Kategorie: ‘Team’
Visit “MatFo2025”
On April 2, 2025, we attended the “MatFo2025: Material Innovations for the Transformation of the Economy and Society” in Frankfurt am Main. Experts from politics, research and industry highlighted current challenges and innovative solutions for the German innovation system. The new BMBF materials research program “Mat2Twin” was also presented.
Sketch by Till Lassmann
New employee
Since the 1st of january, we are pleased to welcome Ece Meryem Durdagi to the Polymeric Materials department. She supports us in project administration and acquisition. We wish her every success in her work and welcome her to the working group.
New PhD Student
We have welcomed Lena Schmitz to the bio-based building materials department in July. In her dissertation, she is investigating the properties and potential applications of the fibre protein keratin, which is obtained from sheep’s wool, feathers, hair and hooves, among other things. She is trying to recycle these waste products sensibly and research environmentally friendly, resource-saving and sustainable materials for the construction industry. We wish her every success with her research and welcome her to the working group.
New PhD Student
Since July, we have welcomed Paul Marten to the bio-based building materials department. As part of his dissertation, he is working on the derivatisation of chitosan and its application, including as an additive for PLA and as an adhesive or primer for wood/PMMA composite systems or wood laminates, for example. The aim of his research is to develop bio-based, sustainable and biodegradable systems with outstanding physical properties, while avoiding petrochemical substances as far as possible. We wish him every success in his research and welcome him to the working group.
New PhD Student
In January, we welcomed Nils Münstermann to the area of bio-based building materials. As part of his dissertation, he is researching sustainable and biodegradable chitosan-based binders, adhesives and glazes for use on wood. We wish him every success with his research and welcome him to the working group.
New PhD Student
Fabian Weitenhagen joined our team in the field of bio-based building materials in December. He is continuing his research into bio-based polycondensation resins and is building on the results of previous work. He is also developing innovative bio-based composites to promote sustainable solutions for the construction industry.
New PhD Student
In April, we welcomed Tim Mrohs to the gels department. As part of his dissertation, he is researching hydrogels based on highly alkaline diallyldimethylammonium hydroxide (DADMAOH) for use in building preservation. He is focussing in particular on the development of alkali-stable crosslinkers and the formulation and investigation of molecular gel network structures. We wish him every success in his research and welcome him to the working group.
Completed Master Thesis
Congratulations to Tim Mrohs on successfully completing his master’s thesis in the field of alkaline hydrogels entitled ‘Synthesis of cross-linked copolymer electrolyte gels based on diallyldimethylammonium chloride and hydroxide’.
