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Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Aleksandr Ovsianikov, opens an external URL in a new window was appointed as University Professor of 3D Printing and Biofabrication at TU Wien with effect from June 1, 2019. He is a member of the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, opens in new window (E308) in the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, opens in new window at TU Wien.

CV: Aleksandr Ovsianikov studied physics (BSc) at Vilnius University (Lithuania) and at Leibniz University Hannover (MSc). In 2008, Aleksandr Ovsianikov was awarded his doctorate at the Laser Zentrum Hannover (summa cum laude) of the Leibniz University Hannover for his thesis on "Investigation of two-photon polymerization technique for applications in photonics and biomedicine, opens an external URL in a new window". Since 2010, Aleksandr Ovsianikov has been with the Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) Group at TU Wien. In 2012, he obtained an ERC Starting Grant, followed by an 2015 einen ERC Proof of Concept Grant, opens an external URL in a new window in 2015 and an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2017. He also obtained his Venia Docendi in 2017, thus qualifying him to teach in the field of Additive Manufacturing. His postdoctoral (habilitation) thesis focused on "Additive manufacturing technologies for biomedical applications, opens an external URL in a new window". Together with a publisher-team he is responsible for a key publication in the specific field “3D Printing and Biofabrication, opens an external URL in a new window". Besides, he is co-founder and head of research of the TU Wien spin-off  "UpNano GmbH, opens an external URL in a new window", aiming at the commercialization of high-resolution 3D printing and bioprinting. The company was honored with several prices and was Start-up of the Year 2019 [Article in German].  

Aleksandr Ovsianikov is affiliated with the 3D Printing and Biofabrication Research Group, opens in new window within the Research Unit Polymer and Composite Materials (308-02) which he also heads. He is also a member of the Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, opens an external URL in a new window and serves on the Board of Directors of the "International Society fo Biofabrication, opens an external URL in a new window". He also collaborates with two doctoral programs (ENROL – Engineering for Life Sciences and SOLVER – Skills for Medical Device Research).

Publications of Aleksandr Ovsianikov in the Scopus, opens an external URL in a new window database and in reposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.