Dr. Katrin Eling

Education and Academic Training

• 2014: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the School of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
• 2008: Master of Science (MSc) in Strategic Product Design from the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• 2006: Diplom in Industrial Design from Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Professional Experience

• Since 09/2022 at Wuppertal Institute as Scientific Advisor Strategic Research Field Development
• Since 2021 Member of the Supervisory Board of Stadtwerke Bielefeld GmbH
• Since 2014 Visiting Scholar in the Institut for Technology und Innovation Management at Hamburg University of Technology
• 2018 - 2022: Tenured U1 Assistant Professor of New Product Development at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
• 2013 - 2018: U2 Assistant Professor of New Product Development at Eindhoven University of Technology (tenure track), Netherlands
• 2009 - 2014: PhD Candidate in the School of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
• 2006: Design Consultant in Marketing at the Technology Start-up Lyttron Technology GmbH, Cologne
• 2005: Traineeship at npk industrial design, Leiden, Netherlands

Professional Focus

• Innovation Processes
• Innovation Strategy
• Strategic Project Development

Teaching

• 2009 - 2022: in the Bachelor Industrial Engineering and in the Master Innovation Management at Eindhoven University of Technology (in courses such as "Open Innovation" or "Sustainability Perspectives on Product Innovation")
• 2014 - 2020: Guest lecturer at Hamburg University of Technology
• 2015: Guest lecturer at Dresden University of Technology

Reviewer

• 2018 - 2022: Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Product Innovation Management
• 2021 - 2022: Scientific Committee Member of the Innovation and Product Development Management Conference
• 2020 - 2021: Co-Chair of the Journal of Product Innovation Management Research Forum (Conference)
• Ad-hoc reviewer for e.g., Management Science, Creativity & Innovation Management, Technovation, Sustainability, Journal of Engineering & Technology Management, International Journal of Technology Management