Matthias Kleiner
Matthias Kleiner | |
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Kleiner in 2014 | |
| Born | Matthias Kleiner 24 May 1955 |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Occupations | Engineer, professor and advisor |
| Spouse | Christine Burckhardt |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Leibniz Prize |
| Honours | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Honorary doctorate of Leuphana University of Lüneburg |
Matthias Kleiner (born 24 May 1955) is a German engineer and professor for forming technology at Technical University Dortmund. He served as president of the Leibniz Association from 2014 to 2022 and as president of the German Research Foundation from 2007 to 2012, where he played an instrumental role in a number of international and interdisciplinary research projects. Kleiner currently serves as advisor to industrial companies such as on the board of advisors of Siepmann. He is the recipient of a Leibniz Prize.