Since 2014 he has been a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
From 2010 to 2011 he was the acting president of the German Academic Society for Production Engineering ( WGP ) .
Since 2014 acting president has been a acting president of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina .
From 2010 to 2011 he was the acting president of the German Academic Society for Production Engineering ( WGP ) .