1947: Born in Ehmen/Wolfsburg
1964 - 1968: Apprenticeship as a high-voltage electrician at the company A. Teves in Gifhorn
1968: Basic military service
1969 - 1972: Studied electrical engineering at the Wolfenbüttel University of Applied Sciences
1972 - 1976: Postgraduate studies in electrical power engineering, theoretical electrical engineering at the TU Berlin
1977 - 1981: Development engineer at the AEG AG research institute in Berlin, specializing in power electronics, drive technology and external doctorate in this field
1981: Doctoral examination at the TU Berlin
1982 - 1984: Head of the "Novel Energy Systems" laboratory
1985 -1989: Head of the "Electric Traction Vehicles" development department in the AEG Railway Technology division, Berlin
1988 - 1989: Com. Head of System Development at Westinghouse Transportation-Systems, Pittsburg, USA
1989: Appointed University Professor for "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Power Engineering" at Clausthal University of Technology
1989 - 2022: Director of the Institute for Electrical Power Engineering and Energy Systems at Clausthal University of Technology
1993: Appointment to the C4 professorship for "Electrical Drives and Power Electronics" at the University of Karlsruhe
1994 - 1998: Dean/Pro Dean of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology
1995 - 1996: Development and introduction of the Energy Systems Engineering degree course
1999 - 2003: Vice-Rector for Research and University Development
2003 - Nov. 2009: Part-time Vice President for Research and University Development
2008 - Sep. 2017: Chairman of the Board of the Energy Research Center of Lower Saxony (EFZN/TUC)
2017 - present: Member of the Board of the CUTEC Institute