Our Team

Head
FH-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Julian Weghuber
Julian Weghuber heads the Center of Excellence for Food Technology and Nutrition at the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences in Wels. The focus is on both basic and applied research in the food and animal feed sector. Weghuber is responsible for numerous R&D projects with national and international partners from industry and science. He is the operational manager of the project activities of the K1 center FFoQSI (Austrian Competence Center for Feed, Food, Quality, Safety and Innovation) at the Wels site.
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44403
E-Mail: julian.weghuber@fh-wels.at

Professors
FH-Ass.Prof. Dr. Marion Dornmayr
Professor of Functional Microbiology
Educational Coordinator LTE
Project Coordinator R&D (CoE Food Technology and Nutrition)
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44409
E-Mail: Marion.Dornmayr@fh-wels.at

FH-Prof. Dr. Otmar Höglinger
Professor of Biochemistry
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44060
E-Mail: otmar.hoeglinger@fh-wels.at

FH-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katrin Mathmann
Professor of Food Technology
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44080
E-Mail: katrin.mathmann@fh-wels.at

FH-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Herbert Wiesinger-Mayer
Professor of Food Product Development
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44066
E-Mail: Herbert.Wiesinger-Mayr@fh-wels.at

Dr.-Ing. Bettina Zieher
Professor of Food Technology
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44065
E-Mail: bettina.zieher@fh-wels.at

Postdocs
Dr. Bernhard Blank-Landeshammer MSc
Endowed Professor for Bioavailability
Project manager JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
Project leader Bio2AgroFood (Interreg Czech Republic, Austria)
Research projects
JRZ for Innovative Bioavailability Research
Bio2AgroFood (Interreg Czech Republic, Austria)
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48860
E-Mail: bernhard.blank-landeshammer@fh-wels.at

Dr. Tina Karimian
Postdoc
Research projects
ERBSensor
TC-BIOsens
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44496
E-Mail: tina.karimian@fh-wels.at

Gerald Klanert, Dipl.-Ing. Ph.D.
Postdoc (FFoQSI)
Research projects
Bio2AgroFood (Interreg Czech Republic, Austria)
MikroAktiv
FFoQSI
StressResistence
E-Mail: gerald.klanert@fh-wels.at
Alice König MSc
PhD student
Research projects
PhytoFERM - Fermentation of plant substances to increase their biological effectiveness (dissertation funding from the FH Upper Austria)
MikroAktiv
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48852
E-Mail: alice.koenig@fh-wels.at

Dr. Peter Lanzerstorfer
Junior group leader, senior postdoc
Project leader TC-BIOsens
Research projects
TC-BIOsens
E-Mail: peter.lanzerstorfer@fh-wels.at

Dr. Verena Preinfalk
Postdoc
Research projects
MikroAktiv
FFoQSI - NextGenSupplements
E-Mail: verena.preinfalk@fh-wels.at

Dr. Nadiia Sadova
Postdoc
Research projects
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
FFoQSI - StressResistence
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48852
E-Mail: nadiia.sadova@fh-wels.at

Ing. Dr. Georg Sandner
Senior Postdoc (FFoQSI)
Research projects
FFoQSI - Advanced Toxicity Testing
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44413
E-Mail: georg.sandner@fh-wels.at

Dr. Bettina Schwarzinger
Senior Postdoc
Project management MikroAktiv
Safety officer
Research projects
FFoQSI - MikroAktiv and Press Cake
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44170
E-Mail: bettina.schwarzinger@fh-wels.at

Dissertants
Mara Heckmann MSc
PhD student
Research projects
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
BIOCYTOPLAC - Bioavailability and cytoprotective properties of selected triterpenes obtained from plant cell cultures (dissertation funding by the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria)
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48858
E-mail: mara.heckmann@fh-wels.at

Sigrid Ihninger MSc
PhD student
Research projects
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
E-Mail: sigrid.ihninger@fh-wels.at

Lea Karlsberger, MSc
PhD student
Research projects
BioTransPhlor - Biotransformation of phlorotannins from brown algae to increase bioactivity
FFoQSI - AlgaeFERM
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44413
E-Mail: lea.karlsberger@fh-wels.at

Cecilia Nicoletti MSc
PhD student
Research projects
FFoQSI - Sustainable Black Soldier Fly und Packaging Recycling
PhytoFrass
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44475
E-Mail: cecilia.nicoletti@fh-wels.at

Scientific staff
Katharina Antensteiner MSc
Research assistant
Research projects
Sustainable Black Soldier Fly

DI Ivana Drotárová BSc
Research assistant
Research projects
FFoQSI - Optimized Yoghurt Packaging, Biodegradable Packaging and NextGenSupplements
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48844
E-Mail: ivana.drotarova@fh-wels.at

Michaela Feichtinger MSc
Research assistant
Research projects
FFoQSI - Regio-Plants
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48844
E-mail: michaela.feichtinger@fh-wels.at

Lisa Haider, MSc
Research assistant
Research projects
FFoQSI - NextGenSupplements
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48858
E-Mail: lisa.mitter@fh-wels.at

Julia Kirchsteiger MSc
Research assistant
Research projects
FFoQSI - MikroAktiv and Sustainable Black Soldier Fly
E-Mail: julia.kirchsteiger@fh-wels.at

Verena Stadlbauer MSc
Research assistant
Research projects
RegioPlants
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
Tel.: +43 5 0804 44450
E-Mail: verena.stadlbauer@fh-wels.at

Melanie Wallner MSc
Research assistant
Research projects
FFoQSI - Bio2AgroFood
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research
Tel.: +43 5 0804 48859
E-Mail: melanie.wallner@fh-wels.at

Student employees
Michael Berthold BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "JRZ for innovative bioavailability research"
E-Mail: michael.berthold@fh-wels.at

Elisa Breneis
Bachelorstudent & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "JRZ for innovative bioavailability research"
E-Mail: elisa.breneis@fh-wels.at

Ines Briglauer BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "ImplantGuard"
E-Mail: ines.briglauer@fh-wels.at

Anna Dickinger BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on FFoQSI projects
E-Mail: anna.dickinger@fh-wels.at

Lena Girlinger BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration the project "Regioplants"
E-Mail: lena.girlinger@fh-wels.at

Lea HEISS BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration the project "GROW"
E-Mail: lea.heiss@fh-wels.at

Elisabeth Kohberger, BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "MikroAktiv"
E-Mail: elisabeth.kohberger@fh-wels.at

Franz Kuhnert, BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "Sustainable Black Soldier Fly"
E-Mail: franz.kuhnert@fh-wels.at

Theresa Lechner
Bachelor student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "fReschpack"
E-Mail: theresa.lechner@fh-wels.at

Karim Nassar BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "ImplantGuard"
E-Mail: karim.nassar@fh-wels.at
Martin Pühringer BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on FFoQSI projects
E-Mail: martin.puehringer@fh-wels.at

Erna Secic BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on FFoQSI projects
E-Mail: erna.secic@fh-wels.at

Fabian Zauner BSc
Master student & research assistant
Collaboration on the project "JRZ for innovative bioavailability research"
E-Mail: fabian.zauner@fh-wels.at

Exchange students
2024
- Tereza Jägerova - Czech Republic
- Arturo Blazquez Soro -Spain
2023
- Voulismas Konstantios - Greece
- Manoura Kleoniki - Greece
- Rochard Angeline - France
- Tereza Jägerova - Czech Republic
Master theses 2025
- Kohberger Elisabeth
- Secic Erna
- Zauner Fabian
Student employees 2025
- Berthold Michael
- Breneis Elisa
- Briglauer Ines
- Dickinger Anna
- Girlinger Lena
- Heiß Lea
- Kohberger Elisabeth
- Kuhnert Franz
- Lechner Theresa
- Nassar Karim
- Pühringer Martin
- Secic Erna
- Zauner Fabian
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