Professor Dr.-Ing. Jochen Neher

Professor
Faculty Mechanical and Automotive Engineering

Functions at the university

Professor Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Dual study program coordinator President's Office
Member Department council Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Member Institute of Automotive Systems Engineering
Member Institute Council IFS
Member Senate

Research and teaching priorities

Lectures:
Engineering Mechanics 1 (Statics)
Engineering Mechanics 2 (Strength of Materials)
Engineering Mechanics 2 (Dynamics)
Structural Dynamics Laboratory (PTL)
Fundamentals
of Finite Elements Vibrations and Acoustics (in collaboration with Prof. B. Graf)
from WS26/27: Virtual Product Development in the Automotive Industry (in collaboration with Prof. T. Mayer and Prof. T. Schmitz)

About me

Since 1 December 2019, Professor of Technical Mechanics
at THU
, Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering

2011–2019: MAN Energy Solutions, Large Engine Development, Augsburg
; Team Leader for Engine Structure; Technical
Specialist for Noise & Vibration; central point of contact
. Research activities: engine-induced structure-borne and underwater noise in maritime applications

2006–2011 Dual PhD programme:
Research Assistant in the Structural Mechanics & Acoustics Department, Ulm
University of Applied Sciences; PhD student at Ilmenau Technical University, Department of Automotive Engineering
; thesis: Sound radiation from vehicle gearboxes, computational and experimental

2001–2006 ‘Ulm Model’ dual study programme, Ulm

University of Applied Sciences; partner institution: EMAG GmbH
; semester abroad in Malaysia
; tutor in the dynamics laboratory
; final-year project: vibration monitoring of machine tools