Christian Westphal has been the leader of the Gearbox NVH  Group at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University since April 2022. His research focuses on the design and the dynamic operational behavior of planetary gearboxes. Westphal graduated from RWTH Aachen University with a master’s degree in industrial engineering and management with a major in automotive engineering and corporate development.