Biography
Dirk Meyer holds a professor position at THM in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology since November 2012. His fields of teaching are Vehicle Propulsion Systems, Vehicle Lightweight Design, Game Development with Unity3d, and Vehicle Body Design. Before joining the THM, he was with Brunswick Marine EMEA, Belgium from 2004 to 2012, being responsible for marketing, distribution and technical support at boatbuilders in Europe in terms of Engine and Propulsion systems. He was with Ford/Visteon (1999 to 2004), working in the area of exterior lighting, and with Ford (1995-99) as a Product Integration Engineer, working in the field of engine engineering for the design and development of patrol engine oil pumps. His received his engineering diploma at the UAS Cologne, his Master Degree in automotive systems engineering at Loughborough university, UK, and his PhD-Degree at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany.