Completed research projects
Completed third-party-funded research projects, networks and equipment measures
(Sorted by the date from the end of the term)
Color changes
Predictability of color changes of wood used indoor - A new approach to evaluate the color change as a function of the radiation dose
Project duration: 01.03.2021 - 29.02.2024
Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Contact: Claudia Lenz M.Sc.
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FreeWood
Development of chemical processes to prevent artwork-damaging gas emissions from wood-based materials and implementation of new gas monitoring techniques for risk-free display and logisik of art objects - FreeWood
Subproject: Research into alkaline solutions and development of a chemical process for the selective dissolution of hemicellulose in wood-based materials
Project duration: 11.10.2021 - 30.09.2023, extended until 31.12.2023
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Anja Kampe M.Sc., Leo Felix Munier M.Sc.
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PERMA
Platform for efficient resource utilization in the furniture and interior design industry
Project duration: 01.08.2019 - 31 .07.2022, extended until 31.08.2023
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education an Research (BMBF)
Contact: Martin Wozniak M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf, Leo Felix Munier M.Sc.
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PyroConti
Development of a continuous process for the production of carbonized surfaces on wood products using contact heating elements
Sub-project: Development of the process stages for pre- and post-treatment to stabilise the material surfaces and development of wood- and component-specific formulations
Project duration: 01.10.2020 - 31.03.2023, extended until 31.07.2023
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc., Lucas Lütje-Fournat M.Sc.
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FoMo
FOMO / Development of recipe for the forming and modification process of European woods
Project duration: 01.07.2020 - 31.12.2022, extended until 30.06.2023
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc., Tobias Bender M.Sc., Christoph Munk M.Sc.
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BioBasedBoats
ZIM-Cooperation-project BioBasedBoats - Boats made of bio-based materials: Development of new composite materials and manufacturing techniques to increase efficiency in bio-based boat and yacht construction
Project duration: 01.03.2020 - 31.08.2022, extended until 31.05.2023
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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CombiMod-kiln (TMT-kiln)
Test field for reproducible generation of optimal physical-chemical properties of wood and wood-based materials
Project duration: 02.09.2021 - 31.03.2023
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Brandenburg (MWFK) via European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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ValorWood
Increased valorisation of domestic timber by a novel wood modification system
Project duration: 21.01.2020 - 31.12.2022
Funding: The Norwegian Research Council
Contact: Leo Felix Munier M.Sc.
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INTENS
Integration of electrical sensors in wood and fiber composite components
Project duration: 01.03.2020 - 28.02.2022
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Brandenburg (MWFK) via Staf-guideline
Contact: Moritz Sanne M.Sc.
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Clarinets
Development of alternative materials for the production of woodwind instruments and instrument cases from thermally modified and polymer-impregnated European woods
Project duration: 01.05.2020 - 31.12.2021, extended until 28.02.2022
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Tobias Bender M.Sc., Christoph Munk M.Sc.
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Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Scanning electron microscope laboratory analyse the interfacial behavior and adhesion of different material combinations in novel lightweight material combinations
Project duration: 01.08.2020 - 31.12.2021
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Brandenburg (MWFK) via European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Contact: Moritz Sanne M.Sc.
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Acoustic wood
SubMat4Music - Recipes for the modification of native woods for the production of acoustic woods
Project duration: 01.04.2018 - 31.03.2021
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc., Tobias Bender M.Sc., Christoph Munk M.Sc.
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DigiPrint - Low Emission
Process development for the digital printing of wood veneers combined with the development of a process for reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in these veneers
Project duration: 01.01.2018 - 31.12.2020
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact persons: Anja Kampe M.Sc., Lothar Clauder M.Sc., Axel Mund B.Sc.
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EnerVeE
Energy-efficient composite materials with excellent characteristics profile
Project duration: 01.06.2018 - 30.11.2020
Funding: Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Brandenburg (MWFK) via Staf-guideline
Contact persons: Dr. Nadine Herold und Leo-Felix Munier M.Sc.
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Bridge2ERA
Cultivation and use of little-used tree species: Expansion of bio- and material diversity in forestry and timber industry under the aspect of climate change in cooperation with the Western Balkan countries
Project duration: 01.07.2019 - 30.09.2020
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) promoted by German Aerospace Center (DLR), International Office
Contact persons: Dr. Peter Rademacher, Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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BioSoftAbsorber
Bio-based wood and plastic composites for sound-absorbing room dividers
Project duration: 01.12.2017 - 29.02.2020
Funding: Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (ZIM) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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Danube Wood
Danube-Network Wood Research Centers
Project duration: 01.03.2017 - 30.10.2019
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) promoted by German Aerospace Center (DLR), International Office
Contact: Dr. Peter Rademacher, Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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Bambulator
Modular rollator system based on renewable raw materials (exploratory and implementation phase)
Project durations: 01.09.2016 - 31.05.2017, 01.10.2017 - 30.09.2019
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research via Ideas competition - New products for the bioeconomy
Contact persons: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Moritz Sanne, Anja Kampe M.Sc.
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PyroForCE
Pyrolysis for Construction Elements (PyroForCE),
Subproject 2: Generation of pyrolysis layer and material characterization - (Joint project with the UdK Berlin)
Project durations: 01.03.2015 - 29.02.2016, 01.07.2017 - 15.09.2019
Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) via Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) (Phase 1) and "Zukunft Bau", Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI)
Contact: Tom Brodhagen M.Sc., Lucas Lütje-Fournet B.Eng.
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Digital microscope laboratory for image analysis of innovative lightweight materials
Project duration: 07.03.2018 - 28.02.2019
Funding: InfraFEI directive: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) program of the Brandenburgian Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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WoodLightDesign
Modular, temporary buildings in lightweight construction
Project duration: 01.05.2018 - 23.01.2019
Funding: EU application FR 2017 of Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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Wood-UFO
Utilization of wood veneers for simultaneous moulding, form-fixing and composite material production through targeted impregnation and material modification
Project duration: 01.10.2014 - 31.12.2018
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), FHprofUnt
Contact: Dr. rer. silv. Nadine Herold
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SubMat4Music
Identification and development of the potentials of European woods for musical instrument making
Project duration: 01.04.2017 - 30.03.2018
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM) cooperation networks
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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SuProWood
Sustainable production and use of natural resources with special focus on wood
Project duration: 01.01.2016 - 31.12.2017
Cooperation partner: Mendel University Brno, Czech Republic
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), International Office
Contact: Dr. Peter Rademacher, Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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HoFuPreg
Wood veneer prepregs with proportionally bio-based binder
Project duration: 01.07.2015 - 31.08.2017
Cooperation partner: Fraunhofer Pyco (lead)
Funding: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) via Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Moritz Sanne, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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Alternating Climates
Development and implementation of tests of wood products to determine the material properties under the influence of alternating climates
Project duration: 01.09.2014 - 31.07.2017
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jens-Peter Stephan
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Pressure pulse impregnation
Development of a novel pressure pulse process and the associated plant technolog
Project duration: 01.12.2014 - 30.05.2017
Head of project: Prof. Dr. Silke Lautner
Cooperation partner: Premetec GmbH Suhl, TU Ilmenau
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Moritz Sanne
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Swabian Rio rosewood
Development of guitars free of tropical woods by using a modification process to upgrade native woods
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Project duration: 01.07.2014 - 31.01.2017
Cooperation partner: Best Acoustics Reinhardt GmbH
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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Monitoring of dimensional changes of solid wood moldings
Construction of a test rig for non-destructive monitoring of application-specific material tests
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Project duration: 05.02.2016 - 31.01.2017
Funding: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) program of the Brandenburgian Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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Wood E-Bike
First wooden pedelec ready for series production
Project duration: 01.04.2013 - 31.08.2015
Cooperation partner: System 180 GmbH Berlin
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Moritz Sanne, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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Accelerated Weathering
Construction of a laboratory for accelerated mechanical weathering of wood samples
Project duration: 20.02.2014 - 31.12.2014
Funding: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) program of the Brandenburgian Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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Wood Modification Network in the Baltic Sea Region
Establishment and expansion of innovative R&D networks with partners in countries bordering the Baltic Sea - Formation of a network for efficient and sustainable wood processing based on combined moulding and wood modification processes​​
Project duration: 01.12.2011 - 31.12.2014
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), International Office
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. Mario Zander
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Museum technology
Wood modification for highly demanding conservation areas
Project duration: 01.07.2012 - 31.08.2014
Cooperation partner: Museumstechnik GmbH Berlin
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) via Central Innovation Programme for SME (ZIM)
Contact persons: Lothar Clauder M.Sc., Dipl.-Forstw. Nadine Herold
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System Walls
Innovative, multifunctional, modular system wall made of wood from materials arising in production
Project duration: 01.11.2011 - 31.08.2014
Cooperation partner: Lignotrend GmbH
Funding: Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (ZIM) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Fabian Wulf
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UFO
Simultaneous Moulding and Shape Fixation of Wood Veneer by Specific Material Modification
Project duration: 01.10.2010 - 31.12.2013
Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Contact: Dipl.-Forstw. Nadine Herold
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Musical intruments - Fingerboards
Subcontract: Development of a process technology for the production of fingerboards for musical instruments from modified woods as a substitute for ebony wood
Project duration: 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2013
Subcontractor​​​​​​​: TU Dresden, Institut für Holz- und Papiertechnik
Contact: Dipl.-Forstw. Nadine Herold
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QSM-TMT
Development and application of a quality assurance method for the thermal modification of wood
​​​​​​​Project duration: 01.07.2009 - 30.06.2012
Funding: Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (ZIM) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Contact: Lothar Clauder M.Sc.
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​​​​​​​BMBF project and MWFK assignment "TMT"
​​​​​​​Since 2005, work has been carried out in various TMT-projects at the university, including further development of the process with funding from the Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK).
Contact: Lothar Clauder, M.Sc.
Assignment EU application
Funding from the Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Brandenburg supported the application of two EU projects.
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Pfriem
DFG Bamboo Project Vietnam
Prof. Dr. Alexander Pfriem is co-applicant of the DFG project "Process development as well as investigations on steaming and roasting processes on selected bamboo species of Vietnam" at TU Dresden and Vietnam Forestry University. Project partners are: Prof. Dr. André Wagenführ, Prof. Dr. habil. Steffen Fischer and the Vietnam Forestry University in Xuan Mai, Ha Noi.
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Pfriem