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TU Dresden Awards Honorary Doctorate to Professor Paul Kiekens

In recognition of his extraordinary engineering achievements in the fields of textile mechanical engineering, textile technology as well as textile chemistry and surface modification of textile semi-finished products, Prof. Paul Kiekens was awarded the title of Doctor honoris causa (Dr.-Ing. h.c.) on April 5, 2023.

As a visionary, he has implemented a unique platform by founding a European research network for universities specialised in textile teaching and research. His work is of inestimable value to textile technology.

Prof. Kiekens was a university professor at Ghent University, Belgium, for almost 35 years and thus responsible for textile-oriented education and research. Intensive interaction with European business and science was always particularly important to him.

Immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he opened the way for international cooperation in teach-ing and research in the field of textile mechanical engineering, textile technologies, and textile chem-istry for the only Eastern European university research institution with a textile orientation, the ITM (formerly ITB) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of TU Dresden, and provided great and un-complicated support. A close, lasting and intensive relationship developed, which had a trend-setting influence on the scientific career of Professor Paul Kiekens. This was reflected above all in the expert advice given for major projects.

These include, for example, the funded junior research group "Holistic approach to the development and modelling of a new generation of multiaxial fabrics for fibre composites to strengthen Saxon, French and Flemish industry in the high-performance sector" (SAXOMAX) and jointly acquiring the EU project "Large scale manufacturing technology for high performance lightweight 3D multifunctional composites" (3D-LightTrans). Especially in these large-scale projects, intensive cooperation with indus-trial partners was essential for success.

As early as the 1990s, Professor Paul Kiekens had the vision of creating a European network for uni-versities in textile teaching and research. In 1994, the Association of Universities for Textiles (AUTEX) was founded with the aim of establishing teaching and research in the field of textile technology at an internationally respected level through joint concepts. Due to the prevailing cooperation at that time between Professor Dr. Paul Kiekens and Professor Dr. Peter Offermann, the TU Dresden, represented by the ITM (formerly ITB), has been a full member and decisively integrated in the network since its foundation on July 1, 1994. Thus Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Paul Kiekens has significantly promoted the in-ternational cooperation of the TU Dresden, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering with international uni-versity textile research institutions.

Professor Paul Kiekens was executive coordinator of AUTEX until his retirement. The internationally renowned symposium takes place annually as a part of AUTEX.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

Technische Universität Dresden – Institut für Textilmaschinen und Textile Hochleistungswerkstofftechnik
Hohe Straße 6
01069 Dresden
Telefon: +49 (351) 46339321
Telefax: +49 (351) 463-38143
http://tu-dresden.de/ing/maschinenwesen/itm

Ansprechpartner:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Chokri Cherif
Technische Universität Dresden Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technolo
Telefon: +49 (351) 463-39300
E-Mail: i.textilmaschinen@tu-dresden.de
Dipl.-Ing. Annett Dörfel
Public Relations
Telefon: +49 (351) 463-39321
Fax: +49 (0)351) 463-39301
E-Mail: annett.doerfel@tu-dresden.de
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