Katja Frühwald

Katja Frühwald

Chairwoman of the Bioeconomy Council of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and Professor at OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Katja Frühwald graduated in Wood Science and Technology from Hamburg University in 1999. She led the wood technology research group at Joanneum Research before joining Graz University of Technology as a senior researcher. Since 2005, she has been a Professor at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, where she heads the Laboratory for Timber Engineering. Her work focuses on timber products and production. In February 2024, she was appointed Chairwoman of the Bioeconomy Council of North Rhine-Westphalia, contributing to regional bioeconomy strategies.