RHEINISCH-WESTFÄLISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN The Faculty of Mining, Metallurgy and Geo Sciences of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen confers under the rectorate of the university's professor for Maths Dr.rer.nat. Klaus Habetha and under the deanship of the university's professor for Geology and Paleontology Dr.rer.nat. Roland Walter upon Master in Engineering Stephan Röper, born on the 14th of February 1957 in Aachen, the academic degree of »PhD in Engineering« as he has demonstrated his scientific abilities within the stipulated system for the conferral of a doctorate through writing his dissertation on "Abrasion of casing tubes in deep boreholes due to the rotating drilling string" and through his oral examination for which he has receive the overall mark "Very good" AACHEN, on the 27th of November 1987 THE RECTOR THE DEAN [Signature affixed] [Signature affixed] UNDER THE RECTORATE OF THE PERMANENT PROFESSOR for the History of Architecture and Built Heritage Conservation, Dr. phil. Günter Urban THE RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN CONFERS THROUGH THIS CERTIFICATE UPON Mr. Stephan RÖPER BORN ON THE 14 February 1957 IN Aachen BASED ON THE EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN THE FIELD OF STUDIES IN MINING THE DEGREE OF Master in Engineering AACHEN, ON THE 5th of October 1982 CHAIR OF THE EXAMINATION COMMITTEE [Signature affixed]