Education

2000-2004 University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen

Study Surface and Materials Recycling specialising in Materials Recycling / Process Engineering (Diploma)

Professional stations

2004-2009 UVR-FIA GmbH, Freiberg

• Project manager, research assistant
• Process development in the field of mechanical process engineering and processing technology (primary and secondary raw materials)
• Production of mineral and metallic speciality products

2009-2011 PV Silicon Forschungs und Produktions GmbH, Erfurt

• Production engineer wire sawing processes
• Production / process optimisation of silicon-based photovoltaic wafers

2011-2016 Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

• Research assistant
• Processing and acquisition of interdisciplinary engineering research projects in the fields of processing technology, recycling, process engineering, air pollution control, etc.
• Teaching in the field of mechanical process engineering

Dissertation

"Conceptual and experimental approaches to increasing the efficiency of surface filters"

Co-operative doctorate with Clausthal University of Technology, 2018

2017-2022 Wiegand GmbH, Schlotheim

Coordination of energy, environmental and other sustainability issues (automotive supplier)

since 04 / 2022 Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

Professorship "Recycling Technology"

Courses

In the study programmes URT and ERT

Focal points:

• Mechanical process engineering
• Recycling technology
• Project management / process and system planning

Research focus

Circular economy - decoupling industrial society from primary raw materials