About us

School of Engineering and Environment

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

Prof. Dr. Jürg Küffer

Head of FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 74 47 (Direct)
E-Mail: juerg.kueffer@fhnw.ch

Assistant to the Head of Institute

Hanna Troxler

Administration, Project controlling

Phone: +41 56 202 74 52
E-Mail: hanna.troxler@fhnw.ch

Product Development, Simulation and Validation

Matthias Fankhauser

Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 79 24
E-Mail: matthias.fankhauser@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Gröbelbauer

Head of Product Development at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 74 46 (Direct)
E-Mail: hanspeter.groebelbauer@fhnw.ch

Matthias Günthart

Lecturer for product development

Phone: +41 56 202 85 81
E-Mail: matthias.guenthart@fhnw.ch

Gabriel Hemmeler

Research Assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 74 13
E-Mail: gabriel.hemmeler@fhnw.ch

Stefan Kobler

Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 74 41
E-Mail: stefan.kobler@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Kaspar Löffel

Lecturer for Mechanical Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 85 64
E-Mail: kaspar.loeffel@fhnw.ch

Elischa Meier

Research assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 78 84
E-Mail: elischa.meier@fhnw.ch

Matthias Müller

Lecturer for Product Developement

Phone: +41 56 202 75 82
E-Mail: matthias.mueller1@fhnw.ch

Pascal Seiler

Research assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 80 79
E-Mail: pascal.seiler@fhnw.ch

Silvan Stutz

Research Assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 74 07
E-Mail: silvan.stutz@fhnw.ch

Patrick Widmann

Research Assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 71 08
E-Mail: patrick.widmann@fhnw.ch

Florian Wirz

Research Associate

Phone: +41 56 202 88 85
E-Mail: florian.wirz@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Daniel von Känel

Lecturer for Product Developement

Phone: +41 56 202 86 51 (Direct)
E-Mail: daniel.vonkaenel@fhnw.ch

Materials Science

Prof. Dr. Anja Buchwalder

Group Leader of Materials Science

Phone: +41 56 202 73 80
E-Mail: anja.buchwalder@fhnw.ch

Dr. Amir Hadian

Research Associate

Phone: +41 56 202 76 08
E-Mail: amir.hadian@fhnw.ch

Sabine Maass

Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 74 49
E-Mail: sabine.maass@fhnw.ch

Leonard Stock

Research Assistent

Phone: +41 56 202 70 46
E-Mail: leonard.stock@fhnw.ch

Janis Zürcher

Research Assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 73 36
E-Mail: janis.zuercher@fhnw.ch

Production Engineering, Laser Technology, Laser Engraving

Prof. Dr. Gregor Burkhard

Programme Head of the Master of Science in Engineering MSE

Phone: +41 56 202 74 58
E-Mail: gregor.burkhard@fhnw.ch

Valentin Leuthard

Research assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 78 87
E-Mail: valentin.leuthard@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Florian Senn

Lecturer for Manufacturing and Automation

Phone: +41 56 202 86 29
E-Mail: florian.senn@fhnw.ch

Léon Altner

Research Assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 78 54
E-Mail: leon.altner@fhnw.ch

Dr. Manuel Zeyen

Research Associate

Phone: +41 56 202 70 78
E-Mail: manuel.zeyen@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hoebel

Lecturer for laser technology

Phone: +41 56 202 86 39 (Direct)
E-Mail: matthias.hoebel@fhnw.ch

Philip Burger

Research Associate

Phone: +41 56 202 88 59
E-Mail: philip.burger@fhnw.ch

Philipp Brogli

Research Associate

Phone: +41 56 202 89 08
E-Mail: philipp.brogli@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Ronald Holtz

Head of laser technology at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 83 58 (Direct)
E-Mail: ronald.holtz@fhnw.ch

Tobias Grätzer

Research Associate

Phone: +41 56 202 89 09
E-Mail: tobias.graetzer@fhnw.ch

Armin Stumpp

Research Associate at the FHNW Institute of Product and Production Engineering

Phone: +41 56 202 74 63
E-Mail: armin.stumpp@fhnw.ch

Andre Bollhalder

Research assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 76 34
E-Mail: andre.bollhalder@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Bojan Resan

Lecturer for laser technology

Phone: +41 56 202 85 92 (Direct)
E-Mail: bojan.resan@fhnw.ch

Manuel Marbach

Phd Student

Phone: +41 56 202 74 54
E-Mail: manuel.marbach@fhnw.ch

Markus Höck

Research assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 70 75
E-Mail: markus.hoeck@fhnw.ch

Matthias Julius

Technical Specialist

Phone: +41 56 202 88 47
E-Mail: matthias.julius@fhnw.ch

Cedric Ackle

Research assistant

Phone: +41 56 202 76 75
E-Mail: cedric.ackle@fhnw.ch