Background
Gaul, Lothar was born on November 17, 1946 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Son of Adolf and Erna (Maier) Gaul.
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Lothar Gaul
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Lothar Gaul, German educator, mechanical systems consultant. Achievements include patents for seal with polygon profile, active control of structural joint connections, active sound and vibration control by transparent thin actuator layers. Recipient Honorary Ring, German Engineering Society, 1985, Honorary plaque Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, 2007.
Education
Degree in welding engineering, Satellite Launch Vehicle, Berlin, 1969. Degree in mechanical engineering, Fachhochschule Wilhelmshaven, 1969. Master of Engineering, University Hannover, Germany, 1973.
Doctor of Engineering, University Hannover, Germany, 1976.
Career
Research assistant University Hannover, 1973-1978, chief engineer, lecturer, 1978-1981. Professor, head Institute Mechanics University Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany, 1981-1993, dean engineering Germany, 1991-1993. Director Institute Applied and Experimental Mechanics, University Stuttgart, Germany, since 1993.
Dean University Stuttgart School Process Engineer and Engineering Cybernetics, 1999-2002, senator, 2002-2006. Visiting professor Florida Atlantic University, since 1991, offer chair A of mechanics T.U., Muenchen reject, 1996. Verein Deutscher Ingenieure board Vibration Analysis and Measurement, since 1990.
Research auditor Daimler Chrysler, since 2002.
Achievements
Membership
Member Society Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (vice-secretary 1995), Institute Applied and Experimental Mechanics.
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Married Ulrike Reiners, August 1, 1975. Children: Jan Hendrik, Claas Christoffer.
