Organization

Director

Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker

Head of Administration Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Peter Jakisch
Head of Strategy Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker (acting)
Communication Dr. Sandra Mehlhase (acting)

Head Office High-Performance Center

Lisa Kalb M. Sc.

Scientific IT

Dr. Volker Eberhardt


Division 
Polymer Processing


Dr. André Lehmann

Fiber Technologies

Dr. André Lehmann

Polymer Engineering

Dr. Jens Erdmann

Processing Plant Schwarzheide

Dr. Jens Balko

Membranes and Separators

Dr.-Ing. Murat Tutus


Division
Functional Polymer Systems


Dr. Thorsten Pretsch

Shape-Memory Polymers

Dr. Thorsten Pretsch

Functional Materials and Devices

Dr. Manuel Gensler

Energy Materials

Dr. Benjamin Heyne


Division
Sustainable Polymer Materials


Dr. Jens Buller

Starch Modification and Analytics

Dr. Jens Buller

Microencapsulation and Polysaccharide Chemistry

Dr. Bert Volkert

Polymer Synthesis

Dr. Antje Lieske


Division
Life Science and Bioprocesses


Prof. Dr. Ruben R. Rosencrantz

(Bio)functionalized Polymers

Prof. Dr. Ruben R. Rosencrantz

Materials in Biological Systems

Prof. Dr. Ruben R. Rosencrantz

Biotechnological Processing

Prof. Dr. Ruben R. Rosencrantz


Division
Pilot Plant Center PAZ – Polymer Synthesis


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Bartke

Polymer Synthesis

Dr. Ulrich Wendler

Scale-up and Pilot Testing

Dr.-Ing. Marcus Vater


Division 
Polymer Composites PYCO


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Seidlitz

Polymer Development

Prof. Dr. Christian Dreyer  

Semi-finished Components

Dr. Mathias Köhler

Simulation and Design

Marcello Ambrosio M. Sc.

Structural Testing and Analytics

Dr.-Ing. Dustin Nielow

Sustainable Lightweight Technologies

Dipl.-Ing. Felix Kuke


Division
Center for Applied Nanotechnology CAN


Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan

Quantum Materials

Dr. Jan Niehaus

Nanoscale Energy and Structure Materials

Dr. Christoph Gimmler