Dr. Susanne Bollmus

Research interests

LVL Mast - Development of material- and construction-optimized overhead line pylons
CreoSub - New protection systems for the substitution of creosote for railway sleepers, wooden bridges and overhead line masts
Nachwuchsgruppe - Novel applications, markets, and technologies for native hardwood species
HiFreTech - High-frequency impregnation of wood
RWE - Investigation into the durability of wooden transmission pylons
WinFur - Suitability of furfurylated wood for high quality window frame production
WoodExter - Behaviour of wood used outdoors, above-ground
InnoBuche - Innovative modified beech wood products - Improved material properties in light of increasing beech wood production and high consumer demands to ensure sustainability

Member of the Central Senate Commission for Teaching and Study (zKLS) and the Extended Central Commission for Teaching and Study (zKLS-plus) (since 2017)
Member (scientific staff) of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology (since 2016)
Deputy Member of the Central Senate Commission for Teaching and Study (zKLS) and the Extended Central Commission for Teaching and Study (zKLS-plus) (2012-2017)
Alternate member (scientific staff) of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology (2011-2016)
Administrative Director of the Wood Preservation Committee (since 2010)
Spokesperson for PhD students on the board of the "Georg-August University School of Sciences" (GAUSS) (2007-2009)
Representative of the students in the study commission of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2005-2009)

Courses

Supervision of student papers (for data protection reasons, the papers have been made anonymous)

Master’s theses

2022

Einfluss der Oberflächenrauheit und Oberflächenbenetzung auf die Längszugscherfestigkeit keilgezinkter Laub- und Nadelvollhölzer
Selbsthemmung keilgezinkter Laub- und Nadelvollhölzer unter besonderer Betrachtung der Rohdichte

2019

Birch structural timber – Distribution of strength related wood characteristics and their influence on bending properties
Influence of specimen size and shape on the durability of wood in laboratory tests
Dichte, Struktur und Zug – Integrität und Biegeeigenschaften von Lärchenholz (Larix decidua MILL.) in Abhängigkeit von der Lage im Stamm
Untersuchungen zum Vermögen holzzerstörender Pilze, chemisch modifiziertes Holz zu durchwachsen
Bauholz aus marknahen Buchenholzsortimenten – Untersuchung zur Verteilung festigkeitsrelevanter Holzmerkmale und deren Ein-fluss auf Biegeeigenschaften

2017

2016

Comparative investigations into the mechanical determination of fibre content of hardwood lamellas
Influence of selected modification systems on elasto-mechanical properties of wood
Comparison of pine wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) modified with DMDHEU and altered DMDHEU variants
Influence of relevant parameters on the bonding properties of untreated and modified hardwoods for load-bearing constructions
Fire behavior of furfurylated wood with and without the addition of a phosphate-based fire retardant

2015

Analysis of the biological and mechanical properties of acetylated hardwood
Thermal modification of spruce (Picea abies KARST.) under the influence of increased vapour pressure
Investigation of variables influencing the bonding of modified wood using standardized test methods

2014

Improvement of wood appearance through variation of impregnation process
Effect of size on tensile, compression and bending strengths of six European hardwood species

2013

Development of a wood modification process on a laboratory scale and comparison of the leaching of DMDHEU and melamine, and properties of melamine modified pine wood

2012

Examinations of the gluability of furfurylated wood for window scantling production

Bachelor’s theses

2019

Feuchteverhalten von mit wässrigen und öligen Schutzmitteln imprägnierter Buche
Untersuchung des Einflusses einer Plasmabehandlung bezüglich der Wasseraufnahme von acetylierten Hölzern
Beeinflussung ausgewählter statischer und dynamischer Eigenschaften von mit verschiedenen glyoxal-basierten Vernetzern behandeltem Massivholz – Ein Methodenvergleich
Untersuchung des Wuchsverhaltens holzzerstörender Basidiomyceten in Abhängigkeit vom Kultursubstrat
Untersuchung der Dauerhaftigkeit des Holzes von Metasequoia glyptostroboides und Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Untersuchungen zum Querdruckverhalten von Birken-Bauholz
Untersuchung zum Einfluss von Wasserhaltekapazitäten und Feuchte von Böden auf die Abbaurate ausgewählter Hölzer
Konzeption und Fertigung eines Prüfstandes zur Ermittlung der Spritzwasserbelastung von Holzbauteilen
Kartographische Darstellung des feuchteinduzierten Befallsrisikos von Holzbauteilen in der Schweiz
Untersuchung hydraulischer Effekte durch Imprägnierung von Holz mit Ölen und Wachsen

2017

Development of assorted log price relations for main economic tree species based on timber revenues in the Hessen state forest
Grain perpendicular elasto-mechanical tensile properties of beech, ash, and maple wood
Shape change of electric bass guitar neck in fluctuating ambient climates
Comparison of methods for determining the abrasion resistance of differently modified woods

2016

Comparative investigations for calculation and determination of bending strength and fracture impact energy by means of static and dynamic testing

2015

Investigation into the role of charcoal in forest history of Hümmel region (Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia)

2014

Comparative investigations into the determination of fibre orientation for hardwood lamellas

2010

Comparative investigations into facades made of thermally modified and unmodified wood

Publications