About us
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
Head of the FHNW Institute of Polymer Engineering
Assistant to the Head of Institute
Assistant to the Head of Institute
Polymer Chemistry and Analytics
Head of the FHNW Institute of Polymer Engineering
Lecturer for High Performance Polymers
Lecturer for Polymer Engineering
Specialist in plastics analysis
Research Associate
Roula George
Research Assistant
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Yara Khalaf
Research Associate
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Kamran Riazi
Lab Manager Analytics
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Michael Spälti
Head of Chemistry Laboratory
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Polymer Processing and Sustainability
Group Leader Polymer Processing and Sustainability
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Lecturer for Digital Product Development and Processing, Head of Tooling and Design
Research Associate, Deputy Program Manager MAS Kunststofftechnik
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
Group Leader Lightweight Design and Composite Technologies
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Head of Laboratory for Fiber Composites Materials
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Associate
Cooperation in Polymer Nanotechnology
Thanks to a close collaborative relationship with the FHNW Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology we deal with new requirements in an even broader context.