Fields of work

Environmental assessment (Life Cycle Assessment)
Technological evaluation and scale effects
Circular and bio-economy

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Professional background

since 2026	Scientific staff member at ITAS
2021 - 2026	Research assistant and dissertation at Technical University Leoben (Austria)
2025	Visiting researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris (France)
2023	Visiting researcher at the Institute for Technological Research – Materials, Metallurgy and Processes (IRT M2P) in Metz (France)
2017 - 2021	Project manager at the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IFAS) at Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
2016 - 2020	M.Eng. “International material flow management” at Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
2016 - 2018	M.Sc. “International cooperation policy”, specialization “Sustainability science” at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu (Japan)
2014 - 2015	Exchange semester at the Université des Antilles et de la Guyane in Guadeloupe (France)
2011 - 2015	B.Sc. “Environmental and Bio-Resources Management” at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) in Vienna (Austria)

Selected publications

Kirschnick, U.; Dissanayake, N.; Zeller, V.; Saadé, M. (2026)
Life cycle assessment research and industrial reality in the composites sector: A systematic review. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2026.109985

Kirschnick, U.; Zeller, V. (2026)
Integrating process replicability in the life cycle assessment of manufacturing fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
doi.org/10.1007/s11367-026-02635-y

Kirschnick, U.; Krempl, N. (2026)
Comparative life cycle assessment of one-step and two-step injection molding compounding for manufacturing recycled glass fiber/polypropylene composites. Journal of Cleaner Production
doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.147916

Kirschnick, U.; Casale, S.; Gruber, H.; Pomberger, R.; Fauster, E. (2026)
Assessing and Communicating Potential Environmental Benefits of the Circular Economy: A Case Study on Ski Core Circularity. In: Traverso, M., Mankaa, R.N., Bonaffini, D., Covais, A. (eds) Life Cycle Management from Global to Local . Springer, Cham
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-17987-6_24

Kirschnick, U.; Ravindran, B.; Sieberer, M.; Fauster, E.; Feuchter, M. (2025)
The Fossil, the Green, and the In-Between: Life Cycle Assessment of Manufacturing Composites with Varying Bio-Based Content. Journal of Composites Science
doi.org/10.3390/jcs9030093