Energy and Process Systems Engineering

Major research interests

Major interest:

• Methods for identifying (electrochemical) reaction kinetics including macro- and microkinetics, uncertainty, aging and dynamics influences
• Feasible (dynamic/robust) operating ranges of reactors and cells
• Reliable parameterisation, state estimation and optimisation of reaction systems including uncertainties
• Understanding and optimizing dynamic behavior including diagnosis 

Fields of application:

• Pharmaceutical (reaction) processes
• Electrochemical engineering including various batteries, electrolysis and fuel cells
• Chemical energy systems, e.g. Power-to-ammonia

Methods:

• Linear and nonlinear dynamic analysis in time and frequency domain
• Model-based analysis and optimisation of surface processes, reactors/cells and systems
• Multiscale and multiphysics modeling, e.g. coupling surface reactions (kinetic Monte Carlo) with multidimensional macroscopic reaction/transport models for reactors and electrochemical cells, or coupling electrochemical cell models with high dimensional thermal-electric models 
• Uncertainty quantification and model-based optimal experimental design

Current PhD students in the IMPRS program

Moritz Schulze

Website

PhD Project: Uncertainty Analysis and Model Calibration in Pharmaceutical Processes

IMPRS Alumni