Prof. Dr.- Ing. habil. Achim Kienle

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Process Synthesis and Process Dynamics
+49 391 6110 369
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Main Focus

Methods of computer aided modeling, analysis, synthesis and control of complex chemical processes with special emphasis on nonlinear dynamics of chemical processes

Applications:

  • Analysis, synthesis and dynamics of integrated chemical processes (reactive distillation, chromatographic reactors, membrane reactors etc.)
  • Population balance modeling and dynamics of particulate systems (crystallization, granulation, virus infection in cell cultures)
  • Plantwide dynamics and control of chemical processes

Curriculum Vitae

2007
Appointed external scientific member of the Max- Planck- Institute for Dynamics of complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg

since 09/2002
Professor for Automation/Modeling at the Otto- von- Guericke- University Magdeburg

2002
Offer of the chair for Process and Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Hamburg- Harburg

2002
Habilitation on "Nonlinear Dynamics of chemical Processes" at the faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Stuttgart

since 1998
Head of the research group "Process Synthesis and Process Dynamics" at the Max- Planck- Institute of Dynamics of complex technical Systems" in Magdeburg

1997
Dissertation on "Nonlinear wave phenomena and stability of stationary states in distillation columns"

1989-1998
Research Assistant at the Institute for Systems Dynamics and Control at the University of Stuttgart with Prof. E.D. Gilles

Research Topics:
  • dynamic modeling and simulation of chemical processes
  • theoretical and experimental investigation of the nonlinear dynamic behavior of chemical processes
  • investigated processes: extraction, reactive and nonreactive distillation, catalytic fixed bed reactors
1983-1989
Studies of chemical engineering at the University of Stuttgart
degree: Diplom- Ingenieur


Honors/ Scientific Awards/ Memberships

2011
Awarded with the honorary doctoral degree of the Technical University of Donetzk/ Ukraine

since 2008
Co-coordinator of the research center "Dynamic Systems in Biology/ Medicine and Process Engineering"

2007, 2011, 2013
Award of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Otto- von- Guericke- University Magdeburg for supervising the best doctoral thesis of the year

2007-2009
Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Otto- von- Guericke- University Magdeburg

2005-2007
Vice-dean of the Department Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Otto- von- Guericke- University Magdeburg

2004
Golden Jubilee Visiting Fellowship of the UDCT Bombay

2004
Head of the board "Population balance modeling of disperse and polymer systems" in the Process Technology Competence Network Pro3

since 2003
Appointed member of the DECHEMA board "Process Simulation and Process Synthesis"

10/2001- 08/2002
Elected member of the Scientific Council of the Max Planck Society

Reviewer for many funding agencies
including DFG, Volkswagen- Stiftung, Humboldt- Stiftung, European Research Council

Reviewer for many Journals
including AIChE Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, Industrial Engineering & Chemistry Research, Computer & Chemical Engineering, Journal of Process Control






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