Christopher Holmes
Profile

Christopher Holmes Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
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Contact hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday -
Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering
Bereich FDW
Solothurnstrasse 102
2500 Biel 6
Activities
Responsibilities
Knowledge and Technology Transfer AHB
Writing of Research Proposals (Innosuisse, EU, SNF) at the Institute for Materials and Wood Technology
Part of the BFH STEM-Network - promoting Science and Technology to the younger generation
Assistance in the Bachelor/Master programs (Fachbereich Holz)
Teaching
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Wood Technology
Subjects
Chemistry 1 (Module: Materials, Processes and Components)
Chemistry 2 (Module: Materials, Processes and Components)
Research
Specialisations
Renewable technologies
Polymer chemistry and analysis
Extraction processes
Bio-based materials
CV
Professional experience
- 2017- Scientific Collaborator Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
- 2015-2017 Scientific Assistant Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
- 2015 Project Chemist Bachem AG
- 2014 Intern Novartis AG
- 2012 Intern BASF AG
Education
- 2012-2014 Master of Science (MSc) in Life Sciences University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
- 2009-2012 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Molecular Life Sciences University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
- 2009 Swiss Federal Vocational Baccalaureate (FVB) diploma AGS Basel
- 2005-2008 Swiss Federal Vocational Education and Training (VET) diploma, Chemical Laboratory Technician Aprentas and Ciba AG
Other
- 2014-2015 - Swiss Civilian Service, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Projects
Other projects
Innosuisse 50170.1: BioNIPU - biobased, non-isocyanate polyurethane
Innosuisse 48274.1: Lignin-basierter Hartschaumdämmstoff
CTI/Innosuisse 17350.1: Making wood durable through acetylation using a masked-ketene approach
Publications
Memberships
External memberships
SwiTT - Swiss Technology Transfer Association
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- English - Native or bilingual proficiency
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
- French - Elementary proficiency
Intercultural knowledge
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom