Dr. rer. nat. Heike Illing-Günther

Dr. rer. nat. Heike Illing-Günther completed her degree in Engineering Chemistry at TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Chemnitz University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, where she graduated in 1992 with a diploma.
After receiving her doctorate (1995) at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena in the field of Food and Environmental Toxicology she entered into the textile testing and research at the Textile Research Institute Thuringia-Vogtland Greiz in 1996. Key activities of the following 10 years have included the chemical textile analysis and quality management of the accredited testing laboratory, textile microscopy/ digital image processing and analysis as well as textile coating, surface modifications, and projects on Smart Textiles.

Since 2006 she has been at the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) Chemnitz, working in the Department of Technical Textiles/Woven & knitted fabrics with focus on technical textiles, especially textile semi-finished products for continuous fiber reinforced plastics and functional integration into textile semi-finished products as well as Smart Textiles.

Since May 2010, Dr. Heike Illing-Günther works as Research Director of the institute. Furthermore, she is acting as national and international evaluator.