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  2. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes KrückeL

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes KrückeL

Studying the mechanical, thermal and microstructural evolution of recycled polymers (PLA, PP, PET) through multiple recycling loops, integrating ultrasonic characterization to detect microstructural changes non-destructively, and coupling these findings with micromechanical and homogenization modelling to predict behaviour of heterogeneous recycled materials.
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Academic Position of the inviting researcher professor
Web page/ORCID https://ttz-has.thws.de/ueber-uns/das-team/
University of the inviting researcher

UNIVERSITE PARIS 13
Department/Lab/Unit LSPM - USPN - IUT de Saint Denis
Research lines/projects

Collaboration between UNIVERSITE PARIS 13 (LSPM, CNRS UPR-3407) and Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS). LSPM expertise: micromechanics, damage modelling, heterogeneous material behaviour, and recycled polymers. LSPM facilities: mechanical/thermal characterization tools, ultrasonic testing bench, and 3D printing platform for polymers. THWS expertise: polymer processing, compounding, additive manufacturing, rheology, and process optimization for sustainable materials. Joint goals: integrate processing parameters into micromechanical and ultrasonic models, improve predictive accuracy of recycled materials. Expected outcomes: stronger link between processing and multi-scale modelling, joint supervision of students, publications, and EU project proposals under UNINOVIS. Impact: advances in sustainable polymer engineering and circular additive manufacturing, fostering long-term research and educational cooperation.

Preferred duration

3 weeks