DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

BIEGLER Veronika

E-Mail: Veronika Biegler

Project: Upgrading cellulose fibres into porous materials

Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck, Department of Materials Chemistry, University of Vienna

BILLICH Elisabeth

E-Mail: Elisabeth Billich

Project: Biobased Impregnation Resins for High Pressure Laminates

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

BUSQUETS FERRER María 

E-Mail: María Busquets Ferrer 

Project: Tailored lignocellulosic high-performance materials

Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

CHALWATZIS Lukas

E-Mail: Lukas Chalwatzis

Project: Plastics active Enzymes for PET degradation

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

EDER Markus

E-Mail: Markus Eder

Project: Advanced cellulose characterization for fiber spinning

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

EGAN Jean

E-Mail: Jean Egan

Project: Investigation of Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Valorization and Circularity of Textile Waste

Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

GRASBÖCK Stefan

E-Mail: Stefan Grasböck

Project: Extraction, modification and analysis of lignin from residual wood streams

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

GROSS BELDUMA Stefanie

E-Mail: Stefanie Gross Belduma

Project: Tailoring molar mass of cellulose

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources
 

HALBAUER Peter

Email: Peter Halbauer

Project: Structural and micromechanical properties of high densified wood and usages thereof in biomimetic approaches

Supervisor: Ulrich Müller, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

HUBER Christian 

Email: Christian Huber 

Project: Wood quality of composite materials for vehicle construction

Supervisor: Ulrich Müller, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

IVANOVA Olga

E-Mail: Olga Ivanova

Project: Stabilizing lyocell dopes for safe and efficient cellulose fiber production

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

YIMLAMAI Piyawan 

E-Mail: Piyawan Yimlamai 

Project: Preparation and analyses of insect chitin/protein mixtures

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

KOHLHUBER Nadine 

E-Mail: Nadine Kohlhuber 

Project: Utilization of Lignin for Material Applications

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

LALROPUIA Lalropuia

E-Mail: Lalropuia Lalropuia

Project: Bioleaching of critical metals from spent Lithium-ion batteries

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

LEHRHOFER Anna Florentina

E-Mail: Anna Florentina Lehrhofer

Project: Enantioseparation on non-conventional cellulose-based chiral phases

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

MAYER Florian

E-Mail: Florian Mayer

Project: Recyclable and renewable Nanocellulose composites by 3D printing

Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck, Department of Materials Chemistry, University of Vienna

MELIKHOV Ivan

Email: Ivan Melikhov

Project: Investigation of indigo and its degradation products’ influence on cellulose stability

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

PETSOUKIS Theodoros

E-Mail: Theodoros Petsoukis

Project: Cellulose derivatives and biomass-based non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) as binders

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

RITSCHER Margaritha

E-Mail: Margaritha Ritscher

Project: Advancing the compositional analysis of black liquor

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

SALIASI Alexandro 

E-Mail: Alexandro Saliasi 

Project: Moisture Impact on Structural Engineered Wood Products 

Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

SEMLER Bettina

E-Mail: Bettina Semler

Project: Versatile Furan-Based Polymers for Advanced Applications

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

SIEBER Anna

E-Mail: Anna Sieber

Project: Metal recovery from leaching solutions of spent lithium-ion batteries using metal-binding peptides

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

STRAUB Nina Email: Nina Straub

Project: Multifunctional bio-wax microparticles for enhanced functionality of natural wood coatings

Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

TRAN Hoai Thi

E-Mail: Hoai Thi Tran 

Project: Bioactive compounds in seedy banana 

Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

ZIEHER Johanna

E-Mail: Johanna Zieher

Project: Strengthening-strategies for specialty papers and cellulose-based filter products

Supervisors: Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

BAUSCH Florian 

Project within ABC&M: 

Analysis of ancient and modern papyri

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

BARBINI Stefano

Project within ABC&M: 

Bark Biorefinery 

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

BRAUNSCHMID Verena

Project within ABC&M:
Engineering of Oxidoreductases for Lignocellulose Processing 

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

BUDISCHOWSKY David 

E-Mail: David Budischowsky 

Project: Determination of carboxylic groups from Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase oxidized cellulose by fluorescence labelling

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources
 

BUI Cuong Viet

Project within ABC&M:
Synthesis and evaluation of polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases for enantiomer resolution

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

DISTLER Tom

Project within ABC&M:

UV detoxification and fermentation of spent liquor from pulp industry

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

ESPAÑA OROZCO Sebastian

Project within ABC&M: 

Characterization and quantification of wood extractives during sulphite pulping and TCF bleaching 

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

GOTO Takaaki

Project within ABC&M:
Utilization of viscose process lyes

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

GUGGENBERGER Matthias 

Project within ABC&M: 

Augmenting Biorefinery Analytics by Data Evaluation

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

KHALILIYAN Hajar

Project within ABC&M:

Fast process control and pulp characterization by NIR and chemometrics

Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

JUSNER Paul 

Project within ABC&M:

Thermal and aging resistance of cellulosic pulp for special papers

Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

JIMENEZ BARTOLOME Miguel

Project within ABC&M:

Biotechnical strategies to improve wet-strength of starch-based glues

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

MAYR Sebastian-Alois

Project within ABC&M:

Enzymatic synthesis of value-added products from lignin

Supervisor: Georg Gübitz, Department of Agricultural Sciences

MUSL Oliver

Project within ABC&M:

Advanced lignin characterization

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

SIMON Jonas 

Project within ABC&M:

Modification of cellulose into thermoplastic materials 

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

UNGERER Bernhard

Project within ABC&M:

Viscose-fabrics for fibre reinforced wood composites

Supervisor: Ulrich Müller, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

JANESCH Jan 

Project within ABC&M:  

Novel surface coatings on wood based on renewable materials

Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

PRAMREITER Maximilian

Project within ABC&M: 

Characterization, Simulation and Biomimetic Optimization of High Performance Bio-based Composites

Supervisor: Ulrich Müller, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

SAROSI Oliver

Project within ABC&M: 

Elucidating the effects of electron beam irradiation on cellulose and lignin and the consequences for wood-based biorefineries

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

STADLMANN Alexander 

Project within ABC&M: 

Adapted Manufacturing Technologies and Characterization Methods for Wood-Based Hybrid Structures

Supervisor: Ulrich Müller, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

VÖLKEL Laura 

Project within ABC&M:         
Nanocellulose as stabilizers for damaged paper

Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources

WURZER Gerhild Katharina

Project within ABC&M:
Utilization of lignosulfonates

Supervisors: Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources