Welcome to the Chair of Applied Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics

The Chair of Applied Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics was created in 1997 at the University of Bayreuth to involve the basic subjects of engineering mechanics, fluid mechanics and rheology in engineering education and research at the then Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAN), now Faculty of Engineering (Ing.).

Prof. Dr. Nuri Aksel from the Chemnitz University of Technology was appointed chair holder on 01.10.1998; since 01.10.2019, Prof. Aksel is emeritus. On 01.10.2019, Prof. Dr. sc. techn. habil. Jörn Sesterhenn from the Technische Universität Berlin took over the Chair of Applied Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics as new chair holder.