About us
The Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency is supported by the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. This collaborative partnership makes us extremely proficient in both basic and applied research.
Furthermore, we are involved in the "Energy and Environmental Technology" and "Mechanical Engineering" bachelor's degree programmes as well as the national "Master of Science in Engineering MSE" master's degree programme.
The interdisciplinary team at the Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency is made up of specialists from the fields of mechanical engineering, energy engineering, chemical engineering, physics and natural sciences.
Head of Institute
Head of FHNW Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency
Lecturer for Renewable Energy
Team
Research Associate
Research assistant
Lecturer for Renewable Energy and Energy Systems
Research associate
Lecturer for Resource Efficiency
Lecturer for Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy
Research associate and Head of the testing laboratory for wood-fired heating systems
Research Associate
Miriam Baier
Research assistant
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Franco Cavalloni
Research assistant
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Dr. Fulvio Di Lorenzo
Research associate
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Fabienne Gräppi
Reserach assistant
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Ivan Halka
Admin./Techn. staff
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Tizian Keller
Trainee
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Elvira Knam
Administration
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Hans Peter Knöpfel
Research associate
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Daniel Lustenberger
Research assistant
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Verena Roos
Administration
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Raffael Schreiber
Reserach associate
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Joris Strassburg
Research assistant
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Songlan Sun
Research associate
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Alexander Urfer
Research assistant
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Dieter Winkler
Research associate
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