Studies in chemistry (diplom) at the university of Karlsruhe (TH); PhD at the university of Karlsruhe (TH). Academic assistant and researcher at the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe (TH).

• Senior scientist at ITAS (previously AFAS), since May 1992
• Main interests: material flow analysis, energy balancing, resource and waste management, system analysis for new materials, cementitious binders

• Leader of the KIT system group “Cementitious Materials”
• Project leader of “NAPOS Joint Research Project (Nanostructured, highly insulating autoclaved aerated concrete masonry)”

Achternbosch, M.; Dewald, U.; Nieke, E.; Sardemann, G.
Why it is so hard to develop new binder systems for mass application? ZKG International 70(2018)9, S. 68-79

Achternbosch, M.
Technikfolgenabschätzung zum Thema "Betone der Zukunft - Herausforderungen und Chancen". In: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) (Hrsg.): Betone der Zukunft. Herausforderungen und Chancen. Tagungsband zum 14. Symposium Baustoffe und Bauwerkserhaltung, Karlsruhe, 21.03.2018. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing 2018, S. 1-12

Achternbosch, M.; Dewald, U.; Nieke, E.; Sardemann, G.
New calcium hydrosilicate-based cements celitement - a technology assessment. ZKG International 6(2016), S. 48-57

Dewald, U.; Achternbosch, M.
Why more sustainable cements failed so far? Disruptive innovations and their barriers in a basic industry. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transition 19(2016), S. 15-30, DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2015.10.001
Abstract englisch/htm

Achternbosch, M.; Dewald, U.; Nieke, E.; Sardemann, G.
A comparative technology assessment of new radical low CO₂-cements - conditions of technical realizations, balances. In: The Chinese Ceramic Society; China Building Materials Academy; State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials (Organizer) (Hrsg.): Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, 13.-16.10.2015. Beijing, China: http://www.iccc2015beijing.org/dct/page/1 2015, publ. on CD-ROM

Dewald, U.; Achternbosch, M.; Nieke, E.; Sardemann, G.
Towards low-carbon alternatives for OPC? - Implications from recent radical innovations (Novacem, Calera, Celitement) for cement research. In: The Chinese Ceramic Society; China Building Materials Academy; State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials (Organizer) (Hrsg.): Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, 13.-16.10.2015. Beijing, China: http://www.iccc2015beijing.org/dct/page/1 2015, publ. on CD-ROM

Achternbosch, M.; Dewald, U.; Nieke, E.; Sardemann, G.
Is coal fly ash a suitable alkaline resource for manufacturing new calcium carbonate-based cements? A systems analytical evaluation. Journal of Industrial Ecology 19(2015)1, S. 71-81, DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12147
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