Sylvia Diestel

Photo: UHH/Weitkus

Research Associate

Universität Hamburg

Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences

Department Biology

Institute of Wood Science

Wood Physics

Leuschnerstr. 91 c

21031 Hamburg

Holzphysik

Room: P 12

Fax: +49 40 73962-699

Since 2014: Research associate, Department of Wood Science and Technology, University Hamburg, Work group Wood Composites and Processing Technology
2011 – 2013: Technical employee at the Institute for Forest Economics, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute, Hamburg
2003 – 2011: R&D staff at Staedtler Mars GmbH & Co, Nuremberg; responsible for research and development regarding wood and glues for wood-cased pencils and crayons
1998 – 2003: Engineer of wood technology studies at the University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim; degree: Dipl. Ing. (FH); Diploma thesis: “Emissionsoptimiertes Kleben im Automobilinnenraum”

Wood-plastic composites based on conventional polymers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPU)
Design of experiments (Design Expert)

Diestel S, Krause A (2018) Wood-based composites with thermoplastic polyurethane as matrix polymer. In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, article in press, DOI: 10.1002/app.46344
Diestel S, Weimar H (2014) Der Kohlenstoffgehalt in Holz- und Papierprodukten - Herleitung und Umrechnungsfaktoren. Hamburg: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 110 p, Thünen Working Paper 38, DOI:10.3220/WP_38_2014.
Lins N, Diestel S, Thies, A, inventors; J.S. STAEDTLER GmbH & Co. KG, assignee; Wood substitute material and its use. WIPO patent WO 2010/006743; 2010 Jan 21.