several Scientific Councils, Scientific awards, co-editor of several scientific journals |
Major research interests
- Fundamentals of plasticity and its application to metal forming
- Rock mechanics with emphasis on rock burst phenomena
- Thermo-plasticity of structures
- Continuum description of mesoscale plastic material behavior
- Implementation of X-ray-method to material testing at the MPA
>> Obituary for Prof. Lippmann in Akademie Aktuell, issue 04/2008, volume 27