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Academic Club Lightweight

Engineering at the TU Dresden e. V.

The “Akademischer Club Leichtbau an der TU Dresden e. V.” (ACL) is an as- Contact Person
sociation of alumni, scientists and sponsors of the Institute of Lightweight Christian Vogel
Engineering and Polymer Technology at the Technische Universität Dresden. Martin Pohl
Highly complex lightweight system developments also require a sustainable
network of science and industry. Against this background, the ACL sees itself
since its foundation in the year 2003 as a discussion platform for the exchange
of experience and knowledge transfer from young graduates through proven
experts. The aims of the association are the non-material and material sup-
port of teaching and research in the field of lightweight engineering and re-
lated areas, as well as the support of a cooperation network of alumni of the
course in lightweighting at the Technische Universität Dresden. This is achieved
both by publishing research results at lectures and discussion conferences
for the scientific exchange of ideas between university and practice, and by
establishing and maintaining personal contacts between students, graduates,
employees and sponsors of the ILK.

The core of the activities is the regular ACL Round Table. It is the discussion
platform for the exchange of knowledge and technology between industry Student excursion
and research. In addition to talks by regional layers in the field of lightweight-
ing or ILK staff, it also serves as a stage for the presentation of the finalists of
the annual ACL Young Talent Award, which is presented at the International
Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium. Students and graduates of
the Technische Universität Dresden can apply for the prize with outstanding
completed papers or diploma theses in the field of lightweight engineering.

The ACL normally also contributes by supporting various network events held
annually at the ILK, such as the alumni meeting or the student meeting eve-
ning. Students and staff meet here in the relaxed atmosphere of the ILK‘s test
hall. In this way, the “junior lightweight engineers” can exchange experiences
beyond the boundaries of their year and get to know the ILK staff and profes-
sors personally outside the official framework. In addition, the ACL provides
financial support for the annual excursions to lightweight manufacturing part-
ners in industry and research. In 2020, however, all such activities had to be
paused due to the pandemic. Ceremony of the ACL Young Talent Award 2019

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