Staff / CEO

Staff

Noack Laboratorien now employs more than 70 staff members, among these are 20 mainly biological and chemical scientists. At Noack Laboratorien, the hierarchical structures are flat as well as cross-linked and we provide professional training for laboratory assistants. Therefore, working at Noack Laboratorien represents excellent possibilities for the personal development of our employees.

Test Facility Management
Dr. Christian Maeß

Dr. Christian Maeß

Head of Quality Assurance Unit
Gudrun Möhrmann-Kalabokidis

Christine Bruhnke

Study Directors:

Physical-Chemical Testing

Storage Stability, CIPAC, Physical-Chemical Characteristics
Jens Lange
Sebastian Riedl

Solubility, Partition Coefficient, Volatilization

Jens Lange

Terrestrial Toxicity

Earthworms / Nematodes
Dr. Katja Maier
Kirsten McVean

Soil Microbiology
Kirsten McVean
Dirk Scheerbaum

Non-target Plants
Dr. Katja Maier
Kirsten McVean

Non-target Arthropods

Polinators, Spiders etc.
Dr. Katja Maier
Kirsten McVean

Aquatic Toxicity

Bacteria
Sarah Schmidt
Dirk Scheerbaum

Algae / Aquatic Plants
Janis Füller
Dr. Andrea Herrmann
Dirk Scheerbaum

Daphnids
Janis Füller
Dr. Andrea Herrmann
Dirk Scheerbaum

Fish
Janis Füller
Dr. Andrea Herrmann
Dirk Scheerbaum

Environmental Fate

Biodegradation / Transformation
Sarah Schmidt
Dirk Scheerbaum

Abiotic Degradation, Adsorption / Desorption
Oliver Buttler
Dr. Christine Landsberg
Jens Lange

Bioaccumulation
Dirk Scheerbaum

Endocrine Disruptors

Dirk Scheerbaum

Content, Five Batch, Residue Analysis, Method Validation

Content Analysis,
Five Batch Analysis
Oliver Buttler
Johannes Frenkel
Jens Lange
Karin Petersen
Sebastian Riedl

Residue Analysis,
Method Validation

Oliver Buttler
Jens Lange
Karin Petersen
Sebastian Riedl

CEO

Since February 2016, Dr. Christian Maeß is the new owner and CEO of Noack Laboratorien.

He was born on 07.08.1967 in Hannover and studied chemistry at the universities of Münster, Glasgow and Hannover. Additionally, besides his chemistry major, he visited lectures of philosophy and economy. Later on he did his PhD in Bremen, focusing on marine research. After finishing his PhD, he dedicated himself to his three children’s childcare together with his wife for several years.

For twelve years Dr. Maeß has headed a chemical laboratory. In Feburary 2016 he took over the DR.U.NOACK-LABORATORIEN and is focussing on human resources, workflow optimization and innovation.

Aside of his position as CEO at Noack, Dr. Maeß heads the Union of German Research Laboratories (Verband Deutscher Untersuchungslaboratorien e. V.), based in Hannover. In addition he is a member of the „8. Niedersächsische Regierungskommission Nachhaltige Chemikalienpolitik“ (8. Lower Saxon government committee for sustainable chemical politics), including the subgroup “REACh review”. He participates in the GDCh (German Society of Chemists) ecotoxicology group.

Since 2018 he is holding lectures on chemical regulations at the Leibniz Universität Hannover.

And since September 2018, Dr. Maeß is part of of the industry council board for Smart Biotecs of the TU Braunschweig and the Leibniz Universität Hannover.

CEO Dr. Christian Maeß