Institute Management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt
Professional Life
Since 2015
CSE Center of Safety Excellence gGmbH
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 9
76327 Pfinztal
May 2000
EPSC Award
Honoring Outstanding Activities in Process and Plant Safety
Achema 2000
1993 – 2017
BASF SE
Principle Safety Scientist,
Fluid Dynamic and Safety Technology
Ludwigshafen
1987 – 1993
Hoechst AG
Safety Engineer, Process and Plant Safety
Frankfurt am Main
Education
1992
Doctor Engineer Degree
Ruhr University of Bochum
1987
Master Thesis
Texas A&M University, USA
1985 – 1987
Master Degree: Process Engineering
Ruhr University of Bochum
1982 – 1985
Master Degree: Mechanical Engineering
University of Applied Science, Krefeld
Teaching
since 2015
Lecture: Process and Plant Safety
Technical University of Kaiserslautern
since 2002
Lecture: Process and Plant Safety
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology – former University of Karlsruhe
Honorary Activities
since 2017
KAS
Member of the German Commission on Process Safety to advise the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of the German Government
since 2011
BAM
Member of the scientific advisory council of BAM in Berlin
since 1991
EDUG | DiERS
Member of the board for Germany of the European DIERS User Group
since 1991
ISO-TC185
- 2016 – 2021: Chair of ISO Technical Committee 185 “Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure”
- 2008 – 2011: Convener of the Technical Committee 185, WG1
- since 1991: Representative of ISO 4126/10: Sizing of Safety Valves for Gas/Liquid Two-Phase Flow
since 1989
GVC/Dechema
- since 2008: member of the board of the German ProcessNet section Safety Engineering
- since 2002: Chairman of the WG „Safety related sizing of chemical plants“
- 1997 – 2000: Chairman of the international Ad-hoc WG „Pressure Relief“
since 2015
PTC Advisory Committee
Member of the Advisory Committee of the Pipeline Technologie Conference