Prof Jürgen Krahl, Vice President of Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Coburg, Germany
Professor Jürgen Krahl studied Chemistry at the Technical University (TU) Braunschweig, Germany. In 1993 he gained his PHD entitled "Measurement of biodiesel exhaust gas emission from agricultural tractors in comparison with fossil diesel fuel" and in 2001 he was awarded 'Venia Legendi' for Ecological Chemistry.
In 1997 Professor Krahl became Professor of Chemistry at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts and that same year was appointed Head of the Steinbeis Technology Transfer Centre for Biofuels and Environmental Measurement Techniques, Coburg and Research Leader for Biofuels at the German Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Braunschweig.
Professor Krahl became the Vice President of Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2009 and in addition to this role he is also Head of Technology Transfer Center Automotive at the University and German Vice-Team leader at the International Energy Agency Bioenergy, Task 39.
Professor Krahl is the author of nearly 300 publications and has won many awards including Excellence Oral Presentation Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the SAE-Lloyd L Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award.
