Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erich Windhab
Higher education and professional experience
1975-80 Education in Chemical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
1980-85 PhD student at Inst. of Mechanical Eng. and Applied Mechanics (TU Karlsruhe)
1984-88 Own Engineering Company (LTG Karlsruhe)
1985-92 Research Director, German Institute of Food Engineering DIL (Quakenbrück, D)
1988-93 PD at Technical University of Munich (TUM), in Fluid Dynamics / Rheology Professorship of Fluid Mechanics and Process Automation
Since 1992 Full Professor for Food Process Engineering at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH)
Selected awards
2003 European Food Tec Award2004 Blaise Pascal Medal (European Academy of Sciences)
2006 Int. Nestlé Innovation Award
2014 Int. Food Engineering Award (ASABE, USA)
2014 Fellowship of IUFoST (Int. Union of Food Sc. and Technol.)
2015 Life Time Achievement Award (Int. Academy of Engineering in Food, IAEF)
2017 Ambassador of Hokkaido University, Sapporo (JAP)
Scientific Publications: ca. 370 peer reviewed. Scientific Presentations: ca. 280 invited lectures. Patents: ca. 75
Main professional positions
Since 1997 Editorial board member of Journal “Applied Rheology”
1997- 2005 President of Swiss Rheology Group / Polymer Society
Since 1998 Chairman of Codex Alimentarius CCPC (WHO/FAO)
1999- 2007 Member of Board of Directors Heinkel AG (D, UK, US)
2000- 2005 Director of Swiss Competence Centre of Rheology (SRC)
2001- 2016 Board of AIF-FEI (Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie, D)
Since 2002 Member of European Academy of Sciences (EAS)
2002- 2012 Director of Studies (BSc, MSc Food Science; ETH Zürich)
2004- 2010 Scientific Member of the “AIF Kuratorium”, Berlin (D)
Since 2005 Member of scientific advisory boards in D, CH, EU, overseas
Since 2006 Member of Steering Board; Materials and Processes Center (MAP), ETHZ
2005 -2017 Member of CTI-Expert group “Life Sciences”
2009- 2013 Sci. Advisory Board Member, SUMO Biomaterial Res. Center; (Gothenburg, S)
2015-2017 Chair of EIT Food content configuration committee
Since 2016 Chair of SATW (Swiss Academy of Sciences), Food Technology Platform
1975-80 Education in Chemical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
1980-85 PhD student at Inst. of Mechanical Eng. and Applied Mechanics (TU Karlsruhe)
1984-88 Own Engineering Company (LTG Karlsruhe)
1985-92 Research Director, German Institute of Food Engineering DIL (Quakenbrück, D)
1988-93 PD at Technical University of Munich (TUM), in Fluid Dynamics / Rheology Professorship of Fluid Mechanics and Process Automation
Since 1992 Full Professor for Food Process Engineering at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH)
Selected awards
2003 European Food Tec Award2004 Blaise Pascal Medal (European Academy of Sciences)
2006 Int. Nestlé Innovation Award
2014 Int. Food Engineering Award (ASABE, USA)
2014 Fellowship of IUFoST (Int. Union of Food Sc. and Technol.)
2015 Life Time Achievement Award (Int. Academy of Engineering in Food, IAEF)
2017 Ambassador of Hokkaido University, Sapporo (JAP)
Scientific Publications: ca. 370 peer reviewed. Scientific Presentations: ca. 280 invited lectures. Patents: ca. 75
Main professional positions
Since 1997 Editorial board member of Journal “Applied Rheology”
1997- 2005 President of Swiss Rheology Group / Polymer Society
Since 1998 Chairman of Codex Alimentarius CCPC (WHO/FAO)
1999- 2007 Member of Board of Directors Heinkel AG (D, UK, US)
2000- 2005 Director of Swiss Competence Centre of Rheology (SRC)
2001- 2016 Board of AIF-FEI (Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie, D)
Since 2002 Member of European Academy of Sciences (EAS)
2002- 2012 Director of Studies (BSc, MSc Food Science; ETH Zürich)
2004- 2010 Scientific Member of the “AIF Kuratorium”, Berlin (D)
Since 2005 Member of scientific advisory boards in D, CH, EU, overseas
Since 2006 Member of Steering Board; Materials and Processes Center (MAP), ETHZ
2005 -2017 Member of CTI-Expert group “Life Sciences”
2009- 2013 Sci. Advisory Board Member, SUMO Biomaterial Res. Center; (Gothenburg, S)
2015-2017 Chair of EIT Food content configuration committee
Since 2016 Chair of SATW (Swiss Academy of Sciences), Food Technology Platform