Press releases

17. February 2020

Handing over the baton

The Institute Council of the IPM unanimously elects Prof. Tobias Zschunke as the new Director.

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Photo: HSZG Prof. Dr. Tobias Zschunke (4th from right) in the midst of the IPM Institute Council

With Prof. Dr. Alexander Kratzsch's move to the office of Rector of the HSZG, he is passing on the post of Director of the Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology. On Tuesday, February 4, the course was set for the future management of the institute.

Just in time for the start of spring on March 1, Prof. Dr. Tobias Zschunke will take over the baton. He was proposed in advance by the project managers and stood as a candidate for election. The full Institute Council elected him with 9/9 votes. Prof. Zschunke is a long-standing member of the IPM and has now been given the vote of confidence for a term of office of 3 years.

"I wish my colleague Tobias Zschunke a happy and successful tenure as Director of the IPM and would like to thank all employees and project managers for the good cooperation over the past few years." Prof. Dr. Alexander Kratzsch
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"After years of persistent work by the institute directors Rainer Hampel, Frank Worlitz and Alexander Kratzsch, the IPM brings together a large, recognized team of scientists with different specializations and strengths with highly interesting experimental equipment. I am looking forward to the task of contributing to further strengthening energy technology research here." Prof. Dr. Tobias Zschunke
Photo: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Tobias Zschunke
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Tobias Zschunke
T.Zschunke(at)hszg.de
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
02763 Zittau
Schwenninger Weg 1
Building Z VII, Room 117
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