Thomas Meins

Thomas Meins serves as a Professor at the School of Engineering, Hof University of Applied Sciences, with primary affiliation to the Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers (ibp) where he holds an Advisory Board position. His campus office is located in Building C, Room C119 at Alfons-Goppel-Platz 1, 95028 Hof, with weekly office hours every Wednesday from 12:00–13:00.

His research and teaching expertise centers on Biopolymer Science, with significant contributions to Circular Economy frameworks for bio-based polymers. Key focus areas include sustainable material development, polymer lifecycle analysis, and industrial applications of biodegradable polymers, reflecting the ibp institute's mission to advance closed-loop systems in polymer production.

As an Advisory Board member of the Institute for Circular Economy of Bio:Polymers, he provides strategic guidance on research initiatives bridging academic theory with industrial implementation in sustainable polymer technologies.