Research Topics and Dissertation Projects

Dissertation projects are possible in each of the following topics:

Topical group A: Material sciences– the classification and modification of renewable resources and their by-products for use in industrial networks

• A.1: Modelling of Raw Material Flows


• A.2: Characterization of By-Products from Forestry
  • Dissertation project of Shahril Anuar Bin Bahari: Development of Polyvinyl Chloride Composites based on Bamboo Particles
  • Dissertation project of Laura Teuber: Investigation of the influence of production and processing mechanisms on the wood component of Wood Plastic Composites (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Tim Koddenberg: Application of imaging tools for investigation of penetration and distribution of protective agents in wood (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Willy Hesselbach: Increasing the resource efficiency within the value chain of low-value sorts for chosen hardwoods from sustainable managed mixed stands
  • Dissertation project of Yagmur Bütün: Supply chain and contamination assessment of recovered wood for particleboard production



• A.3: Characterization of By-Products from Agriculture


• A.4: Characterization of Recycling Intermediate Products of Cascade Utilization


• A.5: Extraction of Chemical Raw Materials
  • Dissertation project of Felix Haiduk: Hemicellulose Extraction from spruce wood chips (abstract)



• A.6: Bio-Composite Materials


• A.7: Generation of Energy
  • Dissertation project of Tim Schröder: Planning of Economically Optimal Biorefineries under Consideration of Location, Capacity and Setup using Evolutionary Algorithms (abstract)

Topical group B: Planning of production and supply chains for renewable resources

• B.1: Modelling of Selected Logistic Networks
  • Dissertation project of Ingo Karschin: Developing a material and energy flow model for bioenergy villages (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Mohammad Sadegh Taskhiri: Designing a logistics network for wood flow considering cascade utilization and uncertainties (abstract)



• B.2: Multi Criteria Decision Support
  • Dissertation project of Matthias Garbs: Multi-criteria decision support for hierarchical process planning in recycling cascades (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Fabian Renatus: Multi-Criteria Decision Support for Corporate Environmental Management Information Systems (abstract)



• B.3: Robust Multicriteria Optimization
  • Dissertation project of Corinna Krüger: Algorithms for Robust Multi-Objective Optimization (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Jonas Ide: Concepts of Robustness for Uncertain Multi-Objective Optimization
  • Dissertation project of Lisa Thom: Robust multi-criteria optimization in neworks (abstract)



• B.4: Online-Optimization
  • Dissertation project of Marco Bender: Algorithms for Assignment Problems (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Morten Tiedemann: Resource Management and Online Optimization (abstract)



• B.5: Tracking- & Tracing-Systems
  • Dissertation project of Shanna Appelhanz: IT-based tracking of wood from the tree to the finished product and tracing of wood from the finished product to the tree (abstract)



• B.6: Computer-Aided Production Planning and Control


• B.7: Life Cycle Assessment
  • Dissertation project of Francesco Castellani: Assessment of supply chain sustainability of bio-composite materials (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Nils Thonemann: Life cycle assessment of wood cascades under consideration of resource efficiency



• B.8: Data Recording for Sustainability Reporting

Topical group C: Governance, coordination and distribution

• C.1: Data Formats


• C.2: Information Management and IT-Governance
  • Dissertation project of Simon Trang: IT-Governance in Inter-organizational Networks for Renewable Resources (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Markus Mandrella: IT-Based Value Co-Creation in Inter-Organizational Networks for the Utilization of Renewable Resources (abstract)



• C.3: B2B-Business Relations
  • Dissertation project of Sebastian Ludorf: Specific Features of Products from Renewable Resources and Their Impact on the Choice of Efficient Coordination Mechanisms in Business-to-Business Relationships (abstract)
  • Dissertation project of Annette Becker: Diffusion Analysis of Eco-Innovations in B2B Markets Using the Example of Hybrid Materials from Renewable Resources (Abstract)



• C.4: Acceptance of Products
  • Dissertation project of Victoria-Sophie Osburg: Products consisting of materials based on renewable resources: Determinants of purchase intention, target groups and consumers` information needs (abstract)



• C.5: Relationship Management
  • Dissertation project of Sebastian Zander: Development and evaluation of a Relationship Management approach in interorganizational networks for renewable resources (abstract)



• C.6: Efficient Structural Patterns


• C.7: Incentives

Figure 2: Focus of research and involved chairs