Network

Andreas Bartl
Vienna University of Technology
Andreas Bartl is head of the research group “Fiber Technology” at TU Wien – Institute of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Engineering. The main focus of his research is in the field of cellulosic fibers and fiber recycling. He has conducted several research projects, commonly in cooperation with major fiber producers. He is giving lectures in the field of mechanical process engineering, fiber technology and recycling. Besides his work in research and teaching, Andreas is active in national and international organizations. Among other things, he is member of the board of the Austrian Fiber Institute, member of ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) and IWWG (International Waste Working Group). Currently he is vice chair of the ISWA working group on “Recycling and Waste Minimization”, member of the editorial board of Waste Management & Research (Sage) and chair of the working group “Value Chain Impact” of the COST action “Solutions for Critical Raw Materials Under Extreme Conditions (CRM-EXTREME)”.

Heinz-Georg Baum
University of Applied Sciences Fulda

Martin Faulstich
INZIN Institute for the Future of Industrial Society
Since 2020, Martin Faulstich has held the Chair of Resource and Energy Systems at the Technical University of Dortmund. Previously, he served as professor of Environmental and Energy Technology at the Clausthal University of Technology. From 2002 to 2012, he served as professor of Resource and Energy Technology at the Technical University of Munich and director of the Straubing Center of Science for Renewable Resources. Martin Faulstich was chairman of the board of the ATZ Development Center in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. Faulstich’s work focuses on waste treatment and residual-materials recycling via thermal and biological processes. He has been chairman of the German Advisory Council on the Environment from 2008 to 20160

Johann Fellner
Christian Doppler Laboratory for Anthropogenic Resources Vienna University of Technology
Johann Fellner is associate professor for Waste Management at TU Wien. Since 2012 he is heading the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Anthropogenic Resources, a temporary research center that aims at enhancing the sustainable utilization of man-made resources. Besides his work in different national and international organizations (ISWA International Solid Waste Association, IWWG International Waste Working Group) he is associate editor of the Waste Management journal (Elsevier).

Matthias Franke
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT)

Dominique Guyonnet
BRGM Campus

Harald Hauke
Austria Glas Recycling GmbH

Marion Huber-Humer
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

Wolfgang Wahlmüller
Wolfgang Wahlmüller is member of the board of directors at ÖSW AG (Österreichisches Siedlungswerk), one of the leading real estate companies in Austria. He is further executive board member at KSV 1870 and member of supervisory- and advisory boards at more than 20 companies in Austria and Germany. Wolfgang Wahlmüller is educated in construction engineering and business administration.

Helmut Rechenberger
Vienna University of Technology

Christoph Scharff
Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA)
Vienna University of Technology
Christoph Scharff has been dedicated to waste management in both research and practice since 1984. He was instrumental in setting up the nationwide separate collection and recycling of packaging in Austria under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Since 2008, Christoph Scharff has been CEO of ARA AG (Austria). From 2000 to 2002, Scharff served as president of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). He is honorary professor for waste management at the Vienna University of Technology and author of several publications in the field.

David Laner
University of Kassel

Rupert Baumgartner
University of Graz

Kerstin Kuchta
Hamburg University of Technology
Full professor since 2002 and head of the research group on Sustainable Resource and Waste Management (SRWM) (> 200 publications). Kerstin Kuchta studied Waste and Environmental Technology and did her PhD at Darmstadt University of Technology in Civil Engineering. After gaining experience in waste recycling industry and consulting, she was appointed as a professor at Hamburg University of Applied Technology for Environmental and Energy Management. Since 2011 she is head of the research group waste research management at the Hamburg University of Technology. The research focus of Kerstin Kuchta is on waste resource management and waste technologies, urban mining and environment and sustainable development. Currently, she is supervising 10 PhD students. In addition, since 2019, she is Vice-President for Academic Affairs at TUHH. Her experience of research and disseminating results to stakeholders/end users she demonstrated as the chair and representative of the Cost Action ReCreew. Since 2019, she leads her research group in two EU H2020 funded projects, CIRCuIT (circular constructio in regenerative cities) and Bio-Plastics Europe. In addition, she is the principal lead of the ECIU university initiative at TUHH (co-funded by Erasmus+ Programme of the EU) and several national and international research projects.