Overview of Maurice Kettner

Current : Professur bei Hochschule Karlsruhe - Technik und Wirtschaft.

Before : Head of Development and test at a supplier for large gas engines and cogeneration

Training : University of Karlsruhe

Experience

Professor : 

University of Karlsruhe - Technology and Wrtschaft
Educational institution; 1-10 employees; Industry: Education Management
March 2009 - Present (5 years 1 month)

Head of Development and test
Supplier for large gas engines and cogeneration
2006 - 2009 (3 years) BW

Training : 

University of Karlsruhe (TH)
Dipl.-Ing, Dr.-Ing., Mechanical
Institute for Reciprocating Engines

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Interest : CHP, combined heat, thermodynamics, heat engines, gas engines, gasoline engines, CFD, Engines, ignition, spark plugs, glow ignition, surface ignition,                     engine control systems, combustion engines, lean-burn engine, increasing efficiency, efficiency, emissions, research, SMEs, internationalization, Asia,                                   research collaborations.

Groups and Associations : SAE

Awards and prizes : Ford Doctoral Prize 2006

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Korada Viswanatha.Sharma (K.V.Sharma) is man of versatile talents. He is a native of Chennai, completed his B.Tech (Mechanical) in JNTUCE, Anantapur, M.Tech in M.E (Heat Transfer) in AUCE, Visakhapatnam and received his Ph.D from JNTU, Hyderabad with thesis titled “A Theoretical Investigation on Some Aspects of Saturated Pool Film Boiling”. He started his life as a researcher at AUCE before joining Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) in 1989, having an excellent teaching experience of 24 years holding various capacities such as Asst. Professor, Assoc. Professor, Professor of Energy and Head of the Centre for Energy Studies; visiting Professor University Malaysia Pahang and now currently he is looking after the Civil Engineering Department at JNTUH College of Engineering Manthani. 

After doing his Masters at AUCE, he worked as Research Assistant under Departmental Research Support Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, funded by UGC, New Delhi. He has good record of his numerous administrative works, a few of which are he has been the Chairman of Evaluation Committee for Starting New Colleges under All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, Expert Member for the Recruitment of faculty for Private Engineering Colleges affiliated to JNTU, Organizing Secretary for ISHMT-ASME International HMT Conference Jan 2008, Internal Member in University Purchase Committee for Nano Science and Technology at JNTUH, Chairman for Board of Studies in Energy Systems at JNTUH, Member of the Board of Studies in Nano Science and Technology at Institute of Science and Technology at JNTUH and so on. He is a Life Member of Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer, High Energy Materials Research Society of India, Indian Society for Technical Education, Solar Energy Society of India and a fellow member of Institution of Engineers. 

Under his guidance till now 14 students have obtained their Doctorate degree. He has published over 50 research papers in international journals. He has attended 69 international conferences and 17 national conferences. He bagged 5 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals for his inventions and publications and projects. He has obtained 6 patents out of which two are from India. He has published two books named ”Proceedings of the 8th ISHMT-ASME HMT Conference, JNTU Hyderabad, 2008” and “Energy Management and Conservation, IK Publishers, India, 2011”. He has received the University Best Researcher Cendekia Bitara Award for the year 2010 from the Chief Minister of Pahang State, Malaysia. One of his research scholars stood 4th at the National level competition held at Calcutta in Feb 2009. Finally coming to his projects He has successfully accomplished 8 projects & few others are in progress.

Speaker's Profile

A highly qualified executive manager with more than 12 years’ experience in manufacturing and service industries of the automotive sector, M. Madani Bin Sahari carries with him vast experience with national and international automotive manufacturers such as Proton, Perodua, Honda, Toyota, Renault, Hyundai, Nissan and General Motors in the areas of strategic collaboration, project development and manufacturing.

At present, Madani is the CEO of the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI), a focal point and coordination centre, under the custodian of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). MAI oversees the development of the Malaysian automotive industry in all matters, including formulating of the national automotive policy, development of the local automotive roadmap and its expansion programmes, managing manpower development programme, formulating and coordinating automotive related research.

Madani’s knowledge and expertise also encompasses Strategic Planning & Partnership, Corporate Service Development, Business Process Reengineering, Project Management, Marketing, Quality Management, Safety, Health and Environment, Manufacturing and Six Sigma, and has a strong track record of proven ability to turnaround financially or operationally underperforming organizations. Madani graduated from the University of Lorraine (formerly Nancy-Université), France, with a degree in Industrial Technology and is also a Certified Quality Engineer.