LBF Management-Team
Management of the institute

Director of the institute
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Melz
- Phone: +49 6151 705-1000
- tobias.melz@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Assistant director of the institute
- Dipl.-Ing. R. Heim
- Phone: +49 6151 705-1000
- ruediger.heim@lbf.fraunhofer.de
Steering team

Research Management
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Bein
- Phone: +49 6151 705-463
- thilo.bein@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Ultralightweight
- Dr.-Ing. S. Biehl
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 282
- saskia.biehl@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Scientific-technical company organisation
- Dr. K. Burlon
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 8899
- konrad.burlon@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Technology Marketing and Communications
- H. Hahnenwald
- Phone: +49 6151 705-8330
- heiko.hahnenwald@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Organizational development
- I. Langer
- Phone: +49 6151 705-371
- ilona.langer@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Smart Digital Solutions
- Dr.-Ing. Ch. Thyes
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 8228
- christian.thyes@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Health and Safety
- R. Wirth
- Phone: +49 6151 705-332
- reinhard.wirth@lbf.fraunhofer.de
Central services

Administration and Strategic Controlling
- Dipl.-Betriebswirt P. Betzholz
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 233
- peter.betzholz@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Technical Management
- Dr.-Ing. T. Hering
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 8514
- thorsten.hering@lbf.fraunhofer.de
Structural Durability

Area Manager
- Dipl.-Ing. R. Heim
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 283
- ruediger.heim@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Materials and Components
- Dr.-Ing. H. Kaufmann
- Phone: +49 6151 705-345
- heinz.kaufmann@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Assemblies and Systems
- Dipl.-Ing. M. Wallmichrath
- Phone: +49 6151 705-467
- marc.wallmichrath@lbf.fraunhofer.de
Smart Structures division

Area Manager
- Dr.-Ing. S. Herold
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 259
- sven.herold@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Structure Dynamics and Vibration Technology
- Dipl.-Ing. H. Atzrodt
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 349
- heiko.atzrodt@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Lightweight Structures
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Büter
- Phone: +49 6151 705-277
- andreas.bueter@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Experimental Analysis and Electromechanics
- Dipl.-Ing. M. Matthias
- Phone: +49 6151 705-260
- michael.matthias@lbf.fraunhofer.de
Plastics division

Area Manager
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Pfaendner
- Phone: +49 6151 705 - 8605
- rudolf.pfaendner@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Polymer Processing and Component Design
- Dr.-Ing. C. Beinert
- Phone: +49 6151 705-8735
- christian.beinert@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Polymer Synthesis
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. M. Döring
- Phone: +49 6151 705-8675
- manfred.doering@lbf.fraunhofer.de

Formulation Development and Durability
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Pfaendner
- Phone: +49 6151 705-8605
- rudolf.pfaendner@lbf.fraunhofer.de
Associated department

System Reliability, Adaptive Structures, and Machine Acoustics SAM
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Melz
- Phone: +49 6151 705-252
- tobias.melz@lbf.fraunhofer.de