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
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