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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

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. Erich Kramer
Prof. Dr. Erich Kramer Lecturer for Polymer Engineering
Telephone +41 56 202 73 76 (direct)
Prof. Dr. Karsten Frick
Prof. Dr. Karsten Frick Lecturer for High Performance Polymers
Telephone +41 56 202 81 74 (direct)

Regina Neugebauer
Scientific Staff Chemistry
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Kamran Riazi
Lab Manager Analytics
+41 56 202 81 96
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Marco Spaggiari
Research Associate
+41 56 202 85 46
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Michael Spälti
Head of Chemistry Laboratory
+41 56 202 70 25
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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)
Vincent Werlen
Vincent Werlen PhD candidate
Telephone +41 56 202 74 91 (direct)

Mariona Diaz
Research Assistant
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Oskar Häfeli
Staff Plastics Technical Center
+41 56 202 73 93
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Alex Massenbauer
Research Assistant
+41 56 202 77 97
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Daniel Zürcher
Lab Manager Plastics Technology
+41 56 202 73 95
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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)
Stefan Grieder
Stefan Grieder Research Assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 85 14 (direct)
Marco Küng
Marco Küng Research Assistant
Telephone +41 56 202 88 19 (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)
Lucian Zweifel
Lucian Zweifel Research Associate
Telephone +41 56 202 73 64 (direct)