Christian Kneidinger works as a senior researcher at the Materials and Processing Department of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He undertakes research in manufacturing engineering and materials engineering, mainly focused on the processing of polymers (single-screw extrusion, flows of polymeric materials, coextrusion, melting in single-screw extrusion, rheology). He is currently working on the project NaKuRe, which is funded by research funds granted by the government of Upper Austria. He holds five academic titles, an MBA from California Lutheran University (CLU) (2023), a DTech from Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) (2021), and a Dipl Ing (FH) (2007), MSc (2011), and BSc (2009) from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He has authored roughly 50 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, presentations, keynote presentations, and posters.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Extrusion
Friction
Modeling
Polymers
Rheology
Tribology
Short Biography
Christian Kneidinger works as a senior researcher at the Materials and Processing Department of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He undertakes research in manufacturing engineering and materials engineering, mainly focused on the processing of polymers (single-screw extrusion, flows of polymeric materials, coextrusion, melting in single-screw extrusion, rheology). He is currently working on the project NaKuRe, which is funded by research funds granted by the government of Upper Austria. He holds five academic titles, an MBA from California Lutheran University (CLU) (2023), a DTech from Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) (2021), and a Dipl Ing (FH) (2007), MSc (2011), and BSc (2009) from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. He has authored roughly 50 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, presentations, keynote presentations, and posters.