Publications

May 2025

Teresa Werner receives the University Prize 2024 of the Sparkassenstiftung Ostalb

For her Master's thesis "Detection of mono- and multilayer materials using selected volumes in the near-infrared spectrum"

March 2025

Sophie Dagenbach wins Science Slam in the old Bundestag

With the slam "The Alliance of Superheroes", she humorously presented her dissertation project and wowed the audience at the University of Applied Sciences Human Resources (department) conference 2025 in Bonn.

July 2024

Lorenz Walter receives the Karl Kessler Prize 2024

For his outstanding Master's Thesis "Production and characterization of flax-polyester biocomposites".

Johann Jung, Michael Schmiedt, Robert Schneider, Wolfgang Rimkus, Iman Taha. Experimental Investigation on the Strain Rate Dependence of Continuous Carbon fibre-reinforced PA6 Under four-point Flexural Loading. Applied Composite Materials (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-025-10390-w

Leandra Marie Schmid, Moyinoluwa Akintunde, Wolfgang Scherber, Kristina Lakomek, Dieter Meinhard, Iman Taha. Investigation of the Degradation Behavior of Polyurethane Film by Selected Bacteria and Their Influence on Thermal and Mechanical Properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 (2025) e57877. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.57877

Achim Frick, Markus Rettenberger, Iman Taha. Appropriate Characterization of Post-Consumer Recyclates as a Prerequisite for Their Successful Use in Technical Products. Macromolecular Symposia (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.70236

Iacopo Bianchi, Archimede Forcellese, Iman Taha. Comparative LCA of fully biobased and synthetic polymer composites accounting for fiber treatment. Journal of Cleaner Production 530 (2025) 146846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146846 

Leandra Marie Schmid, Moyinoluwa Akintunde, Wolfgang Scherber, Kristina Lakomek, Dieter Meinhard, Iman Taha. Investigation of the Degradation Behavior of Polyurethane Film by Selected Bacteria and Their Influence on Thermal and Mechanical Properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 (2025) e57877. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.57877

T. Baeyens, D. Kugele, I. Taha, F. Henning. Uncovering the Material State: Potential of PA66 Fan Modules from End-of-Life Vehicles for Closed-Loop Recycling. VDI-Berichte (2025). https://doi.org/10.51202/9783181024461-271

F. Rechsteiner, F. Napolitano, I. Papa, A. Fiorentino, P. Russo, V. Lopresto, I. Taha. From Cactus to Composite: Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Opuntia Fibers and Insights for Potential Composite Material Applications. Polymers for Advanced Technologies (2025) e70335. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.70335

Lorenz Walter, Michael Scherdel, Iman Taha. Fabrication and Characterisation of Fully Bio-Based Flax Fibre-Reinforced Polyester Composites. Journal of Composites Science 9 (2025) 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs9050241

Teresa Werner, Michael Dawoud, Doris Aschenbrenner, Iman Taha. Cost-Efficient Detection of Plastics From Post-Consumer Packaging Waste Using Selected Bands in the Near-infrared Spectrum. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering (2025) e202500143 https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202500143

Leandra Schmid, Moyinoluwa Akintunde, Wolfgang Scherber, Kristina Lakomek, Dieter Meinhard, Iman Taha. Investigation of the Degradation Behavior of Polyurethane Film by Selected Bacteria and Their Influence on Thermal and Mechanical Properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 (2025) e57855 doi.org/10.1002/app.5787

Martina Panico, Ersilia Cozzolino, Ilaria Papa, Iman Taha, Valentina Lopresto. An Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Flax/Basalt Epoxy Hybrid Composites from a Sustainability Perspective. Polymers 16 (2024) 2839 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16192839

Michael Dawoud, Iman Taha. Effects of Contamination with Selected Polymers on the Mechanical Properties of Post-Industrial Recycled Polypropylene. Polymers 16 (2024) 2301 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16162301 

Christian Baron, Federica Donadio, Michael Scherdel, Iman Taha. Bio-based epoxy and unsaturated polyester resins: Research and market overview. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 0 (2024) 1-9
doi.org/10.1177/09544062241245552

Achim Frick, Carlos Ernst, Iman Taha. Einfluss einer praxisüblichen Härtetoleranz auf die thermo-mechanischen und schwingungsisolierenden Eigenschaften eines Acrylnitril-Butadien-Elastomers. Materials Science and Engineering Technology 54 (2023) 1184-12
https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.202300033

Patricia Erhard, Iman Taha, Daniel Günther. Influence of the Resin System and Sand Type on the Infiltration of 3D-Printed Sand Tools. Manufacturing Processes and Systems 16 (2023) 5549
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16165549

Sara Nester, Dieter Meinhard, Jochen Schanz, Markus Rettenberger, Iman Taha, Harald Riegel, Volker Knoblauch. Joining of Aluminum and CFRP via Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Influence of Experimental Set-Up and Laser Processing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties. Polymers 15 (2023) 3839
doi.org/10.3390/polym15183839

Nira Zoesmar, Daryl Fuchs, Iman Taha. Treatment of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg surfaces for improved bonding with fiber reinforced composites for sandwich applications. Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials (2022) 1152-1168
https://doi.org/10.1177/10996362211035431

Zoesmar N., Birkle L., Fuchs D., Warnck M., Wendel M., Kuhn M., Taha I. Carbon and silane-based coatings for improved bonding in Hybrid metal-composite applications. Chemie Ingenieur Technik 94 (2022) 1030-1039
doi.org/10.1002/cite.202200057

Daniel Günther, Patricia Erhard, Simon Schwab, Iman Taha. 3D printed sand tools for thermoforming applications of carbon fiber reinforced composites – A perspective. Materials 14 (2021) 4639
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14164639

Manual Arrillaga, Iman Taha. A review of additive manufacturing technologies and markets for thermosetting resins and their potential for carbon fiber integration. Additive Manufacturing 37 (2021) 101743
doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101748

Iman Taha, Quirin Niederauer, Lucas Krahnert. State of the art in the field of natural fibre-reinforced plastics. CU Innovation Day “Composites/Materials in the Sports Industries” 2025.

Nicole Stricker, Sankeerth Desapogu, Marius Schach, Iman Taha. Neural network- driven optimization of injection moulding parameters for enhanced recycling. Procedia CIRP 132 (2025) 141-146
doi: 10.1016/j.procir.2025.01.024

Sara Nester, Dieter Meinhard, Iman Taha, Volker Knoblauch. Investigation of thermally expandable additives on the mechanical performance and debonding on-demand behaviour of hybrid CFRP-aluminium-joints. 6th International Conference on Hybrid Materials and Structures 2025.

Iman Taha. The recycling potential of synthetic turf. ESTC Congress 2025.

Tobias Baeyens, Daniel Kugele, Iman Taha, Frank Henning. Uncovering the material state: Potential of PA66 fan modules from end-of-life vehicles for closed-loop recycling. International VDI-Congress: PIAE 2025 – Plastics in Automotive Engineering.

Francesco Argenziano, Andrea Autiero, Federica Bossa, Ersilia Cozzolino, Davide D.’Agostinis Rinaldi, Maria Sofia De Gregorio, Salvatore Di Giorgio, Pietro Di Sarno, Vincenzo Di Stasio, Federica Donadio, Imma Francesca Fiengo, Martina Panico, Ilaria Papa, Iman Taha, Valentina Lopresto. Mechanical Performance Assessment of Vacuum-Assisted Resin-Infused Hybrid Biocomposites. In: Lopresto, V., Papa, I. (eds) Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials. DRAF 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77697-7_32

Akintunde Moyinoluwa Oreoluwa, Surong Guo, Iman Taha. Study on the potential of Actinobacteria and their co-culture for polyurethane biodegradation. FEMS MICRO 2025: Congress & Exhibition.

Achim Frick, Markus Rettenberger, Iman Taha. Sustaineering – a method for developing sustainable monolithic and hybrid products using post-consumer plastics. 8th International Conference Integrity–Reliability–Failure in Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing and Biomechanics 2025.

Sara Nester, Dieter Meinhard, F. Zeller, Iman Taha, Volker Knoblauch. Thermomechanisches Direktfügen von kohlenstofffaserverstärktem Thermoplast und Aluminium zur Herstellung rezyklierfähiger Werkstoffverbunde. 24. Symposium Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffkunde – Verbund 2024, 22–24 Mai, Freiburg.

Fabian Rechsteiner, F. Napolitano, Ilaria Papa, A. Fiorentino, P. Russo, Valentina Lopresto, Iman Taha. Opuntia fiber extraction and thermo-mechanical characterization for sustainable composite materials. International Symposium on Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials 2024.

Natalie Basedow,, Kathrin Hadasch, Michael Dawoud, Cecilia Colloseus, Iman Taha, Doris Aschenbrenner. Open Data Sources for Post-Consumer Plastic Sorting: What We Have and What We Still Need. Procedia CIRP 122 (2024) 1042–1047
doi:10.1016/j.procir.2024.01.141

Johannes Bosch, Dieter Meinhard, Iman Taha, Volker Knoblauch, Marc Drechsler. Study on adhesively joined steel-CFRP hybrids for the digitisation of material data: Influence of surface pre-treatment on mechanical strength and fracture mechanics. 27th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS) 2024.

Iman Taha. Was kann der Kunststoff noch nach 15 Jahren Dienst auf Sportanlagen? Fachtagung Zukunftsfähiger Sport 2024

Teresa Werner, Iman Taha, Doris Aschenbrenner. An overview of polymer identification techniques in recycling plants with focus on current and future challenges. Procedia CIRP 120 (2023) 1381–1386 2212-
doi: 10.1016/j.procir.2023.09.180

Doris Aschenbrenner, Jakob Gros, Nicole Fangerow, Teresa Werner, Cecilia Colloseus, Iman Taha.
Recyclebot - using robots for sustainable plastic recycling. Procedia CIRP 116 (2023) 275-280doi: 10.1016/j.procir.2023.02.047
 

Moritz Warnck, Maximilian Binder, Georg Edelmann, Marion Früchtl, Iman Taha. Condition monitoring of multi-material lightweight components through a sensitive outer skin using Fiber-Bragg-Grating sensors. Procedia CIRP 110 (2022) 313-318
doi:10.1016/j.procir.2022.06.056