My interest in plastics was sparked at an early stage through my materials science studies in functional materials. In 2015, my master's thesis on "Investigation and application of thermography as a quality feature of thermally joined plastic components" was awarded the SKZ Young Scientist Prize. Since 2014, I have been involved with research topics related to surface technology, bonding and welding of plastics at SKZ.I acquire and manage public research projects, support and advise industrial customers on research issues and coordinate further training courses on surface technology. As a project manager, my current activities are "Welding of additively manufactured plastic components" and "Quality assurance of surface pre-treatment processes using passive thermography as well as hyperspectral imaging (HSI)".In addition, I am the honorary head of the "Surface Technology" working group in the Kunststoff Netzwerk Franken e.V. (Franconian Plastics Network).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)As a project manager, my current activities are "Welding of additively manufactured plastic components" and "Quality assurance of surface pre-treatment processes using passive thermography as well as hyperspectral imaging (HSI)". In addition, I am the honorary head of the "Surface Technology" working group in the Kunststoff Netzwerk Franken e.V. (Franconian Plastics Network).