Volker Wittstock

Volker Wittstock
Hon.-Prof. Dr.-Ing Volker Wittstock
Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig

Responsibilities

Volker Wittstock does research on and teaches measurement techniques in acoustics. Since 2005 he is the head of the Working Group "Applied Acoustics" at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB).

Areas of research

  • Measurement Techniques in Acoustics
  • (Measurement) Uncertainties in Applied Acoustics
  • Building Acoustics
  • Sound Emission

Publications

You can find an up-to-date list of my publications on the Homepage of PTBs Working Group "Applied Acoustics".

https://www.ptb.de/cms/en/ptb/fachabteilungen/abt1/fb-17/list-of-publications/publications-of-working-group-172.html​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 

Curriculum Vitae

2021 Honorary Professor at TU Braunschweig
since 2015 Lecturer for "Measurement Techniques in Acoustics" at TU Braunschweig
2009 Lothar-Cremer-Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik (DEGA)
2007 - 2010 Lecturer for „Technical Acoustics“ at Stuttgart University
since 2005 Head of the Working Group “Applied Acoustics” at PTB
2002 Dr.-Ing, Stuttgart University
2001 - 2005 Research Associate at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig (PTB)
1996 - 2001 Research Associate at Stuttgart University
1992 - 1995 Study of Electrical Engineering/Technical Acoustics at TU Dresden
1990 - 1992 Study of Electrical Engineering at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena

Memberships, Boards and Committees

since 2025 Chairperson of ISO/TC 43 “Acoustics”
since 2025 Chairperson of ISO/TC 43/SC 1 “Noise”
since 2025 Chairperson of CEN/TC 211 “Acoustics”
since 2021 Chairperson of the DIN/VDI Standards Committee Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering (NALS)
since 2021 Member of "Wissenschaftlicher Beirat" and "Vorstandsversammlung" of VDI
2017 - 2024 Chairperson of ISO/TC 43/SC 2 “Building acoustics”
since 2017 Convenor of CEN/TC 126/WG 1 “Methods for measuring the sound insulation of building elements and the acoustic performances of buildings”
since 2016 Member of the Steering Committee of DIN/VDI Standards Committee Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering
since 2016 Member of the Advisory Panel of ISO/TC 43 "Acoustics" & ISO/TC 43/SC 1 "Noise"
since 2015 Convenor of ISO/TC 43/SC 2/WG 18 “Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements”
since 2014 Member of NA 062-02-31 AA „ Sound reduction and sound absorption; Measurement and evaluation “ (since 2016 Convenor)
since 2004 Member of ISO/TC 43/SC 1/WG 28 "Basic machinery noise emission standards"
since 2004 Member of NA 001-01-04 AA „ Noise emission of machinery and equipment; measurement, reduction, data collection “ (since 2018 Convenor)
  Member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik e.V. (DEGA)
  Member of VDI