Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026

6 May – 8 Oct 2026

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Lightweight materials, AM, Polymer and material chemistry, Lifecycle assessment (LCA)

Senior Researcher at Wood K plus - Competence Center for Wood Composites & Wood Chemistry

St. Veit an der Glan, Austria

About

  • Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) (gas capture in defence applications)

  • Polymer synthesis through Design of Experiments (DoE) and Multivariate data analysis (MVA)

  • Development of functional natural fibres

  • Vitrimers for interior construction profiles

  • Additive manufacturing

  • Application: automotive and sports (ski boards)

  • Sustainability and circularity studies through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC).

Stage

  • Ideation - identifying the project idea
  • Design - setting the project scope

Topic

  • Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
  • Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
  • Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing

Type

  • Project idea seeking partner(s)
  • Expertise offered

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    Dr.Semih Öncel

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