Markus Stommel

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Stommel is the Head of the Department of Tailored Lightweight Composites at the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden (IPF). His research focuses on developing sustainable, application-driven polymer materials through interdisciplinary approaches that integrate design, mechanical characterization, and computational modeling. The department emphasizes collaboration with academic and industrial partners to address real-world challenges in lightweight construction.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Tailored lightweight composites
  • Multi-material systems
  • Structure-property relationships
  • Mechanical and physicochemical characterization
  • Sustainable polymer engineering
  • Computational modeling of composite materials
• Collaborations: Partnerships in academia and industry for practical solutions.