About us
Our interdisciplinary team is active in research, works in cooperation with industrial partners and is in a constant dialogue with Swiss and international universities. In addition, we teach in degree programmes and continuing education at the FHNW School of Engineering.
Head of Institute
Product Development, Simulation and Validation
Materials Science
Head of Institute
Prof. Dr. Urs Bopp
Deputy Head of Institute, Lecturer
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Hanna Troxler
Administration
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Product Development, Simulation and Validation
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Gröbelbauer
Head Product Development, Lecturer
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Prof. Hans-Rudolf Manz
Lecturer
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Matthias Günthart
Lecturer
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Matthias Fankhauser
Research associate
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Stefan Kobler
Research associate
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Daniel Steinegger
Research assistant
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Nico Gradwohl
Research assistant
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Marc Huber
Research assistant
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Michael Umbricht
Research assistant
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Manuela Dreier
Research assistant
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Production Engineering
Prof. Dr. Urs Bopp
Head Production Engineering, Lecturer
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Prof. Dr. Gregor Burkhard
Lecturer
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Peter Hug
Research associate
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Stefan Kettner
Research assistant
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Materials Science
Michael Oeschger
Research assistant
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Nikolaus Ritter
Research assistant
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Kerry Bächle
Research assistant
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Laser Technology, Laser Engraving
Prof. Dr. Ronald Holtz
Head Laser Technology, LecturerTeamleiter 3D-Laser Mikromaterialbearbeitung, Fertigungstechnik
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Beat Lüscher
Head Laser Lab, Lecturer
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Dr. Bojan Resan
Research associate
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Armin Stumpp
Research associate
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Claudio Erik Furrer
Research associate
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Hansjörg Vogt
Technician
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Marco Guilherme
Research assistant
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Daniel Hug
Research assistant
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Patrick Kiefer
Research assistant
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Florian Senn
Research assistant
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Romain Carreto
Research assistant
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