HELMUT DETTER, Foreign Member of AESS from 2000, University Professor, Managing Director

HELMUT DETTER, Foreign Member of AESS from 2000, University Professor, Managing Director at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt for Business and Technology Ges.m.b.H, was born on May 11, 1939 in Wiener Neustadt. He is married, two sons.

Industrial Career: Development engineer with SMEs, Establishment of the Austrian Society for Tribology, Siemens AG München (R&D), Establishment of Tribotechnik Forschungs-Ges.m.b.H. (Managing Director), Tasks: methodical product development, innovation management, Technology transfer, Consultant for Siemens AG in the domain of Precision Engineering and Tribology, Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf Ges.m.b.H. (Managing Director for Business and Research Marketing), Managing Director of the “Austrian Society for CAD and Production (ÖCAD)“ Tasks: Implementation of CAD/CAM in SMEs, 1998 - 2000 Managing Director of FOTEC-“Research and Technology Transfer Ges.m.b.H“, 1994 - ongoing Managing Director at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt for Business and Technology Ges.m.b.H.

Scientific Career: 1965 B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University Vienna, Dr. techn (Major Precision Engineering and Tribology), Habilitation in the area of Precision Engineering, a.o. Univ. Prof. at the Technical University Vienna, Call for heading of the Institute for Precision Engineering at the Technical University Vienna, Dr. techn. h.c. (Flexible Automation) at the Technical University Chemnitz, Head of the Research Institute of the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT), Since 1990 Member of the VDI/VDE, Topic group Micro and Precision Engineering, Member of the European “User selection board for micro fabrication“, Planning and establishment of the Micro Structure Centre in Vienna (MISZ), Honorary Cross II.

Class for science and art of the Austrian Republic for scientific achievements in the area “Environment“, 1995-ongoing Planning and establishment of the technology focus “Medical Technology“, “Microsystems Technology“, 1996-1998 President of the Erwin Schrödinger Gesellschaft for Micro-Sciences, Since 1999 President of the “OGMS – Austrian Society for Micro Systems Technology“, Honorary Cross I. Class for business and art of the Austrian Republic.

Achievements in the area of education, technology transfer, research and development: Integration of special fields and technologies in Austria, 1965 – 1975 Development of the special field “Precision Engineering“ in Austria (Technical University of Vienna), 1966 – 1980 Establishment and development of the special field Tribology (Establishment of the “Austrian Society for Tribology“), 1980 – 1984 Integration of the special field “Flexible Automation“ in Austria, 1991 – ongoing Establishment of the special field “Microsystems Technology“; Studies, focus planning: 1975 – 1995 Establishment of methods for innovation consulting for SMEs in the technology areas mentioned under a) (for the Austrian Chamber of Commerce), 1976 – 1978 Participation in overall change of research concepts of the 80ties, 1980 –

Technological-economical Innovation (Detter- Hinterhuber), Basic study for the planning of the following key areas, Microelectronics and information processing, Initiative against the forests dieback, Key area material science, 1983 – 1986 Planning of CAD-CAM organization with the aim to integrate computer technologies into SMEs; Activities as Managing Director at the Research Centre Seibersdorf 1983 - 1987, Establishment of the field of work flexible automation, Establishment of the field of work technology planning, technology monitoring, Establishment of the field of work consulting for SME, Establishment of the field of work environmental technology and monitoring, Planning and operational start of the Technology Transfer Centre in Leoben;

Establishment of focus technologies: 1992-1994 Planning of the Micro Structure Centre at the Technical University of Vienna (MISZ), 1994 – 1996 Planning and Management of the ITF focus Nano Engineering, 1994 – ongoing Establishment of the technology focus Microsystems Technology incl. Technology Transfer Networks (OGMS - Austrian Society for Microsystems Technology), 1996 – ongoing Planning and establishment of the Research and Technology Centre in Wiener Neustadt in the areas of microystems technology, UPF ultra precision production, medical products, processes and technologies, 1998 – ongoing Co-ordinator of several European research projects, 1998 –ongoing International expert for high-tech projects in the area of Microsystems Technology, 2000 – ongoing Development of research strategies for university programs at universities of applied sciences in Austria, 2000 – ongoing Concept of the national technology focus Microsystems Technology; 2001 – ongoing Planning of the Technology focus Bioengineering, Activities in the area of research and technology transfer, 1974 –

Establishment of Tribotechnik-Forschungs-GesmbH (Managing Director to 1982), 1983 - Restructuring and new orientation of the Research Centre Seibersdorf (Managing Director to 1987), 1988 – 1990 Managing Director of the Austrian CAD-CAM Society (ÖCAD-Ges.m.b.H.), 1994 – ongoing Managing Director at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt for business and technology (technical courses and programs, research, technology transfer, industrial Cupertino), 1998 – 2000 Managing director at FOTEC – Research and Technology Transfer Ges.m.b.H. of the University of Applied Science Wiener Neustadt.