Peter NiemzBorn 5th February 1950, Crosta/Germany
03/2015 retirement at the ETH, senior scientist at the Biel University of Applied Science, and visiting professor at the Luleå University of Technlogy in Skellefteå, Sweden since 9/2019 until today
1996-2015: Professor for Wood Physics at the ETH Zurich, Institute of Building Materials, Chair of Wood Physics
1993-1996: Professor at the University of Valdivia, Chile (Institute of wood Science and Technology),
1985-1992: lecturer (Docent, similar to a Prof.) at the Technical University of Dresden; Department of Wood Science and Technology (focus: Wood Physics, wood-based materials)
1985: Habilitation at the University of Dresden
1982: PhD from the Technical University of Dresden
1972-1985: Institute for Wood Science and Technology GmbH, Dresden, staff member and head of woodbased materials department
1968-1972: studies at the Technical University of Dresden/Germany (Wood and Fiber Based Material Science)
Publications: 744 journal papers, 18 books or book chapters, 348 presentations on scientific conferences
Important books
Niemz, P.; Teischinger, A.; Sandberg, D. (Editors), Handbook of Wood Science and Technology, Springer,2023, in English
Niemz,P; Dunky, M.; Mittal, K. Chapt. 22 Bonding of Solid Wood based Materials for Timber Construction. (Peter Niemz and Manfred Dunky) Scrivener Publishing, 2023, in English
Niemz, P., Physik des Holzes und der Holzwerkstoffe, DRW Verlag, Stuttgart 1993 (in German)
New editions (2nd and 3rd with Walter Sonderegger)
Niemz, P.; Sonderegger, W. Holzphysik. Hanser Verlag 2017 and 2021, in German
Dunky, M.; Niemz, P.Holzwerkstoffe und Leime, Springer, 2000, in German