Sophie Führer

Sophie Führer joined Prof. Volker Hoffmann's Group for Sustainability and Technology in June 2023 as a PhD candidate. Her research focuses on facilitating the transition towards a sustainable circular economy in challenging industries.

Sophie completed a master’s degree in Sustainable Technology from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. She first joined SusTec in May 2021 for her master’s thesis on the integrated environmental and economic assessment of circular and linear furniture products under the TACLE project. Apart from her studies, she gained practical experiences during internships at the DownloadBASFvertical_align_bottom Applied Sustainability Department, DownloadFraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuitsvertical_align_bottom and the DownloadInstitute for Ecological Economy Researchvertical_align_bottom. At sus.lab, she is primarily working on circular economy projects, focusing specifically on circularity in the building industry in the DownloadCBI Innovation Booster.vertical_align_bottom

In her free time, Sophie enjoys the outdoors hiking with friends and kite surfing.