Curriculum Vitae



Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Peitsch, University Professor for Aero Engines

Born 1964 in Eschweiler, Germany

1985 - 1990
Study of Mechanical Engineering / Jet Engines and Turbomachinery,
RWTH Aachen, University of Technology

1990 – 1996
Research Assistant, Institute for Jet Engines and Turbomachinery,
RWTH Aachen, Prof. Dr. H.E. Gallus,
Doctor Thesis on: Unsteady Flow around oscillating blades / Aeroelasticity

1996 - 2006
Rolls-Royce plc., Derby, England
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd.&Co. KG, Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Germany

• Head ‚Transient Performance and Controls‘,
  Certification Programme of the BR700-715 Engine

• Head ‚Secondary Air, Oil and Heat Management System‘
  (SAS&Oil&HMS)

• Implementation Manager for ‚Integrated Programme Teams‘ (IPTs)

• Work Package Owner TP400-D6 SAS&Oil&HMS
  through Development Stages 0-2

• Head of ‚Controls & Transmission Engineering‘

Since October 2006
Professor for Aero Engines, Technical University of Berlin

Since April 2009
Managing Director of the Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics