Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWSProfile
Research Focus
- Applied materials research and technology transfer
- Development and materials science evaluation of textiles and foams
- Material development for medical applications (implants, catheters, dental prostheses, biochips)
- (Bio-)functionalization of materials and systems using wet chemical methods as well as micro- and nanostructuring (hot stamping, injection molding, deep drawing, laser processing)
- Investigation of structure-property relationships at the micro and nano scale
Career
Academic Career
Since 2005
Scientific-Technical Staff "Biofunctional Materials for Medicine and the Environment", Fraunhofer IMWS, Halle (Saale)
2002–2005
Research Assistant, Fraunhofer Institute for Materials Mechanics IWM, Halle (Saale)
Education
2000–2005
Studied biomedical engineering at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Köthen. Degree: Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
2000
High school diploma (Abitur), Burg-Gymnasium Wettin
Awards and Honors
2014
Hugo-Junkers Award from the State of Saxony-Anhalt, 2nd place in the “Most Innovative Alliance” category for the innovative collaboration in the field of medical engineering “New Implants for Midface Reconstruction” together with Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Andreas Heilmann, Maik Rudolph, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolf-Dietrich Knoll, Constanze Hessler, and Dr.-Ing. Stefan Schwan
Since 2007
Member of the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM)