Xaver Edelmann

Background

About Xaver Edelmann

1968-1973 studies of physics at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, Switzerland. From 1974 several positions in the Corporate Research Department of Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur Switzerland. In the first years preparation of doctoral thesis about nondestructive testing with ultrasonic techniques of primary coolant piping systems of nuclear power plants. 1985 PhD in Technical Sciences of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH. 1985-1986 he was consultant at the Nondestructive Evaluation Center of the Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, in Charlotte, NC, USA. Back at Sulzer Brothers Limited in 1986 taking over the positions of Head of Nondestructive Testing at the Corporate Research Department, then in addition Head of Technical Physics and finally the Management of Department Applied Sciences. 1991 to 2013 Member of the Executive Board of Directors at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, EMPA. 1991 and 2001 teaching technology at the University of St.Gallen. 1991 Vice-President oft he Swiss Association for Standardisation, SNV from 1997-2005 its President 2001-2012 President of the Swiss Federal Commission for Metrology 2003 to June 2019 President of the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems, SQS Founder (2008) and President (since 2009), Vice-President (since 2017) of the World Resources Forum, WRF 2011- 2018 President of Association Micro- and Nano-Technologiy Euregio Bodensee 1989 - 2017 President of the Board Raiffeisenbank Rickenbach-Wilen Since 2002 Member of the Board, since 2018 Vice- Chairman, since March 2023 Chairman of the Board of Swissatest Testmaterialien rcAG Since 2002 Member of the Board of SKAT Foundation 2009-May 2020 Member of Technologieforum Thurgau Awards: For outstanding contributions in the field of nondestructive testing Berthold Award of the German Society for Nondestructive Testing, DGZfP in 1986. Honorary Member of the Swiss Association for Standardization Fellow of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, SATW Honorary President Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems, SQS