Dr.-Ing. Christoph Lotz

Current tasks

• Head of research area "Production under Space Conditions" (since 02.2019)
• Management of the Einstein-Elevator (finances, personnel, maintenance)
• Coordination of LUH internal and external research projects
• Head of the topical group QOSMIC within the excellence clusters QuantumFrontiers

Research focus

• Production technology in microgravity and partial gravity (e.g.: additive manufacturing)
• Research under partial gravity conditions
• Development of space-qualified infrastructure

Previous tasks/topics

• Development of a next generation drop tower system (10.2011 to 10.2019)
• Head of transport technology group (11.2014 to 10.2018)
• Conveyor technology: tests according to DIN 22110 Part 2
• Lecturer LabVIEW Tutorial (2012 to 2016)
• Research associate at the Institute of Transport and Automation Technology and the QUEST Leibniz Research School (10.2011 to 2021)

Memberships:

• QuantumFrontiers - Light and Matter at the Quantum Frontier (EXC 2123, menber since 01.2019)
• PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering – Innovation Across Disciplines (EXC 2122, member since 07.2024)

Paper Reviews:

• ScienceDirect Advances in Space Research
• ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• IOPscience Engineering Research Express

Lectures

• Lecture series as part of the joint project "European Research Institute for Space Resources"
• Space and Space Technologies