New Director at the IGVP
Since June 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Petra Kluger has taken over as the new head of the Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology (IGVP) at the University of Stuttgart.
On her very first day, she celebrated a warm and successful welcome with the entire IGVP team – a great start to future collaboration. Special thanks go to Prof. Dr. Günter Tovar and Dr. Matthias Walker, who led the institute with dedication on an interim basis.
Prof. Kluger now holds the professorship for Interfacial Process Engineering at the University of Stuttgart. She is a biologist with long-standing expertise in tissue engineering, biofabrication, and 3D tissue model development. Her research spans both biomedical applications and the development of cultured meat and alternative proteins.
She joins the IGVP from Reutlingen University, where she was a professor and Vice President for Research, and brings along several experienced scientists from her research group. In parallel, she has also taken on a leadership role at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, strengthening the connection between the university and applied research.
We are excited to welcome her to the IGVP and look forward to new impulses in research, teaching, and innovation.
The Institute
The Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP at the University of Stuttgart is dedicated to interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research and teaching in the field of materials sciences, life sciences, process engineering and plasma technology.
The IGVP is part of the Faculty 4 Energy-, Process- and Bio-Engineering and is structured in research in the departments »Interfacial Engineering« and »Plasma and Microwave Technology«. The institute has well-equipped laboratory and technical facilities both on the university campus and at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Stuttgart-Vaihingen.
The close cooperation of the IGVP with the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB enables a dynamic collaboration between researchers and teachers of both institutions.
News and events
Petra Kluger
Prof. Dr.Institutsleiterin (ab 01.06)
Günter Tovar
Prof. Dr.Director (acting)