About

Marc Gaugler is the Portfolio Leader for Distributed and Circular Manufacturing. Marc has worked for more than 15 years on material and process development in New Zealand and Europe. He has been involved in a wide range of material development ranging from materials for consumer goods, bio-based plastic additives, bioactive from plant sources, reactive extrusion and production of biochemicals from biomass. Marc and his team at Scion investigate opportunities that will arise from enabling biomass processing and upgrading close to its source. Leveraging new and emerging technology solutions will enable eco-industrial processes in New Zealand’s regions.

Qualifications

• Master's in Polymer Processing (Chem. Eng.)
• Bachelor's in Chemistry and Marketing

Research capabilities

• Polymer processing
• Polymer formulation development
• Reactive extrusion
• Extrusion process development
• Mechanochemistry
• Thermal analysis and rheology

Career highlights

2021-present: Portfolio Leader at Scion (New Zealand), Distributed and Circular Manufacturing
2013-present: Scientist at Scion (New Zealand), Forest to Biobased Products
2010-2013: Senio Researcher at Procter & Gamble (Germany) , Global Material Development and Supply Organisation
2009-2010: Researcher at Procter & Gamble (Germany), Global Material Development and Supply Organisation
2005-2009: Research Scientist at Scion (New Zealand), Biomaterials Engineering 2019: Science New Zealand Team Award “ExtrusionPlus Team"
2017/18: Catalyst Seeding fund travel grant (NZ Royal Society) Thuenen-Institute, University Hamburg, Hamburg Germany
2017: PRINCE2 project management Certification – Foundation & Practitioner level
2015/16: Catalyst Seeding fund travel grant (NZ Royal Society) Thuenen-Institute, University Hamburg, Hamburg Germany
2008/09: International Science and Technology travel grant (NZ Royal Society) Oakridge National Laboratory, Oakridge TN, USA
2006:International Science and Technology travel grant (NZ Royal Society) University Tennessee, Knoxville TN, USA

Selected papers

2020. Bonding Wood Veneer with Biobased Poly(Lactic Acid) Thermoplastic Polyesters: Potential Applications for Consolidated Wood Veneer and Overlay Products. Fibers. DOI: 10.3390/fib8080050

2020. Effect of processing conditions on wood and glass fiber length attrition during twin screw composite compounding. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. DOI: 10.1002/app.48551

2019. Rheological Behavior of High Cell Density Pseudomonas putida LS46 Cultures during Production of Medium Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Polymers Bioengineering. DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering6040093

2019. A new methodology for rapidly assessing interfacial bonding within fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2018.11.010EID: 2-s2.0-85057581824

2019. Integrating softwood biorefinery lignin into polyhydroxybutyrate composites and application in 3D printing. Materials Today Communications. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2019.02.008

2019. Quantitative Assessment and Visualisation of the Wood and Poly(Lactic Acid) Interface in Sandwich Laminate Composites. Fibers. DOI: 10.3390/fib7020015

2019. Understanding the development of interfacial bonding within PLA/wood-based thermoplastic sandwich composites. Industrial Crops and Products. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.10.069EID: 2-s2.0-85055695991

2016. Green route to modification of wood waste, cellulose and hemicellulose using reactive extrusion. Carbohydrate Polymers. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.10.033EID: 2-s2.0-84944930486

2009. Thermal degradation of condensed tannins from radiata pine bark
Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. DOI: 10.1080/02773810903165671EID: 2-s2.0-80051884822