Head 
Prof. Dr. Kai Zhang
Principal investigator Rm.1.117 (BG 4)Tel.: +49 551 39 24505
kai.zhang@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-5783-946XAdministrative Staff 
Kirsten Rattelmüller
Secretary, Rm. 1.116 (BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 24039
kirsten.rattelmueller@forst.uni-goettingen.de
sekr.holzchemie@uni-goettingen.de
Group Leaders & Project Leaders 
Dr. Philip Biehl
Rm. 4.141(BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 26767
philip.biehl@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-0048-8021
PD Dr. Markus Euring
Senior scientist, Rm. -1.104 (BG 2)Tel.: +49 551 39 23323
meuring@gwdg.de
ORCID: 0000-0001-5016-1740
Senior Scientists & PostDocs 
Dr. Franz Robert Gleuwitz
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rm. 4.141 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 26767
franz.gleuwitz@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0001-8029-6988
Dr. Ying Guan
Visiting Scholar 2024-25, Rm. 1.114 (BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23335
yingguan@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0004-8604-0165
Dr. Redelf Kraft
Rm. 1.164 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23339
rkraft2@gwdg.de
Dr. Jade Poisson
Alexander v Humboldt PostDoc Fellow Rm. 4.142 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23507
jade.poisson@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-9942-3542
Dr. Miriam Siedenburg
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.102 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23419
msieden@gwdg.de
Dr. Fangfang Tan
Rm. 4.142 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23507
fangfangtan@uni-goettingen.de
Dr. Qiong Wu
Visiting scholar 2024-25, Rm 1.114 (BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23335
qiongwu@uni-goettingen.de
PhD candidates 
Arne Beulshausen
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.103 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23321
arne.beulshausen@uni-goettingen.de
Aldo Cardenas Oscanoa
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.105 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23920
a.cardenasoscanoa@stud.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0003-3093-8414
Jing Fan
Visiting PhD candidate 2023-2025, Rm.1.115 (BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 28216
jingfan@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0001-5178-4165
Thilo Habert
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.103 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23321
thilo.habert@uni-goettingen.de
Paula Köhn
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.108 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23398
paula.koehn@uni-goettingen.de
Inka Kretschmann
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.107 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23336
inka.kretschmann@uni-goettingen.de
Zhen Lang
PhD candidate 2022, Rm.1.115(BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 28216
zhen.lang@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-5743-856X
Cheng Li
PhD candidate 2021, Rm. 4.142(BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23507
cheng.li@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-5425-6533
Fen Li
PhD candidate 2021, Rm.4.142 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23507
fen.li@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-8647-6557
Siyuan Liu
PhD candidate 2020, Rm. 1.115(BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 28216
siyuan.liu@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-8382-4253
Guo Lu
Visiting PhD candidate 2024, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
guolu@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0007-2636-6931
Xintong Meng
PhD candidate 2021, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
xintong.meng@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-8627-0962
Qun Song
PhD candidate 2020, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
qun.song@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-7409-8237
Jean Lawrence Tene Tayo
PhD candidate, Rm. -1.105 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23920
jeanlawrence.tenetayo@uni-goettingen.de
Zengbin Wang
PhD candidate 2021, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
zengbin.wang@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0001-6464-7311
Wu Wei
PhD candidate 2024, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
wuwei@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0003-0830-0289
Tun-Hui Wu
PhD candidate 2024, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
tun-hui.wu@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0001-0846-2504
Yanxiao Yang
PhD candidate 2024, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
yanxiao.yang@stud.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0008-9492-463X
Xin Yang
Visiting PhD candidate 2024, Rm. 4.139 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
xinyang@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0000-2418-8640
Yifei Zhan
PhD candidate 2021, Rm. 1.115 (BG 4)
Tel.: +49 551 39 28216
yifei.zhan@forst.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0000-0003-4279-880X
Yong Zheng
PhD candidate 2025, Rm. 4.106 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
yongzheng@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID:0009-0005-4864-1012
Qi Zhu
Visiting PhD candidate 2024, Rm. 4.139 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
qizhu@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0001-4969-4555
Chuwen Zou
Visiting PhD candidate 2025, Rm. 4.139 (BG 2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23378
@uni-goettingen.de
ORCID: 0009-0005-3311-8229
Technicians 
Thore Froböse
Rm.4.140(BG2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23515
thore.froboese@uni-goettingen.de
Frank Gemmeke
(BG2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 28232
frank.gemmeke@agr.uni-goettingen.de
Jennifer Krüger
Rm.4.140(BG2)
Tel.: +49 551 39 23509
jkruege4@gwdg.de
Master & Bachelor Students Yvonne Morsumé
Bachelor student 2024-25
Alumni
| Scientific Staff | |||
 | Chenyang Cai Visiting PhD candidate 2021-22 | Now: Asso. Professor@Nanjing Forestry University ORCID: 0000-0002-3685-0475 | |
 | Dr. Lizhen Chen PostDoc 2022-24 | lchen@uni-goettingen.de ORCID: 0000-0002-3229-626X | |
 | Shaohuang Chen Visiting PhD candidate 2023-2025 | shaohuang.chen@forst.uni-goettingen.de ORCID: 0000-0002-5274-9190 | |
 | Dr. Wenbo Chen PhD candidate 2019-2023 Asso. Researcher 2023-24 | Now: University of British Columbia ORCID: 0000-0002-2446-2352 | |
| Arturo Espinosa-Duque DAAD Visiting PhD candidate 2024-25 | Now: Universidad del Valle, Columbia ORCID: 0000-0001-6361-4358 | |
 | Dr. Pascal Fuchs PhD 2016-2020 | Now: Industry | |
 | Xiwei Guo Visiting PhD candidate 2023-24 | Now: Wuhan Textile University ORCID: 0000-0001-8319-8152 | |
 | Bei He Visiting PhD candidate 2021-23 | Now: Asst. Prof.@Shaanxi Normal University ORCID: 0000-0002-0559-2223 | |
 | Dr. Caoxing Huang Alexander v Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow 2022-23 | Now: Professor@Nanjing Forestry University ORCID: 0000-0001-5266-7278 | |
 | Dr. Heqin Huang PhD 2015-19 | Now: Umicore | |
 | Wei Huang Visiting PhD candidate 2023-2024 | Now: Asst. Prof.@Shenyang University of Technology | |
| Dr. Maijia Liao Visiting scholar 2016/17 | Now: Asst. Prof.@Northeast University (US) ORCID: 0000-0003-4396-8831 | |
 | Dr. Huan Liu PhD 2016-20 Assoc. Researcher 2020-21 | Now: Professor@Jiangsu University ORCID: 0000-0001-5725-750X | |
 | Dr. Peiwen Liu PhD 2016-20 Project Leader 2020-21 | Now: Professor@Huazhong Agricultural University ORCID: 0000-0003-2398-8798 | |
 | Tian Liu Visiting PhD candidate 2023-24 | tian.liu@forst.uni-goettingen.de ORCID: 0009-0007-8567-3608 | |
 | Wei Liu Visiting PhD candidate 2021-23 | Now: ORCID: 0000-0003-1931-9401 | |
 | Yushan Liu Visiting PhD candidate 2020-21 | Now: Asst. Professor@Shaanxi University of Science and Technology ORCID: 0000-0002-0543-9843 | |
| Yi Tung Lu Visiting PhD candidate 2019 | Now: University of Manchester | |
| Mohammad Hassan Mazaherifar Erasmus Visiting PhD candidate 2024 | Now: Transilvania University of Brasov | |
 | Dr. Ruhuai Mei PostDoc 2021-23 | Now: Max Planck Institute Nat ORCID: 0000-0001-7866-231X | |
| Dr. Yadanar Oo External PhD Candidate | ||
 | Junjie Pan Visiting PhD candidate 2022-23 | ORCID: 0000-0002-2222-5660 | |
 | Dr. Bo Pang PhD 2016-2020 Assoc. Researcher 2021-22 | Now: Asst. Professor@National University Singapore ORCID:0000-0001-5878-896X | |
| Prof. Xinwen Peng Visiting scholar Jiangxi Normal University | Now: Professor@Jiangxi Normal University | |
 | Carolin Pertsch PhD candidate 2019-24 | Now: Loick | |
 | Houjuan Qi Visiting PhD candidate 2019-21 | Now: Asso. Professor@Northeast Forestry University | |
 | Dr. Stefanie Rühlicke PhD 2016-2020 | Now: Industry | |
 | Dr. Christian Schöpper LfBA/50% | Now: Dept. Research, Uni Göttingen | |
 | Nan Sheng Visiting PhD candidate 2021-22 | Now: Shanghai Shipbuilding Technology Research Institute ORCID: 0000-0002-1862-3164 | |
 | Dr. Sandip Singh PostDoc 2021-22 | Now: University of Kansas ORCID:0000-0003-0094-6253 | |
 | Bianjing Sun Visiting PhD candidate 2020-21 | Now: Asso. Prof.@Dongguan University of Technology ORCID: 0000-0003-4106-074X | |
 | Dr. Jiaxiu Wang PhD 2016-2020 Project Leader 2020-21 | Now: Asso. Professor@Anhui University ORCID: 0000-0003-1070-2527 | |
 | Dr. Shuang Wang PhD 2016-2020 Assoc. Researcher 2020-21 | Now: Shanghai Tumor Hospital ORCID: 0000-0003-2610-4169 | |
 | Dr. Xiaojie Wang PhD 2017-2020 | Now: KNT Kinlita Shanghai | |
| Prof. Xiaoxu Wang Visiting scholar Beijing Forestry University | Now: Professor@Beijing Forestry University | |
 | Dr. Yonggui Wang PhD&Project leader 2015-17 | Now: Professor@Northeast Forestry University ORCID: 0000-0002-5135-1367 | |
 | Ye Xiong Visiting PhD candidate 2020-21 | Now: Asso. Professor@Zhejiang A & F University ORCID: 0000-0003-3535-512X | |
 | Dr. Dan Xu PhD candidate 2019-2024 Asso. Researcher 2024 | Now: Kyoto University | |
 | Dr. Ting Yang PhD candidate 2019-2024 | Now: Dongguan University of Technology ORCID: 0000-0001-5178-4165 | |
 | Dr. Yang Yang Project Leader 2019-2020 | Now: Asso. Professor@Shaanxi University of Science and Technology | |
 | Dr. Yawen Yao PhD 2016-2020 | Now: Sichuan University ORCID: 0000-0003-3989-1843 | |
 | Yu Yin Visiting PhD candidate 2023-2025 | ORCID: 0000-0002-1111-3874 | |
 | Dr. Kui Zeng PhD candidate 2018-2022 PostDoc & Asso. Researcher 2022 | Now: University of Wisconsin–Madison ORCID: 0000-0002-7901-2738 | |
 | Dr. Hua Zhang PhD candidate 2018-22 | Now: Asso. Professor@Jiangxi Normal University ORCID: 0000-0001-7413-3699 | |
 | Minghao Zhang Visiting PhD candidate 2021-22 | Now: Shanghai Institute of Technology ORCID: 0000-0002-3366-0465 | |
 | Ying Zhu Visiting PhD candidate 2022-2024 | Now: Asst. Professor@Central South University of Forestry and Technology ORCID: 0000-0001-9760-6188 | |
| Master/Bachelor Students | |||
| Yiyang Chai Internship Master student 2024-25 | ||
 | Shuaiyu Gong Master student 2020-21 | ||
| Luisa Herold External Bachelor student 2024 | ||
| Sofia Hillmann External Master student 2024-25 | ||
| Wenbo Ma Master student 2019 | | |
| Saleh Musa Master student 2018 | | |
| Chenchen Wu Master student 2021 | | |
| Ruonan Xu Internship Master student 2024 Fal. Chemistry, Uni Gö | ||
| Chi Zhang Internship Master student Uni Strassburg 2016 | ||
| Zhong Zheng Master student 2021 | | |