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Jacques van Oene
June 22nd 05, 06:09 PM
N° 35-2005 - Paris, 22 June 2005

German Chair for ESA Council


Sigmar Wittig, currently Chairman of the Executive Board of the German
Aerospace Centre (DLR), is the new Chair of the ESA Council for the next two
years (as from 1 July).
Professor Wittig was unanimously elected at the 179th Council meeting, held
at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany on
21-22 June. He will take over from Mr Per Tegnér of Sweden, whose term of
office ends on 30 June.

Born on 25 February 1940 in Nimptsch, Sigmar Wittig studied mechanical
engineering and was awarded a PhD from the University of Aachen. After nine
years in the United States (1967 - 1976), he worked for many years
(1976-2002) as professor and head of the institute for thermal
turbomachinery at the University of Karlsruhe, eventually becoming
University President in 1994.

In March 2002, he was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of the DLR
and has been Head of the German Delegation to ESA since then.
For further information, please contact:
ESA, Media Relations Office
Tel: +33(0)1.53.69.7155
Fax: +33(0)1.53.69.7690

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