TU Graz/ TU Graz/ Organisational Structure/

Research & Technology House

The Research & Technology House provides scientists at TU Graz with services focussed on research. It provides support for projects all the way from the idea, to project planning, to the application and offer stage (pre-award), providing support at the start and during the implementation phase (post-award), all the way to project completion and the utilisation of research results and technologies. Acting as an interface to businesses and other research institutions, it supports all forms of modern knowledge and technology transfer.

The Research & Technology House provides TU Graz researchers with a comprehensive selection of services, see Services for Researchers.   Companies can find out about possibilities for cooperation on the pages Research and Business. Graduates of TU Graz and students in higher semesters can look up job vacancies in technology and the natural sciences on the  Career Info-Service pages.

Contact

Research & Technology House
Mandellstraße 9/II
8010 Graz
Phone: +43 316 873 6031 
or +43 316 873 6032
forschungnoSpam@tugraz.at
Area Map
Contact person and Tasks

For researchers

On the page Services for Researchers:  

  • Newsletter F&T News with information on job advertisements, prizes, scholarships, events, etc.
  • TU Graz internal programmes and jobs
  • Advice on project application and offers, project calculation
  • Public research grants, HEU – EU grants
  • Advice on private international law and using project results (patents, inventions, technology offers)
  • Individual advice on project management and project administration
  • Electronic project registration and project number allocation: Information for employees can be found on the TU4U intranet
  • Research documentation, further databases

For graduates and students in higher semesters

Contact person and areas of responsibility

Under the names and contact details, you can also find information on areas of responsibility and a short overview of the person’s specialist and professional background

Management and deputies

Staff

in alphabetical order

DIEFENBACH Ursula
Priv.-Doz.in Dr.in
Head
Phone: +43 316 873 6025
diefenbachnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for research funding, primarily FWF, scientific mobility, international research cooperation

Background: Chemistry, physical education and German studies, Doctorate and Habilitation in inorganic chemistry at the Free University Berlin. Had a Post-Doctoral position at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU), USA. President and CEO of a spin-off company of PSU.

ADAMETZ Christoph
Dipl.-Ing.
Deputy Head
Phone: +43 316 873 6033
christoph.adametznoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for advice on company innovations, Cooperation ventures between science and business, regional programmes, career info service

Background: Degree in mechanical engineering and economics. Technology transfer programme. Application for Science Park Graz. Worked at Welsh Development Agency (UK) and JOANNEUM RESEARCH InTeReg.

AUER-NAHOLD Petra 
Mag.a
Phone: +43 316 873 6029
auer-naholdnoSpam@tugraz.at  

Contact person for research promotion: Advice, cost estimation, project management, primarily EU, US-Grants, CD-Laboratory

Background: Degree in romance studies and cultural management. Semesters abroad in France, Italy and Canada. Worked in marketing, sales, project management for Congress Graz and Graz Tourismus and Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften IBN Graz.

FALLAST Mario  
Dipl.-Ing.
Phone: +43 316 873 6038
mario.fallastnoSpam@tugraz.at          

Contact person for advice on company innovations, particularly SME and start-ups, expert recruiting, SCIENCE FIT programme

Background: Degree in mechanical engineering and economics Initiation of course on “product innovation project” Co-founder of a Science Park start-up.

GRABNER Uta 
Phone: +43 316 873 6032
uta.grabnernoSpam@tugraz.at    

Secretarial duties, contact person for organisation of courses, start-up and spin-off map for TU Graz.

Background: Many years of experience at TU Graz.

KAVOUSSI Daniela 
Mag.a  
Phone: +43 316 873 6023
kavoussinoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for patent financing, research promotion, e.g. LLL, FFG, COMET, administrative project management

Background: Degree in business administration. Worked at Stiefelkönig Schuhhandels G.m.b.H., Kastner & Öhler Warenhaus AG and Forschungsholding TU Graz GmbH.

KOURIST Julirose
B.Sc. M.Eng. Ph.D.
Phone: +43 316 873 6036
julirose.kouristnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for research promotion: Advice, administrative project management, primarily EU

Background: Degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Management with research stays in Malaysia, Japan and Germany.  Worked as an Industrial Engineer in Factory Capacity Planning at Intel Technology Manufacturing, and as Project Manager at Ruhr University Bochum. 

MÖRTH Alexandra
Phone: +43 316 873 6035
alexandra.moerthnoSpam@tugraz.at   

Contact person for Career Info Service, finances

Background: Many years of experience at TU Graz. Worked in the private sector.

MÜHLBACHER Stephanie
DIin (FH)
Phone: + 43 316 873 6024
muehlbachernoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for electronic notification of third-party funded projects, database for R&D areas and projects, research information retrieval and evaluation, Spin-off fellowship, advice and administrative project management, primarily EU

Background: Degree in urban technologies. Worked at Austrian Mobility Research (AMOR) and Styrian Business Promotion Agency (SFG).

MUHR  Alexander 
Mag. Dr. 
Phone: +43 316 873 6924
alexander.muhrnoSpam@tugraz.at          

Contact person for inventions, patents, technology exploitation, primarily in information technology, life sciences, medical engineering

Background: Degree in microbiology. Worked at the Institute of Process and Particle Engineering at TU Graz as well as at the Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials and Polymer Competence Center Leoben.

PERL-VORBACH Elke
MMag.a Dr.in 
Phone: +43 316 873 6026
perl-vorbachnoSpam@tugraz.at          

Contact person for research promotion: Project management and administration, advice, cost calculation

Background: Degree in environmental system sciences and business administration. Worked at Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, University of Graz

PICHLER Gerald 
Mag.
Phone: +43 316 873 6027
gerald.pichlernoSpam@tugraz.at   

Contact person for research promotion: Advice, cost calculation, primarily EU, ERDF

Background: Degree in environmental system sciences. Worked at European Programmes for Technology and Training (APS).

RAJH Tatjana 
Mag.a
Phone: +43 316 873 6922
rajhnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for administration for inventions, patents, invention and patent database Unycom, events, translations

Background: Degree in English studies and translation studies, export course, MBA. Worked in the private sector.

REDTENBACHER Johanna
DIin Dr.in
Phone: +43 316 873 6926
johanna.redtenbachernoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for inventions, patents, technology exploitation, primarily in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, physics

Background: Degree in physics. Worked at AVL List GmbH and at the Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial physics in Garching.

REININGHAUS Michaela 
Mag.a
Phone: +43 316 873 6028
reininghausnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for research promotion: Advice, cost calculation, administrative project management, primarily EU and culture programmes

Background: Degree in business administration with a specialisation in international management. Worked at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and European Programmes for Technology and Training (APS).

RUPLITSCH Andreas 
Dipl.-Ing. 
Phone: +43 316 873 6928
andreas.ruplitschnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for inventions, patents, technology exploitation, primarily in chemistry, material sciences, process engineering

Background: Degree in technical chemistry. Worked in materials development of photovoltaic modules for ISOVOLTAIC AG and as a coordinator for projects funded by Hans HöllwartForschungszentrum für integrales Bauwesen AG.

SALLMUTTER  Jutta
Phone: +43 316 873 6031
jutta.sallmutternoSpam@tugraz.at   

Secretarial duties, contact person for F&T News, Career & Alumni-Newsletter

Background: Many years of experience at TU Graz.

SCHICHLER Christine 
Dipl.-Ing.in
Phone: +43 316 873 6039
christine.schichlernoSpam@tugraz.at    

Contact person for cooperation ventures between science and business, RIE manager for Siemens AG

Background: Degree in electrical engineering. Worked in transmission network planning and asset management at Preussen Elektra AG (now Tennet TSO GmbH) Hannover and 50 Hertz Transmission GmbH Berlin.

STEVANECZ-LAUSCH Nina 
Mag.a    
Phone: +43 316 873 6923
stevanecz-lauschnoSpam@tugraz.at        

Contact person for electronic notification of third-party funded projects, database for R&D areas and projects, research, information retrieval and evaluation

Background: Degree in solar physics, attended HTL college with specialisation in industrial engineering, worked at bauMax AG.

STRAGANZ Grit Daniela
Priv.-Doz.in Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in
Phone: +43 316 873 6925
grit.straganznoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for inventions, patents, technology exploitation, primarily in biotechnology, chemistry

Background: Degree in Technical Chemistry. Doctorate in Chemistry and Habilitation in Biochemistry at Graz University of Technology. Postdoctoral position at Stanford University, USA. PI in extramurally funded projects. Several years of experience in the private sector (R&D).

TAMTÖGL Anton
Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Tel.: +43 316 873 6034
tamtoeglnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for research funding, primarily FWF, proposal planning and writing, scientific mobility

Background: Degree in Technical Physics, PhD and Habilitation in Experimental Physics (TU Graz). Post-Doctoral position at the University of Cambridge (UK), PI of an FWF project.

THEURETZBACHER-FRITZ Heimo
Mag.
Phone: +43 316 873 6037
theuretzbacher-fritznoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for management and support in the context of strategic co-operations with companies and research centers

Background: Degree in environmental system sciences, certificate in entrepreneurship. Worked at TU Graz as scientist (management of water utilities) and as head of the university’s company portfolio management, then CEO and business director of the COMET Centre Pro2Future.

TRINK Thomas 
Mag., MSc
Phone: +43 316 873 6927  
thomas.trinknoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for start-up financing, lead projects, research promotion: Advice, cost calculation, administrative project management, primarily FFG, FWF

Background: Degree in environmental system sciences and degree in energy. Worked at Environment Agency Austria and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG.

WINTER Isabella
Dipl.-Ing.in
Phone: +43 316 873 6929
isabella.winternoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact person for inventions, patents, technology exploitation, primarily in electronics, electrical engineering

Background: Degree in electrical engineering, development engineer at Philips Sound Solution Vienna and Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik.