André Kretschmann

Vice President „Advanced Technologies and Micro Systems“,
Chief Expert for Sensors and Technologies Corporate Sector Research and Advance Engineering, Robert Bosch GmbH, Renningen, Germany

Education:

• Diploma in mineralogy with priority on crystallography and solid-state physics, University Tuebingen, Germany
• PhD at the University of Stuttgart carried out at the Max-Planck-Institut for Metal Research, Department of Structural Materials and Thin Film Systems, Stuttgart, Germany

Positions @Bosch:

1998: Project leader, “New sensor family for automotive applications”; Sensor Technology Center, Automotive Electronics, Reutlingen, Germany
2002: Section Manager, “Supplier Quality Assurance for Semiconductors, Diodes and Sensors”; Plant 1, Reutlingen, Germany
2003: Section Manager, “Sensor Design, Simulation and Layout”; Sensor Technology Center, Automotive Electronics, Reutlingen, Germany
2009: Director, “Engineering Sensor Components”; Sensor Technology Center, Automotive Electronics, Reutlingen, Germany
2016: Director, “Advanced Technologies and Micro Systems”; Corporate Research, Renningen, Germany
2021: Vice President, “Advanced Technologies and Micro Systems” and Chief Expert for Sensors and Technologies; Corporate Research, Renningen, Germany

Current Involvements:

• Board member “GMM*
• Chair and jury member of student competition “COSIMA”**
• Co-Chair conference “MikroSystemTechnik-Kongress 2021”
• Chair conference „VDE/ZVEI Microelectronics for Future 2022“
• Board Member “microTEC Südwest e.V.” • Member of the Board of Trustees „Physik in unserer Zeit“ (PHIUZ)