Background
Gahr, Karl-Heinz Zum was born on October 14, 1943 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Gahr, Karl-Heinz Zum was born on October 14, 1943 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Diploma in mechanical Engineering, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, 1975.
Senior engineer Institute Materials Science, Ruhr University, Bochum, 1975—1978. Research metallurgist Climax Molybdenum Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978—1979. Professor materials technical University Siegen, Germany, 1980—1988.
Professor materials science and technical University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1988—2009. Head Institute for Materials Research I Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, 1988—2009. Director Institute Ceramics in Mechanical Engineering University Karlsruhe, 1996—1999.
Spokesman collaborative research center 483 German Science Foundation, 2000—2008.
Member of German Society Tribology (executive board), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde.