Peter Pelz

Peter Pelz is a full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität Darmstadt since 2006, with additional leadership roles including Vice President for Digitalization, Sustainability and Infrastructure. His research focuses on fluid mechanics, uncertainty quantification, and energy & environmental engineering.

• Key Affiliations: TU Darmstadt (since 2006), Industrial Science GmbH (founding shareholder since 2012)
• Leadership Roles: Dean of Studies (2019-2020), Speaker of NFDI4Ing and edutrain sections (since 2020/2021), Founder of Energy & Environment research field (since 2021)

His work emphasizes interdisciplinary research in mechanical engineering systems, particularly addressing uncertainty management in technical applications and advancing FAIR data principles through his founding of the open-access journal FAIR Data Management in Engineering Sciences.

Notable honors include leadership positions in major research consortia like the Sonderforschungsbereich (2013-2021) and national research data infrastructure initiatives. He also established the Digital Transformation Office and contributes to information security governance at TU Darmstadt.