List of ongoing doctoral research projects sorted by department: 

Department of Agrobiotechnology

Bioleaching of critical metals from spent Lithium-ion batteries

Project assigned to: Lalropuia Lalropuia
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

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

Project assigned to: Miguel Jimenez Bartolome
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

Engineering of Oxidoreductases for Lignocellulose Processing

Project assigned to: Verena Braunschmid
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz 

Enzymatic depolymerization of mixed plastic waste

Project assigned to: Chloe Allo
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

Enzymatic synthesis of value-added products from lignin

Project assigned to: Sebastian-Alois Mayr
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

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

Project assigned to: Anna Sieber
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

Plastics active Enzymes for PET degradation

Project assigned to: Lukas Chalwatzis
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

UV detoxification and fermentation of spent liquor from pulp industry

Project assigned to: Tom Distler
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

Versatile Furan-Based Polymers for Advanced Applications

Project assigned to: Bettina Semler
Supervisor: Georg Gübitz

Department of Chemistry

Advanced cellulose characterization for fiber spinning

Project assigned to: Markus Eder
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

Advanced lignin characterization

Project assigned to: Oliver Musl
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

Analysis of ancient and modern papyri ​​​​​​​

Project assigned to: Florian Bausch
Supervisors: Antje Potthast 

Augmenting Biorefinery Analytics by Data Evaluation

Project assigned to: Matthias Guggenberger
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Stefan Böhmdorfer

Bark Biorefinery

Project assigned to: Stefano Barbini
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

Bioactive compounds in seedy banana 

Project assigned to: Hoai Thi Tran 
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau 

Biobased Impregnation Resins for High Pressure Laminates

Project assigned to: Elisabeth Billich
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

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

Project assigned to: Theodoros Petsoukis
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hettegger

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

Project assigned to: Sebastian España Orozco
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

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

Project assigned to: David Budischowsky 
Supervisor: Antje Potthast 

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

Project assigned to: Oliver Sarosi
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

Enantioseparation on non-conventional cellulose-based chiral phases

Project assigned to: Anna Florentina Lehrhofer 
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hettegger 

Extraction, modification and analysis of lignin from residual wood streams

Project assigned to: Stefan Grasböck
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

Fast process control and pulp characterization by NIR and chemometrics

Project assigned to: Hajar Khaliliyan
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Stefan Böhmdorfer

Investigation of Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Valorization and Circularity of Textile Waste

Project assigned to: Jean Egan
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau 

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

Project assigned to: Ivan Melikhov 
Supervisor: Antje Potthast 

Modification of cellulose into thermoplastic materials 

Project assigned to: Jonas Simon 
Supervisors: Antje Potthast 

Nanocellulose as stabilizers for damaged paper

Project assigned to: Laura Völkel
Supervisors: Antje Potthast

Preparation and analyses of insect chitin/protein mixtures

Project assigned to: Piyawan Yimlamai
Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Marco Beaumont

Project assigned to: Olga Ivanova
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hettegger

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

Project assigned to: Johanna Zieher
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hettegger

Synthesis and evaluation of polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases for enantiomer resolution

Project assigned to: Cuong Viet Bui
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau

Tailoring molar mass of cellulose

Project assigned to: Stefanie Gross Belduma
Supervisor: Antje Potthast

Thermal and aging resistance of cellulosic pulp for special papers

Project assigned to: Paul Jusner
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau

Utilization of Lignin for Material Applications 

Project assigned to: Nadine Kohlhuber
Supervisors: Antje Potthast

Utilization of lignosulfonates

Project assigned to: Gerhild Katharina Wurzer
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hetteger and Antje Potthast

Utilization of viscose process lyes

Project assigned to: Takaaki Goto
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Karin Fackler

Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering

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

Project assigned to: Alexander Stadlmann
Supervisor: Ulrich Müller

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

Project assigned to: Maximilian Pramreiter
Supervisor: Ulrich Müller

Moisture Impact on Structural Engineered Wood Products

Project assigned to: Alexandro Saliasi
Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter 

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

Project assigned to: Nina Straub
Supervisors: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter

Novel surface coatings on wood based on renewable materials

Project assigned to: Jan Janesch
Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter 

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

Project assigned to: Peter Halbauer
Supervisor: Ulrich Müller

Tailored lignocellulosic high-performance materials

Project assigned to: María Busquets Ferrer
Supervisor: Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter

Viscose-fabrics for fibre reinforced wood composites

Project assigned to: Bernhard Ungerer
Supervisor: Ulrich Müller

Wood quality of composite materials for vehicle construction 

Project assigned to: Christian Huber
Supervisor: Ulrich Müller

University of Vienna, Department of Materials Chemistry

Cellulose-based sandwich composites

Project assigned to: Nesrine Battoul Debabèche
Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck

Project assigned to: Anne Zhao
Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck

Isolation, analysis, and valorization strategies of soda pulping effluent streams

Project assigned to: John Chrysostom Opedun
Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck

Recyclable and renewable Nanocellulose composites by 3D printing

Project assigned to: Florian Mayer
Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck

Upgrading cellulose fibres into porous materials

Project assigned to: Veronika Biegler 
Supervisor: Alexander Bismarck