Prof. Schilling is a very experienced and well-respected expert in the global hydro power business. With more than 45 years experience in hydraulic fluid machinery, Prof. Schilling has a great expertise and a considerable reputation in the academic and industrial world.

• Graduation in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe.
• Design engineer with KSB in Frankenthal
• Graduation with a Dr.-Ing. and Habilitation at the University of Karlsruhe
• Head of the department for R&D, Voith Turbine Division at Heidenheim, Germany
• Professor (Ordinarius) of the Technische Universität München (TUM), Head of the Institute of Hydraulic Machinery and Plants, later Fluid Mechanics with main focus on the design and optimization as well as the flow simulation in hydraulic turbo machinery
• Chairman of IAHR, section on Hydraulic Machinery and Cavitation
• Vice President of the TUM

• CEO of German Institute of Science & Technology, Singapore

• "Goldene Ehrennadel" of the VDMA, Fachverband Pumpen + Systeme

• CEO of Hydro Consulting GmbH, Pöcking, Germany

prof.schilling@hydro-consulting.de

Dr. Thum has more than 15 years experience in layout and design of hydro power machinery. Dr. Thum is an expert in using numerical methods and developing applications and customized tools for design optimization.

• Graduation in Mechanical Engineering at the Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Graduation with a Dr.-Ing. at the Technische Universität München (TUM) Institute of of Hydraulic Machinery and Plants, later Fluid Mechanics Mechanics of Prof. Schilling
• Senior Researcher at the Technische Universität München (TUM) Institute of of Hydraulic Machinery and Plants, later Fluid Mechanics Mechanics with main focus on the design and optimization as well as the flow simulation in hydraulic turbo machinery
• CEO of Hydro Consulting GmbH, Pöcking, Germany

thum@hydro-consulting.de