Background
Wittmann, Folker Helfrid was born on April 20, 1936 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Son of Alfred and Angela (Eder) Wittmann. arrived in Switzerland, 1980.
Wittmann, Folker Helfrid was born on April 20, 1936 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Son of Alfred and Angela (Eder) Wittmann. arrived in Switzerland, 1980.
Vordiplom, University Karlsruhe, 1958. Diplom, University Munich, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Technology Munich, 1964.
Habilitation, University of Technology Munich, 1969. D Engineering (honorary), University Essen, 1998.
Head building materials physics laboratory University of Technology, Munich, 1966—1976. Professor University Delft, Netherlands, 1976—1980, University of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1980—1988, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1988—2001. Head Center for Durability Studies, Qingdao Technological University, China, since 2001.
Director Aedificat Institute, Freiburg, Germany, since 2002. Consultant to engineering company, since 1989, to government agencies, 1988-2001.
Fellow American Ceramic Society. Member American Concrete Institute. Member Reunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux (past president), International Association Science and Technology of Restoration and Protection of Monuments (honorary).
Married Xinhua Zhang, December 7, 1987. Children: Marc, Stephanie, Roland, Angela.