Guido Kreck
Studies:
Until 2005: Studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, specializing in Fluid Dynamics and Lightweight Construction
Professional Career:
2005 to present: Research Associate at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation IPA in the Reinst and Microproduction Department
Work Focus:
• Fluid Mechanics and Flow Visualization
• Cleanroom- and contamination-compatible Equipment Design
• Optimization of Equipment for Cleanrooms (Material Selection, Design, Arrangement of Components)
• Certification of Equipment for Cleanrooms
• Validation of Precision Cleaning Processes, e.g., CO2 Snow Cleaning
• Cleanliness Validation of Products and Components for the Semiconductor Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Space Technology, and Medical Technology
• Member of the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) Standards Group Q-ST-70-54 "Ultra Cleaning of Flight Hardware"
• Design and Implementation of Cleanroom Laboratories, e.g., for the Cleaning of Spacecraft Components (ESA/ESTEC) and for the Production of LED and OLED Components
What did you want to be as a child?
Mechanic
What was your first car?
Mercedes-Benz 190D (W 201) in Arctic White.
What can you look forward to?
When the sun shines and it’s warm.
What achievement are you particularly proud of?
Having found a job that I enjoy.
Which technical achievement do you admire the most?
Probably influenced by my studies: the moon landing. Especially the Saturn V carrier rocket developed for it impresses me: nearly 3,000 tons of takeoff weight, 110 meters long, and 160 million horsepower.
Whose company would you like to exchange places with for a month?
With an astronaut on the ISS.
In which country would you like to have a second residence?
Maybe Italy, Tuscany would be suitable for me: culture and beautiful landscapes.
Who would you like to meet?
I find the pioneering achievements and foresight of some researchers, scientists, and engineers who have had a lasting impact on our lives impressive, e.g., Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, ... Meeting such people would certainly be very interesting.
Which book would you recommend currently?
"The Emperor of All Maladies: Cancer – A Biography" by Siddhartha Mukherjee: a science book, crime novel, and thriller all in one.
What is your favorite food?
Cheese spaetzle – preferably those made by my mother. But I also have nothing against a good pizza.
What is your favorite music?
I combine very different styles: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Verdi just as well as Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse, ...
What was the best advice you ever received?
To focus on engineering sciences, and yet not study history.
Do you have a motto?
It’s nice to be important. But it’s more important to be nice.
Dipl.-Ing. Guido Kreck
Tel.: +49 711 9701541
Fax: +49 711 970 1007
E-mail: kreck@ipa.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation
Cleanroom and Microproduction
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart
