Professor, Dean of Studies

Department:

Department of Engineering

Study area:

IT, Technology & Engineering

Professorship or teaching area:

Recycling technology

Research areas:

Circular economy - decoupling industrial society from primary raw materials

Institute or organisation:

ThIWert | Thuringian Innovation Centre for Recyclable Materials

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

Courses


In the study programmes URT and ERT


Focal points:



  • Mechanical process engineering

  • Recycling technology

  • Project management / process and system planning

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Rutz

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Rutz