Kress, Gerald, Dr.
Alumnus, former deputy head of the chair
Gerald Kress, from Germany, studied mechanics at the TU Braunschweig and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), U.S.A..
His career includes positions as junior scientist at the DLR at Braunschweig and structural analyst at DORNIER SYSTEM GMBH, Friedrichshafen. He worked as a senior scientist at ETHZ from 1988 until his retirement in 2019.
His research interests cover mechanical modeling, stress analysis and failure prediction of parts made from composite materials, and computer aided structural and design optimization methods.
He taught the courses "Structural Analysis with FEM", "Structural Optimization", "Mechanics of Composite Materials", "FEM Programs" (Engineering Tools), and “Methods of structural analysis”.