Dr. Josef Kallo

1993 – 1998 Dipl.-Ing. electrical engineering, University of Stuttgart
1999 – 2002 PhD in electrical engineering at the Global Alternative
Propulsion Center (General Motors-Mainz Kastel),
Degree from University of Ulm, Topic: “Dynamic of Direct
Methanol Fuel Cells)
2002 – 2005 GM / Opel – Project Engineer, fuel cell development
Global Alternative Propulsion Center, Mainz Kastel
1.01.2006 – today: German Aerospace Center Stuttgart:
– Coordinator electric flight and head of energy systems
integration group
Responsible for:
– fuel cells for aircraft applications
– fuel cell APU for commercial aviation
– emission free taxi A320 (July 2011)
– fuel cell system for Antares DLR H2 motor glider (July 2009 – July 2015)
– Hydrogen fuel cell driven passenger aircraft HY4
– high efficient battery – fuel cell hybrids
1.09.2015 – today: Professor and Institute Director “Energy Conversion and
Storage” (EWS) at the University of Ulm
– Department of hybrid propulsion systems
– Department of electric machines and power electronics
– multiple patent holder for fuel cell and hybrid system design and controls
– f-cell silver award 2009 winner in coop. with Airbus for “Fuel Cell System for
Aviation”
– Greentec Media Award 2012 for “Emission free taxi A320-Airbus