5th edition of the Young Researchers Seminar on Sustainable Material Cycles September 18 to 19, 2025, at TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability

Program

Thursday, 18^th of September
 

12:00 - 01:00

pm

Arrival

01:00	pm	Welcome & Introduction Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
01:30	pm	Key Note Dr. Elena Corella Puertas
02:00	pm	Presentation Session 1: Data Processing & MFA
		See What Excel Can’t See: A Graph-Based Approach to Supply Chain Transparency Leonie Engemann, University of Augsburg
		Modelling Long-Term Plastic Recycling Potential in Germany’s Building and Infrastructure Sector: A High-Resolution Dynamic Material Flow Approach Dr. Sarah Schmidt, University of Kassel

03:00

pm

Coffee Break & Networking

03:30	pm	Presentation Session 2: MFA
		Development and Validation of a forest-based Bioeconomy Cluster Magnus Wagner, Technical University of Munich
		Plastic Film Recycling in Germany: Material Flows and Circularity Gaps Lucia Aguirre Molina, University of Kassel

04:30

pm

Coffee Break & Networking

05:00	pm	Presentation Session 3: MFA
		Material Flow Analysis of the Resource Requirements for Wind Power Capacity Expansion in Germany through New Installations and Repowering Riccarda Hieke, University of Bayreuth
		Assessing Secondary Raw Material Supply for the EU Twin Transition: A dynamic MFA of End-of-Life Vehicles Lukas Feldmann, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

07:00

pm

Dinner at Wirtshaus zum Geiss (at own expense)

 

Friday, 19th of September
 

08:30 - 09:00

am

Arrival

09:00	am	Presentation Session 4: LCA
		Resource and emission savings from circular economy strategies for passenger vehicles in China’s provinces Huimei Li, University of Freiburg
		Towards sustainable high-performance materials: Reducing the environmental footprint of CMCs through Circular Economy approaches Florian Halter, University of Augsburg
		Life cycle assessment of zinc recycling and its challenges Afsoon Mansouri Aski, University of Bayreuth

10:30

am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00	am	Presentation Session 5: LCA
		Process Simulation-Based Environmental Assessment of Cathode Active Material Synthesis for Lithium-Ion Batteries Babatunde Omojola, University of Bayreuth
		Driving Sustainability: Circular Materials in Automotive Design Inka Hahn, Technical University of Munich

12:00

pm

End of the Seminar & Lunch

01:00 - 02:30

pm

Campus Tour

Venue

The seminar will take place at Petersgasse 5, 94315 Straubing (link to GoogleMaps).

TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability

The necessary sustainable transformation of economy and society requires integrated and interdisciplinary approaches. The Technische Universität München is addressing this issue with its Integrative Research Institute (IRI) TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS) for Biotechnology and Sustainability. The core of this institution is the development of sustainable technologies, but it also recognizes that their use requires management and economic research. At TUMCS, natural scientists, biotechnologists and engineers work closely together with researchers from management and economics.

Central research areas are bio-economy, circular economy, establishment of new and innovative high performance technologies for material and energetic use of biogenic and other renewable resources as well as managerial and economic conditions and implications of sustainability transitions.

TUMCS offers courses in Bioeconomy (B.Sc. & M.Sc.), Chemical Biotechnology (B.Sc. & M.Sc.), Technology of Biogenic Resources (B.Sc. & M.Sc.), Sustainable Management and Technology (B.Sc. & M.Sc.), Biomass Technology (M.Sc.) as well as Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral theses. With interdisciplinary parts, all provide a broad understanding of sustainability and address both, the technological and economic needs of sustainability transitions.

TUMCS is located in Straubing - the region of renewable resources. Not only the city itself, but also the district of Straubing-Bogen and numerous partners from society, politics, industry and science are committed to sustainability. Agricultural and forestry areas throughout the Gäuboden region and the Bavarian Forest provide millions of tons of biomass for commercial use. Together with other research and educational institutions such as the Technology and Support Center (TFZ) and the Central Network for Marketing and Energy from Agricultural Resources (C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.), the TUMCS forms the Center of Excellence for Renewable Resources. Other partners in the region are the BioCat project group of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, the BioCampus and the BioCubator in the Straubing-Sand Danube port.

Further information can be found on the TUMCS website.

Contact

For any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via yrs2025(at)cs.tum.de.