Chair holder

Academic education

• 1980-1984 Studied process engineering at the TUD Dresden University of Technology in the Department of Wood and Fiber Materials Technology, graduating with a degree in engineering
• 1988 Doctorate in engineering, dissertation topic: "Practical investigations into the use of biotechnological active principles in the wood-based materials industry"

Professional stations

• 1984-1988 Research Associate at the TU Dresden
• 1988-1990 Research Associate at the VEB Wissenschaftlich- Technisches Zentrum der holzverarbeitenden Industrie Dresden (WTZ Holz Dresden)
• 1990-1992 Industrial activity
• 1993 Research Associate and Deputy Head of the Raw Wood Department at the Institute for Wood Technology Dresden gGmbH
• 1994-1999 Head of the Raw Wood Department at the Institute for Wood Technology Dresden gGmbH
• 1999 Appointment as C4 university professor for wood and fiber material technology at the TUD Dresden University of Technology
• Since 2002 Managing Director of the Institute for Wood and Paper Technology
• 11/2013 Re-appointment of the Chair and field of study to "Chair of Wood Technology and Fiber Materials Technology"

Teaching and research profile

• Materials (teaching and research: lightweight and composite materials (including biocomposites), e.g. since 2009 as part of the Saxon Cluster of Excellence ECEMP (European Centre for Emerging Materials and Processes Dresden) or since 2012 as part of the DFG Cluster of Excellence MERGE (Merge Technologies for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures [TU Chemnitz]))
• Wood modification (modification of wood properties, e.g. as a result of enzyme-catalyzed processes)
• Wood preservation (teaching, research and further education, e.g. on alternative wood preservation methods)
• Wood anatomy (teaching and colloquia)

Editorships

• "Taschenbuch der Holztechnik", two editions (2008, 2012), Carl Hanser Verlag Munich

• Trade journal "holztechnologie", since 2005

• Publication series "Holz- und Papiertechnik" at the TU Dresden, since 2006

Memberships

• 2006 Appointed as a full member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig
• 2008 Appointed as a full member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
• Numerous other memberships, e.g. LignoSax, ZINT Zentrum Integrierte Naturstofftechnik, Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Dresden ProZeD, MFD Materialforschungsverbund Dresden e.V., GFF Gesellschaft der Förderer und Freunde der TU Dresden e.V., VAH Verein Akademischer Holzingenieure an der TU Dresden e.V. - Vorstand, Sächsischer Holzschutzverband e.V., MTC Lightweight Structures e.V. - Board of Directors, Trägerverein Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden e.V., Werkstoffe aus Nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Rudolstadt e.V. - Member of the Board of Trustees, Internationaler Verein für Technische Holzfragen e.V. - Member of the Advisory Board, FhG Wilhelm Klauditz Institut Holzforschung Braunschweig - Member of the Board of Trustees

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