Alois Schaffarczyk received his Ph.D. in Statistical Physics in 1986 from the University of Göttingen, Germany. After some years in the industry, he became Professor at Kiel University of Applied Sciences in 1992. Since almost that time he works on wind turbine aerodynamics. He is Author of the book "Introduction to Wind Turbine Aerodynamics".

The History of Wind Energy (Jos Beurskens).- The International Development of Wind Energy (Klaus Rave).- Wind Resources, Site Assessment and Ecology (Hermann van Radecke).- Aerodynamics and Blade Design (Alois P. Schaffarczyk).- Rotor Blades (Malo Rosemeier).- The Drive Train (Hans Kyling).- Tower and Foundation (Torsten Faber).- Power Electronics and generator Systems for Wind Turbines (Friedrich Fuchs).- Control of Wind Energy Systems (Reiner Schütt).- Grid Integration (Clemens Jauch).- Offshore Wind Energy (Christian Keindorf).