© Tiss: Dieter Pahr

Univ.Prof. Dipl.Ing. Dr.techn. Dieter Pahr was appointed as University Professor of Computational Biomechanics at TU Wien with effect from 1.9.2020. He is assigned to the Institute for Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, opens an external URL in a new window (E317) in the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, opens an external URL in a new window.

Dieter Pahr studied Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at TU Wien, where he was awarded his doctorate in 2003 for his thesis "Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Perforated FRP-Laminates, opens an external URL in a new window", supervised by Prof. Rammerstorfer (E317). After being awarded his authorisation to teach (venia docendi) in 2008 in "Computational Solid Mechanics", for his postdoctoral thesis "Computational multi-scale modelling of synthetic and natural composites, opens an external URL in a new window", supervised by Prof. Zysset, he successfully applied for a tenure-track position on the subject of "Computational Biomechanics", which he succeeded in completing in 2012, thus qualifying as Associate Professor. Since 2013, he has also been the CEO of Dr. Pahr Ingenieurs e.U, opens an external URL in a new window, formed as a spin-off of TU Wien. In 2016, Dieter Pahr was appointed University Professor for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics at the Karl Landsteiner University, opens an external URL in a new window of Health Sciences in Krems an der Donau, where he was head of the Biomechanics Service Unit, opens an external URL in a new window in the Anatomy and Biomechanics Department.

At TU Wien he is Head of the Research Group for Computational Biomechanics, opens an external URL in a new window in the Research Unit of Biomechanics (E317-02).

Publications by Dieter Pahr in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.