Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus-Geert Heyne

School education:

• 1955 to 1964 Hansaschule in Hamburg-Bergedorf, finished with university-entrance diploma

Military duty:

• 1964 to 1966 Military duty in a sapper batallion

Vocational education:

• 1966 to 1971 Study of mechanical engineering at the Technical Universiy Hannover, junior research assistant
• 1972 to 1978 Research assistant and lecture assistant at the institute for reciprocating engines at Technical University Hannover
• 1974 to 1978 Doctorate graduation with an experimental research project about the similitude and noise development of hydraulic piston pumps

Vocational practice:

• 1978 to 1981 Development engineer at Motorenwerke Mannheim AG in the fields motorized special equipment, special tasks (block heat and power plants, heat pumps, management assistant), later: development of new energy management
• 1982 to 1985 Head of the plant development, dept. CS 1
• since 1985 Professor at the University for Applied Sciences Wiesbaden in Rüsselsheim, department for Mechanical Engineering, main fields of lecture: combustion engines, technical mechanics and technical communication
• since autumn 2007 passive part of the partial retirement

Family status:

• married, 2 children