Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Renner holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering. He specializes in material development and process engineering, which are necessary for the development and implementation of a circular economy (CE). He has set international standards with his award-winning research work on the use of compressed carbon dioxide: "Ferchau Innovation Award" 2013, "Professor Siegfried Peter Prize" 2017, "Fraunhofer Prize" 2022 and two "European Innovation Awards" from EARTO in 2017 and 2023.

In 2022, Manfred Renner took over the management of the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen. With its more than 600 employees, Fraunhofer UMSICHT develops processes and materials for the institute's key topics – Circular Economy, Carbon Management, Green Hydrogen and Local Energy Systems – with a budget of > €70 million.

Manfred Renner holds the Chair of Responsible Process Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Ruhr Universität Bochum (RUB). As part of his professorship, he shapes the systemic development of the circular economy.

Manfred Renner was a representative of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in the "Transformation Alliance of the Federal Chancellor" in 2023 with regard to the topics CE for the battery and construction industry and was an advisor to the Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke on the "National Circular Economy Strategy". Since 2022, he has been head and spokesperson for the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy.

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Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Chair »Responsible Process Engineering«, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringChair »Responsible Process Engineering«, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

• Federal Chancellor's Alliance for Transformation (member of the circular economy task force)
• National Circular Economy Strategy NKWS (participation in top-level talks and round tables)
• Circular Value Creation Round Table NRW (member)
• Expert Committee High Pressure Process Engineering of "DECHEMA" and "VDI-GVC" (Member)