Maik Feldmann - Fraunhofer IMWS

Profile

Prof. Dr. Maik Feldmann, Head of the Polymer Applications business unit

Main research areas

Plastics processing
Sustainable plastics and applications
Material development and characterization
Fiber composites
Process-structure-property relationships

Scientific career

since 10/2022

Business Unit Manager "Polymer Applications", Fraunhofer IMWS

since 10/2022

Professorship for Plastics Processing, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences (FH)

08/2018-09/2022

Project Manager at Hexagon Purus GmbH (area: Type 4 lightweight hydrogen pressure vessels for automotive)

since 10/2012

Teaching assignments for fiber composites, plastics testing, mechanical engineering materials (until 2018) and rotor blades (Master's program, part-time)

01/2015-07/2018

Scientific Managing Director of the LOEWE focus area "Safer Materials"

01/2013-07/2018

Head of the "Materials Development and Composites" department in the Plastics Technology Group at the University of Kassel with eight research assistants

06/2012-07/2018

Managing Director of the supra-regional research network "safe and reliable structures"

04/2009-05/2012

Management and processing of the sub-project "Hydrophobic starch foams" and processing of the sub-project "Bio-PA with cellulose fibers" in the FNR research network "Biopolymers" (joint project with Fraunhofer and approx. 20 commercial enterprises)

02/2009

Guest stay at the Riga Technical University (RTU) in Latvia

from 04/2008

Research assistant at the IfW of the University of Kassel

Education

12/2012

Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) "Biobased polyamides with cellulose fibers process - structural properties" - summa cum laude; 1.

05/2007-10/2008

Mechanical engineering studies at the University of Kassel, diploma thesis: "Development of a forming tool for process-integrated grading of self-reinforced thermoplastic composites"

10/2003-05/2007

Mechanical engineering studies at the University of Kassel, diploma thesis: "Novel front wheel fork concepts for wheelchairs in lightweight construction" - wheelchair made of CFRP

10/2002-09/2003

Studied electrical engineering at the University of Kassel

Preise und Auszeichnungen

Ehrenpreis 2009 der RTU (Riga Technical University)/ Fakultät für Materialwissenschaften und Angewandte Chemie

Veröffentlichungen

Bledzki, A.K., Mamun, A.A. & Feldmann, M. (2012). Polyoxymethylen-Verbundwerkstoffe mit Natur- und Zellulosefasern: Zähigkeit und Wärmeformbeständigkeit. Composites Science and Technology, 72(15), 1870-1874.

Błędzki, A. K., Urbaniak, M., Jaszkiewicz, A. & Feldmann, M. (2014). Cellulosefasern als Alternative zu Glasfasern in Polymerverbundwerkstoffen. Polimery, 59(5), 372-382.

Feldmann, M., Bledzki, A.K. (2014). Biobasierte Polyamide, verstärkt mit Zellulosefasern - Verarbeitung und Eigenschaften. Composites Science and Technology, 100, 113-120.

Feldmann, M., Heim, H. P. & Zarges, J. C. (2016). Einfluss der Prozessparameter auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften von technischen Biokompositen mit einem Doppelschneckenextruder. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 83, 113-119.

Feldmann, M. & Verheyen. F. (2016). Impact behaviour of continuous biaxial reinforced composites based on bio-polyamides and man-made cellulose fibres. International Polymer Processing: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 198-206.

Feldmann, M. (2016). Die Auswirkungen der Spritzgießtemperatur auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften und die Morphologie von Polypropylen-Cellulosefaser-Verbundwerkstoffen. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 87, 146-152.

Zarges, J. C., Minkley, D., Feldmann, M., & Heim, H. P. (2017). Fracture toughness of injection molded, man-made cellulose fiber reinforced polypropylene. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 98, 147-158.

Meri, R. M., Zicans, J., Ivanova, T., Saldabola, R., Reinholds, I., Roja, Z., Feldmann, M. & Heim, H. P. (2017). Fabrication and characterization of ethylene-octene copolymer composites with ionic liquid functionalized carbon nanotubes. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 66(4), 347-353.

Akindoyo, J. O., Beg, M. D., Ghazali, S., Heim, H. P., & Feldmann, M. (2017). Auswirkungen der Oberflächenmodifikation auf Dispersion, mechanische, thermische und dynamisch-mechanische Eigenschaften von spritzgegossenen PLA-Hydroxylapatit-Kompositen. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 103, 96-105.

Fuchs, J., Feldmann, M., Aßmann, C., Vorwerg, W., & Heim, H. P. (2018). Cross-Linked HydrophobicStarch Granules in Blends mit PLA. International Polymer Processing, 33(1), 89-95.

Zarges, J. C., Kaufhold, C., Feldmann, M., & Heim, H. P. (2018). Einzelfaserauszugstest von Celluloseregeneratfasern in Polypropylen: An energetic evaluation. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 105, 19-27.

Akindoyo, J. O., Beg, M. D., Ghazali, S., Heim, H. P., & Feldmann, M. (2018). Impact modified PLAhydroxyapatite composites-Thermo-mechanical properties. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 107, 326-333.

Kahl, C., Feldmann, M., Sälzer, P., & Heim, H. P. (2018). Advanced short fiber composites with hybrid reinforcement and selective fiber-matrix-adhesion based on polypropylene-Characterization of mechanical properties and fiber orientation using high-resolution X-ray tomography. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.

Kohl, D., von Boyneburgk, C., Feldmann, M., Heim, H. P., & Böhm, S. (2018). Charakterisierung von holzbasierten Multimaterialsystemen unter dynamischer Schlagbeanspruchung. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 1-10.

Beg, M. D. H., Islam, M. R., Mamun, A. A., Heim, H. P., Feldmann, M., & Akindoyo, J. O. (2018). Characterization of polyamide 6.10 composites incorporated with microcrystalline cellulose fiber: Effects of fiber loading and impact modifier. Advances in Polymer Technology.

Sälzer, P., Feldmann, M., & Heim, H. P. (2018). Wood-Polypropylene Composites: Influence of Processing on the Particle Shape and Size in Correlation with the Mechanical Properties Using Dynamic Image Analysis. International Polymer Processing, 33(5), 677-687.

Akindoyo, J. O., Beg, M. D., Ghazali, S., Alam, A. M., Heim, H. P., & Feldmann, M. (2018). Synergized poly (lactic acid)–hydroxyapatite composites: Biocompatibility study. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 47400.

Gemmeke, N., Feldmann, M., & Heim, H. P. (2019). Processing and characterization of engineering biocomposites based on polybutylenterephthalat (PBT) and polytrimethylentherephthalat (PTT) with regenerated cellulose fibers modified with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene as a processing agent. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing.

Akindoyo, J.O.; Beg, M.D.H., Ghazali, S., Heim, H.-P. Feldmann, M. & Mariatti, M. (2019). Oxidative induction and performance of oil palm fiber reinforced polypropylene composites–Effects of coupling agent and UV stabilizer. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 125

Feldmann, M. (2019). Properties of sustainable composites based on bio-based polyamides and recycled carbon fibers under static and cyclic loads. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 500 (1).

Judt, P.O., Zarges, J.-C., Feldmann, M., Ricoeur, A. & Heim, H.-P. (2019). Deflecting mode-I cracks in anisotropic materials. Mechanics of Materials, 136.

Beg, M.H.D., Islam, M.R., Mamun, A.A., Heim, H.-P. & Feldmann, M. (2020). Vergleichende Analyse der Eigenschaften: Mikrokristalline Cellulosefaser-Polyamid-Verbundwerkstoffe gefüllt mit Ethylen-Copolymer und Olefin-Elastomer. Polymere und Polymer-Verbundwerkstoffe 28 (4), 242-251.

Kohl, D., v. Boyneburgk, C., Feldmann, M., Heim, H.-P. & Böhm, S. (2020). Charakterisierung von holzbasierten Multimaterialsystemen unter dynamischer Schlagbeanspruchung. Wood Material Science & Engineering 15 (3), 130-139.

Patents

Feldmann, M., Bledzki, A.K., Jaszkiewicz, A. & Ossadnik, S. (2011). Process for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer and extrusion tool and device for tempering a fiber strand impregnated with a polymer melt. DE 10 2011 010 330 A1, January 28, 2011, Kassel

Feldmann, M., Bledzki, A.K., Jaszkiewicz, A. & Ossadnik, S. (2012). Method for the production of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer and extrusion die and device for the temperature control a fiber strand impregnated with a polymer melt. US Patent No. 2012/0199998 A1, August 09, 2012, Kassel, Germany

Feldmann, M., Jarka, S. & Heim, H.-P. (2015). Thermoformable film and method for producing a thermoformable film, patent application, EP3078492 A1 April 10, 2015, Kassel

Piotrowski, S.; Wetzel, A., Middendorf, B. & Feldmann, M. (2018). Solid mass for the production of a thermally stable and cyclically stressable ultra-high-strength concrete or high-strength concrete or an ultra-high-strength concrete part/heat-resistant concrete Patent application, DE 10 2018 100 850.3 16.01.2018, Kassel

Feldmann, M.; Sälzer, P.; Heim, H.-P.; Hillmer, H.; Ha, U.-M. Plastic composite material with at least one filler incorporated into a plastic matrix, DE102018119964A1