Research Group SMART
Sustainable materials and recycling technologies
Research Fields
The research in the field of sustainable materials and recycling technologies is devoted to the following topics:
- Innovative polymers for sustainable energy production and storage
- Green engineering with polymeric materials
- Green composites based on natural fibers and biogenic resin systems
- Waste prevention, end-of-life scenarios and recycling technology
Team

Assoz.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Katharina Resch-Fauster (in Karenz)
Head of SMART Group
katharina.resch-fauster(at)unileoben.ac.at
+43 3842 402 - 2105
Profil (Pure) | Profil (MUOnline) | CV
Specialties: sustainable energy production and storage, green engineering, polymers and composites based on renewable

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Michael Feuchter
michael.feuchter(at)unileoben.ac.at
+43 3842 402 - 2110
Profil (Pure) | Profil (MUOnline)
Specialties: polymeric nanocomposites, recycling of polymers and composites, morphology analysis with X-ray scattering, advanced dynamic mechanical analysis

Dipl.-Ing. Lukas Haiden
lukas.haiden(at)unileoben.ac.at
+43 3842 402 - 2107
Profil (Pure) | Profil (MUOnline)

Ing. Katerina Plevova
katerina.plevova(at)unileoben.ac.at
+43 3842 402 - 2119
Profil (Pure)
Specialties: polymer recycling, Raman and IR spectroscopy analysis of polymer and composites

Dipl.-Ing. Markus Schwaiger
markus.schwaiger(at)unileoben.ac.at
+43 3842 402 - 2129
Profil (Pure) | Profil (MUOnline) | KT in portrait
Specialties: Thermosets based on renewable resources, smart composites, advanced thermal analysis
Research Summaries
2019
Functional polymers for an efficient energy management of buildings
Katharina Resch-Fauster
Novel composite material with 100% bio-bases carbon content
Andrea Todorovic
Polymeric nanocomposites
Michael Feuchter
Polymeric phase-change materials applicability and long-term stability
Helena Weingrill
Shaping of Optical Appearance of Carbon Fibres
Rupert Lenzenweger
UV-curable bio-coating - kinetic analysis
Andrea Klein
2018
Mechanical recycling of technical bio-polymers
Andrea Klein
Functional hierarchical composites for structural applications
Michael Feuchter
2017
Hemp based composites
Katharina Resch-Fauster
Mechanical recyclability of technical biopolymers
Andrea Klein
Polymeric latent heat storages
Helena Weingrill
Polymeric nanocomposites
Michael Feuchter
2016
Composites based on renewable ressources
Katharina Resch-Fauster
Functional polymeric materials for energy technology
Katharina Resch-Fauster