Portrait of Professor Wiesmann
Prof. Dr. rer. medic. Hans-Peter Wiesmann has held the Chair of Biomaterials since 2009. He is also chairman of the Society for Electron Optics and second chairman of the German Surgical Foundation. In 2012, Prof. Wiesmann received the "Prize for Innovation in Teaching" from the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering. He was born in Hörstel near Münster in 1964.
Without biomaterials ... our lives would be sicker and shorter. From vital pacemakers to dental fillings - biomaterials make our lives easier.
Being a professor... is a lot of fun, because students learn very quickly. Observing these successes motivates me much more than bringing a product to market maturity, for example. It can take several years before you can be happy about the work you've done.
Students ... have to be creative above all else these days. Anyone can now acquire any amount of specialist knowledge. It is much more important to juggle specialist knowledge creatively enough to gain new insights. As a rule, you can only do this if you look far beyond the boundaries of your own subject and attend a theology lecture in addition to English and business studies, for example.
In the future ... the production of dental implants will be optimized to such an extent that they will become more and more fracture-resistant and less expensive. Ceramics with special functions and sensors will come onto the market so that, for example, dental implants that become loose can be detected automatically. In the future, new processes and materials will replace the profession of dental technician because dentists will be able to manufacture the necessary implants themselves in the dental practice using ever smaller, simpler machines. "Smart materials", which not only monitor the body but can also actively intervene in its functions, have been part of the specialist discourse for some time, but are still just dreams of the future at the moment.
If I could study again ... I would choose a generalist subject such as Material Science or Physics - because a broad, solid foundation offers enormous flexibility.
Excellence ... is the opportunity to exploit synergies.