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The interdisciplinary nature of polymer engineering requires a multitude of skills and wide-range expertise as are to be found at our institute: chemists, materials scientists and engineers all work together to develop innovations that can be launched on the market, thereby making a contribution to the competitiveness of the industry.

In addition to applied research with industry partners, we exchange ideas with national and international research institutes. We teach at bachelor's and master's levels and offer continuing education classes at the FHNW School of Engineering. Thanks to a close collaborative relationship with the Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology, it is possible to deal with new requirements in an even broader context.

Head of the Institute

Prof. Dr. Markus Grob
Prof. Dr. Markus Grob

Head of the FHNW Institute of Polymer Engineering

Telephone +41 56 202 85 27 (direct)

Assistant to the Head of Institute

Sabine Vogt
Sabine Vogt

Assistant to the Head of Institute

Telephone +41 56 202 73 87 (direct)

Polymer Chemistry and Analytics

Prof. Dr. Markus Grob
Prof. Dr. Markus Grob

Head of the FHNW Institute of Polymer Engineering

Telephone +41 56 202 85 27 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Karsten Frick
Prof. Dr. Karsten Frick

Lecturer for High Performance Polymers

Telephone +41 56 202 81 74 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Erich Kramer
Prof. Dr. Erich Kramer

Lecturer for Polymer Engineering

Telephone +41 56 202 73 76 (direct)
Regina Neugebauer
Regina Neugebauer

Specialist in plastics analysis

Telephone +41 56 202 81 96 (direct)
Dr. Kamran Riazi
Dr. Kamran Riazi

Laboratory Head of Polymer Analytics

Telephone +41 56 202 81 96 (direct)
Michael Spälti
Michael Spälti

Head of Chemistry Laboratory

Telephone +41 56 202 70 25 (direct)
Clinton Thiagarajan
Clinton Thiagarajan

Research Associate

Telephone +41 56 202 79 82 (direct)

Roula George
Research Assistant
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Yara Khalaf
Research Associate
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Polymer Processing and Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Christian Rytka
Prof. Dr. Christian Rytka

Group Leader Polymer Processing and Sustainability

Telephone +41 56 202 73 81 (direct)
Simone Battaglia
Simone Battaglia

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 84 29 (direct)
Philipp Krzikalla
Philipp Krzikalla

Research Associate

Telephone +41 56 202 83 46 (direct)
Halime Philipp
Halime Philipp

Lecturer for Digital Product Development and Processing, Head of Tooling and Design

Telephone +41 56 202 74 12 (direct)
Stephanie Wegmann
Stephanie Wegmann

Research Associate, Deputy Program Manager MAS Kunststofftechnik

Telephone +41 56 202 82 36 (direct)

Mariona Diaz
Research Assistant
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Oskar Häfeli
Staff Plastics Technical Center
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Tim Lüthi
Staff Plastics Technical Center
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Alex Massenbauer
Research Assistant
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Daniel Zürcher
Lab Manager Plastics Technology
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Lightweight Design and Composite Technologies

Prof. Dr. Christian Brauner
Prof. Dr. Christian Brauner

Group Leader Lightweight Design and Composite Technologies

Telephone +41 56 202 74 75 (direct)
Ayoh Anderegg
Ayoh Anderegg

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 77 74 (direct)
Delal Arslan
Delal Arslan

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 83 98 (direct)
Sabrina Bättig
Sabrina Bättig

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 88 96 (direct)
Dennis Brütsch
Dennis Brütsch

Head of Laboratory for Fiber Composites Materials

Telephone +41 56 202 81 72 (direct)
Anton D’Auria
Anton D’Auria

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 74 26 (direct)
João Francisco
João Francisco

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 78 53 (direct)
Dr. Julian Kupski
Dr. Julian Kupski

Research Associate

Telephone +41 56 202 99 81 (direct)
Matthias Schär
Matthias Schär

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 86 72 (direct)
Shirley Tiesnes
Shirley Tiesnes

Research Assistant

Telephone +41 56 202 75 98 (direct)