Karl Franz Hilfiker

Background

Hilfiker, Karl Franz was born on June 4, 1941 in Boswil, Switzerland. Son of Karl and Anna (Jochum) Hilfiker.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1975.

Career

Process engineer Swiss Aluminium, Zurich, 1967-1968. Design engineer Nabalco, Sydney, Australia, 1969-1972. Head process engineering Swiss Aluminium, 1975-1980.

Professor UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1980-1983. Consultant, 1983-1986. Professor University Applied Science, Lucerne, Switzerland, since 1987.

Achievements

• Karl Franz Hilfiker has been listed as a noteworthy thermodynamics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Mountain climbing, philosophy, religions.

Connections

Father:

Karl Hilfiker

Mother:

Anna (Jochum) Hilfiker