Lars Wietschel studied industrial engineering at the University of Augsburg from 2011 to 2017. From 2013 to 2016, he was a student assistant in the ResourceLab research group at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Axel Tuma. From 2017 to 2022, Lars Wietschel was a research assistant in the research group ResourceLab at the Chair of Production & Supply Chain Management. During this time, he wrote his doctoral thesis on the strategic planning of the bioeconomy in Europe, taking into account economic, environmental, and social criteria, with the title “On the Design of a European Bioeconomy that Optimally Contributes to Sustainable Development,” and successfully defended it on April 7, 2022.

Since 2022, Dr. Ing. Lars Wietschel has been a postdoctoral researcher in the research group ResourceLab at the Chair Production & Supply Chain Management of Porf. Dr. Axel Tuma. Mr. Wietschel's research is characterized by interdisciplinarity with a focus on the planning of economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable as well as resilient value and supply chains. A particular focus is on analyzing the consequences of climate change for raw material supply chains and planning of optimal adaptation strategies. He combines methods of the field of Industrial Ecology (especially life cycle assessment and material flow analysis) with methods of Operations Research (especially multi-criteria optimization). In university teaching, Lars Wietschel designs, develops, and holds various courses at the bachelor's and master's level. Among others, he is involved in the courses “Production and Logistics,” “Future Energy Systems,” and “Resource Efficiency & Resilience” and regularly supervises bachelor's and master's theses. In October 2025, Mr Wietschel organized and co-directed the international summer school entitled “Systemic Risk, Cascades and Tipping Points” in Split, Croatia, in collaboration with several European and non-European universities and institutions. For his outstanding scientific achievements, Mr. Wietschel is awarded the Viermetz Science Prize in 2025.

Awards:

• Viermetz Science Award 2025 for outstanding scientific achievements within the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Augsburg
• Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities

• SAP Certified Associate – Business Process Integration with SAP ERP 6.0 EhP7

Talks:

• Wietschel, L. (2026). Supply chains under climate stress – how resilience and climate risk management can become a competitive advantage (in german). DVWE AG Nachhaltigkeit „Supply Chain Resilience und Klimarisikomanagement“. online, March 18. 2026
• Wietschel, L. (2025). Critical Material Supply Chains. Summer School on Systemic Risks, Cascades and Tipping Points, Split (Croatia), October 17.-26. 2025
• Wietschel, L. (2025). Supply chain resilience and climate risk management (in german). A³ Werkstattgespräch beim Zentrum für Klimaresilienz: Klimarisiken verstehen - Chancen nutzen, Augsburg, October 8. 2025
• Wietschel, L., Halter, F., Schüppel, D., Narres, N., Dorling, K., Thorenz, A., Koch, D., Tuma, A. (2024). Environmental impacts and state of circularity of the emerging material class Ceramic Matrix Composites. Industrial Ecology Gordon Research Conference, Les Diablarets (Schweiz), Mai 26.-31. 2024
• Wietschel, L., Halter, F., Thorenz, A., Tuma, A. (2023). Transitioning towards greener Ceramic Matrix Composite, Lille (France), September 6.-8. 2023
• Wietschel, L., Bruckler, M., Messmann, L., Thorenz, A., Tuma, A. (2023). Environmental sustainability and climate resilient supply chains: the case of advanced biofuel production in the EU. International Conference on Industrial Ecology, Leiden, Niederlande. Juli 2.-5. 2023
• Wietschel, L., Meßmann, L., Thorenz, A., Tuma, A. (2022). European Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Development. Industrial Ecology Gordon Research Conference, Sunday River Main, USA. Juni 12.-17. 2022
• Wietschel, L., Meßmann, L., Thorenz, A., Tuma, A. (2021). Structured Integration of Social Sustainability in Strategic Network Design. The Case of Bioethanol Production in the EU, 20th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Graz (Austria, virtual), September 8.-10. 2022
• Wietschel, L.; Meßmann, L.; Thorenz, A.; Tuma, A. (2019): Environmental benefits of a second-generation bioethanol production network designed by integrating Life Cycle Assessment and supply chain network optimization. 30th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 30th), Dublin (Ireland), June 23-26. 2019.
• Wietschel, L; Thorenz, A.; Tuma, A. (2018): Assessment of European Union’s agricultural residue potentials available for high-added value products: Current state and future development. 26th European  Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 26th), Copenhagen (Denmark), April 27-30. 2018.