Manfred Renner - Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering. He specializes in material development and process engineering, which are necessary for the development and implementation of a circular economy (CE). He has set international standards with his award-winning research work on the use of compressed carbon dioxide: "Ferchau Innovation Award" 2013, "Professor Siegfried Peter Prize" 2017, "Fraunhofer Prize" 2022 and two "European Innovation Awards" from EARTO in 2017 and 2023.

In 2022, Manfred Renner took over the management of the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen. With its more than 600 employees, Fraunhofer UMSICHT develops processes and materials for the institute's key topics – Circular Economy, Carbon Management, Green Hydrogen and Local Energy Systems – with a budget of > €70 million.

Manfred Renner holds the Chair of Responsible Process Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Ruhr Universität Bochum (RUB). As part of his professorship, he shapes the systemic development of the circular economy.

Manfred Renner was a representative of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in the "Transformation Alliance of the Federal Chancellor" in 2023 with regard to the topics CE for the battery and construction industry and is an advisor to the Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke on the "National Circular Economy Strategy". Since 2022, he has been head and spokesperson for the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy.

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Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Chair »Responsible Process Engineering«, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringChair »Responsible Process Engineering«, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Publications

Publications of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner

CURRICULUM VITAE	Manfred Renner
since 08/2022	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT Head of Institute
since 08/2022	Ruhr Universität Bochum University professor and chair "Responsible Process Engineering" at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
since 08/2022	Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE Spokesman of the Cluster
07/2017 - 07/2022	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT Head of the Products Division
09/2016 to present	Ruhr-Universität Bochum Lecturer "Business Development"
03/2015 - 06/2017	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT Head of the "Material Systems and High Pressure Technology" Department
since 11/2014	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT Business Development "Polymer Materials"
01/2013 - 02/2015	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT Head of "Leather and High-Pressure Technology" Department
08/2007 - 12/2012	Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT Project Manager in the Business Unit "Materials and Interaction”
07/2007	Ruhr-Universität Bochum Dissertation at the Chair of Process Engineering Transport Processes (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Weidner)
11/2006	Ruhr-Universität Bochum Degree Diploma
1999 - 2006	Ruhr-Universität Bochum Study of Mechanical Engineering

Further functions of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner

Federal Chancellor's Alliance for Transformation (member of the circular economy task force)
National Circular Economy Strategy NKWS (participation in top-level talks and round tables)
Circular Value Creation Round Table NRW (member)
Expert Committee High Pressure Process Engineering of "DECHEMA" and "VDI-GVC" (Member)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner