Academic Club Lightweight Engineering e.V. at the TU Dresden

Academic Club Lightweight Engineering (Akademischer Club Leichtbau an der TU Dresden e. V., ACL) is an association of alumni, scientists and sponsors of the ILK at the TU Dresden. Highly complex lightweight system developments also require a sustainable network of science and industry. Against this background, the ACL since its foundation in the year 2003 sees itself as a discussion platform for the exchange of experience and knowledge transfer from young graduates through proven experts. The aims of the association are the non-material and material support of teaching and research in the field of lightweight engineering and related areas, as well as the support of a cooperation network of alumni of the course in lightweighting at the TU Dresden. This is achieved both by publishing research results at lectures and discussion conferences for the scientific exchange of ideas between university and practice, and by establishing and maintaining personal contacts between students, graduates, employees and sponsors
of the ILK.

Annually during the International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium, the ACL Young Talent Award is presented. For this prize, Students and graduates of TU Dresden can apply with outstanding papers or diploma theses in the field of lightweight engineering. A poster exhibition in the accompanying program of the Lightweight Engineering Symposium gives the applicants the opportunity to present their work and at the same time consolidate their communication skills. The award winners are then selected by public vote of the symposium participants. This year's winners were Dipl.-Ing. Paul Seurich, cand.ing. Moritz Wehrstedt, Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Thomas and Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Wolter.

Apart from that, the core of the activities is the regular ACL Round Table. It is the discussion platform for the exchange of knowledge and technology between industry and research and is therefore preferably combined with a visit to one of the regional players in the field of lightweighting. The ACL also contributes by supporting various network events held annually at the ILK, such as the alumni meeting or the student meeting evening. Students and staff meet here in the relaxed atmosphere of the ILK‘s test hall. In this way, the "junior lightweight engineers" can exchange experiences beyond the boundaries of their year and get to know the ILK staff and professors personally outside the official framework. In addition, the ACL provides financial support for excursions to lightweight manufacturing partners in industry and research.

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Florian Lehmann



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