Harald Anlauf is Academic Director of the Department of Process Machines at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics in Karlsruhe, Germany. He is also German Delegate of INDEFI (International Delegate on Filtration and Separation) and Co-Chairman of the FILTECH Scientific Committee. A recipient of the American Filtration Society's (AFS) "Senior Scientist Award" (recognizing significant contributions to the technology of filtration and separation), Dr. Anlauf has also authored or coauthored 195 papers and book chapters.