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History
We have summarized the most important milestones in the history of the Hermann-Föttinger Institute for Fluid Mechanics and its forbearers in the following timeline.
Further information as to the life and work of Hermann Föttinger can be found at www.hermann-foettinger.de.
| 31.03.2006 | The academic senior counselor Dipl.-Ing. Achim Leutz retires |
| 01.01.2006 | The name "Hermann Föttinger Institute" is transferred to the department designation for the branch of HFI previously known as “Experimental Fluid Mechanics” |
| 14.12.2005 | The board of trustees of TUB confirms the name change of HFI to the "Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Technical Acoustics” (ISTA) on 1.1.2006 |
| 21.10.2005 | Death of Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Liebe |
| 10.05.2005 | The department approves the renaming of HFI to "Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Technical Acoustics” |
| 01.04.2005 | The former Institute for Technical Acoustics is relocated to HFI Professor Dr.-Ing. Michael Möser - Department: Signals and Systems in Acoustics Professor Dr. Björn A.T. Petersson - Department: Technical Acoustic – Structure-Borne Sound |
| 01.11.2003 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Paul-Uwe Thamsen is appointed to head of the Department of Fluid System Dynamics- Fluid Dynamics in Machines and Facilities |
| 01.10.2003 | Professor Dr.-Ing. habil. Rudibert King becomes speaker of SFB 557 |
| 01.10.2003 | Professor Dr. rer.nat. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Dillmann leaves TU Berlin |
| 01.04.2003 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Oliver Paschereit is appointed to the Department of Experimental Fluid Mechanics |
| 12.06.2002 | Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Neise (DLR) is appointed to Honorary Professor of the Engine Acoustics Group |
| 30.09.2002 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut Siekmann becomes Professor Emeritus |
| 21.05.2002 | Dr.-Ing. Dieter Stuck (PTB) becomes Honorary Professor of the Measurement and Automatization Technology of Fluidic Machinery |
| 01.07.2001 | Beginning of the 2nd phase of the Collaborative Research Center 557: Control of Complex and Turbulent Shear Flows (Speaker: Prof. Dillmann) |
| 01.04.2001 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Helmut Siekmann relocated back to HFI with his Fluid Dynamics department, especially that of Fluid Flow Engines |
| 01.04.2001 | HFI now belongs to new Faculty V: Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems. This faculty consists of institutions of the former Department 10 (Transport Systems and Applied Mechanics) and 11 (Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology) |
| 30.09.2000 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans-Hermann Fernholz retires |
| 20.06.1999 | Death of Heinrich Edwin Fiedler |
| 30.09.1998 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Edwin Fiedler retires |
| 01.07.1998 | Professor Dr. rer.nat. Dr.-Ing. habil. Andreas Dillmann is appointed to the head of the Department of Theoretical Fluid Mechanics |
| 01.07.1998 | Establishment of the Collaborative Research Center 557: Control of Complex and Turbulent Shear Flows (Speaker: Prof. Fernholz) |
| 31.03.1998 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Heinz Schade retires |
| 12.11.1997 | Death of Alfons Michalke |
| 15.08.1995 | Renaming of the Institute to Hermann Föttinger Institute of Fluid Mechanics (HFI) |
| 01.04.1995 | Establischment of University Research Center UF8: Influence and Control of Turbulent Shear Flows (Speaker: Prof. Fernholz) |
| 31.03.1995 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Alfons Michalke retires |
| 01.01.1994 | Acquisition of the former Fluid Technology Laboratory of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Adlershof in accordance with the Scientist Integration Program (WIP) |
| 01.10.1993 | HFI now belongs to the new Department 10: Transport Systems and Applied Machnics. This department consists of institutions from the former Department 9 (Physical Engineering Sciences) and 12 (Transportation Systems) |
| 01.08.1992 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Frank Thiele is appointed to the head of the department of Numerical Methods in Thermofluid Dynamics |
| 19.02.1992 | Professor Dr. rer. nat. Ingo Müller is relocated with his department to Department 10: Energy and Transportation Technology |
| 01.01.1992 | Establishment of the DFG Research Group: Influence and Control of Turbulent Shear Layers (Speaker: Prof. Fernholz) |
| 11.01.1990 | Dr.-Ing. Frank Thiele is awarded the honor of Associate Professor |
| 1989 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard Berger retires |
| 1988 | Professor Dr.rer.nat. Ingo Müller receives the Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation |
| 01.06.1984 | Dr. rer. nat. Torsten Alts is awarded the honor of Associate Professor |
| 1984 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Helmut Siekmann relocated to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology with his Fluid Dynamics department, especially that of Fluid Flow Engines |
| 1979 | Professor Dr.rer.nat. Ingo Müller is appointed to head of the Department of Thermodynamics |
| 25.10.1977 | Dr.-Ing. Klaus Affeld is awarded the honor of Associate Professor |
| 26.07.1976 | Cooperation between TU Berlin and the DFVLR. The Turbulence Research Group remains in Berlin |
| 01.07.1976 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut Siekmann is appointed to Chair of the Fluid Dynamics Department, especially that of Hydraulic Fluid Machinery |
| 17.12.1975 | Renaming of the Institute in "Hermann-Föttinger-Institut für Thermo- und Fluiddynamik (HFI)" |
| 01.10.1975 | Professor Adomeit accepts offer from RWTH Aachen |
| 1975 | End of development of SFB 84: Magnetic Hydrodynamic |
| 28.12.1973 | Death of Rudolf Wille |
| 1972 | Institute for Thermo-Fluid Dynamics (ITF). Hervorgegangen aus den bisherigen Lehrstühlen für Strömungslehre (o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. R. Wille), Thermodynamik (o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Adomeit), Überschalltechnik (o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Walz, erst nach Emeritierung von A. Walz eingegliedert) und dem Hermann-Föttinger-Institut für Strömungstechnik, 1. Direktor Prof. R. Wille |
| 1972 | Priv.-Doz. Eberhard Berger and Alfons Michalke Pwerden are named Professors of the Department of Fluid Dynamics |
| 21.04.1972 | Priv.-Doz. Heinrich Fiedler is named Professor in the Department of Fluid Dynamics ernannt |
| 1970 | Establishment of the Collaborative Research Center 84: Magnetic Hydrodynamics |
| 1970 | Dr.-Ing. Carlwalter Schreck accepts offer from the Department of Hydrodynamics and Hydrology in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at TUB |
| 1966 | Expansion of Institute’s property and research buildings |
| 1965 | Dr.-Ing. Hans-Hermann Fernholz is assigned to the institute as Permanent Private Lecturer (Fluid Dynamics) |
| 1964 | Dr.-Ing. Heinz Schade is assigned to the institute as Permanent Private Lecturer (Fluid Dynamics) |
| 1961 | Dr.-Ing. Carlwalter Schreck is assigned to the institute as Permanent Private Lecturer(Hydrodynamic Engines) |
| 1959 | Addition of the Department of Hydrodynamic Turbomachines |
| 01.12.1956 | Foundation of the DVL-Institute for Turbulent Research (Scientific Lead Prof. Wille) |
| 20.08.1956 | Institute moves into Gartenufer 8, today Müller-Breslau Straße 8 |
| 04.05.1954 | Chair of Fluid Dynamics and Hermann Föttinger Institute for Fluid Dynamics (HFI), Director o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Wille |
| 09.04.1946 | Foundation of Hermann Föttinger Institute for Fluid Dynamics with the coordinated Department Heads - Mechanics of Fluids (a.o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Wille) - Water Engines and Turbo Engines (a.o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kurt Pantell) |
| 28.04.1945 | Death of Hermann Föttinger |
| 1927 | Department of Fluid Dynamics and T Lehrstuhl für Strömungslehre und Turbomaschinen Versuchsanstalt für Strömungsmaschinen (Schleuseninsel) Institut für Technische Strömungsforschung (Hardenbergstr.) Forschungs- und Prüfungsanstalt für Windkraftanlagen |
| 30.10.1924 | Naming of Dr.-Ing. Hermann Föttinger to Professor at the Technical College of Berlin. Department of Mechanical Engineering, from 1925 also the Department of Shipbuilding, Marine Engineering and Aircraft Manufacturing |