Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster

Leichtbau im Automobil

Section Owner

Contact and Affiliations

Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.116
Section Owner - Professor
Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.116
Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.116
Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 285
Member - Professor
Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.116
Key research area Sustainable Materials, Processes and Products
Committee - Professor
Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.116

About Thomas Tröster

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2007: Professor of Automotive Lightweight Design, Paderborn University

2014 - 2015: Research visit, Nelson Mandela University, Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

2005 - 2007: Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Faculty of Automotive Systems and Production, TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences),

2004 - 2005: Team Leader Materials Technology, Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn

2003: Optical Studies of Non-Metallic Compounds under Pressure, Habilitation in Experimental Physics, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Holzapfel, Paderborn University

2000 - 2002: Development Engineer Research and Development, Benteler Automotive, Paderborn, Germany

1995 - 2000: Research Assistant, Chair of High-Pressure Physics, Paderborn University,

1994 - 1995: Visiting Scientist, Group of Optical Properties of Matter, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

03/1994: Doctorate under supervision of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Holzapfel, High Pressure Physics, Paderborn University

1989 - 1994: Research Assistant, Chair of High-Pressure Physics, Paderborn University

1983 - 1989: Physics studies at Paderborn University

Publications

Latest Publications

Development of a Tool Concept for Prestressed Fibre Metal Laminates and Their Effect on Interface Failure

H. Irmak, S.R. Tinkloh, T. Marten, T. Tröster, Journal of Composites Science 8 (2024).


Characterization of Interfacial Corrosion Behavior of Hybrid Laminate EN AW-6082 ∪ CFRP

A. Delp, S. Wu, J. Freund, R. Scholz, M. Löbbecke, T. Tröster, J. Haubrich, F. Walther, Materials 17 (2024).


Non-rotationally symmetric joints – Mechanisms and load bearing capacity

D.R. Devulapally, S. Martin, T. Tröster, in: Materials Research Proceedings, Materials Research Forum LLC, 2024.


Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Lightweight Structures in Vehicles for On-Demand Mobility Systems

M. Ostermann, T. Marten, T. Tröster, in: 16th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance, Sendai, Japan, 2024.


Advancements in Hybrid Additive Manufacturing: Integrating SLM and LMD for High-Performance Applications

D. Chalicheemalapalli Jayasankar, S. Gnaase, M.A. Kaiser, D. Lehnert, T. Tröster, Metals 14 (2024).


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Teaching


Current Courses

  • Messtechnik (Praktikum)
  • Industrienahe Forschungsthemen
  • Grundlagen des Leichtbaus (Übung)
  • Grundlagen des Leichtbaus
  • Grundlagen der Automobiltechnik (Übung)
  • Grundlagen der Automobiltechnik
  • Entwicklung und Auslegung eines elektrisch betriebenen und autonom fahrenden Rennfahrzeugs
  • Auslegung von Hybridstrukturen (Übung)
  • Auslegung von Hybridstrukturen

Scientific Engagement

Since 2012  |  Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems, Interdisciplinary research institute of Paderborn University


2014 - 2022  |  Spokesman of the NRW Research College "Light - Efficient - Mobile", funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany