From Sep.13^th to 17^th, 2011, Prof. Rolf Prummer of Karlsruhe University paid a visit to SPC under the invitation of Prof. Pengwan Chen. During his stay in Beijing Institute of Technology, Prof. Prummer gave two lectures entitled "Explosives and shock wave, useful for mankind - a survey" and "Explosive compaction of nano-alumina powder” and had an in-depth discussion with SPC members regarding the progress of peaceful application of shock waves and future collaboration.

Introduction to Prof. Rolf Prummer
    Rolf Prummer was born in 1937 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He received a degree in Physics from the University of Stuttgart and began his dissertation at the Max Planck Institute of Stuttgart in 1964 which was completed in 1967 at the University of Karlsruhe, where he also completed his “Habilitationsschrift”, entitled “Explosive Compaction of Powdered Substances” in 1985, published in a book of the same title in 1987 by Springer Verlag. Professor Prummer has been associated with several Fraunhofer Institutes. He has lectured at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, in Novosibirsk, Russia, in Mongolia; and is now a professor at the University of Karlsruhe. He has published more than 150 papers and has developed more than 20 patents. The patent-related work has involved explosive welding, forming, cutting, hardening as well as extensive research dealing with explosive compaction of powders. Professor Prummer has traveled and lectured extensively, and has interacted with colleague world-wide.