Head of the Chair

Chair owner

Career:

• 2016 – 2018: first vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
• since 2011: owner of the Chair of Energy Process Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
• 2007 – 2011: head of the Institute for Heat Engineering and professor at the University of Technology of Graz, Austria
• 2007: foundation of the Agnion Energy Inc. (www.agnion.net) – Start-Up for the development and commercialization of the Heatpipe Reformer technology
• 2003 – 2004: professor representative of the Chair for Power Plants at the University of Rostock, Germany
• 1992 – 2007: doctorate degree and habilitation at the Chair for Thermal Power Plants (now: Chair of Energy Systems) at the Technical University of Munich
• 1987 – 1992: studies of mechanical engineering in the field of process engineering at the Technical University of Munich

Research topics:

• Energetic exploitation of biomass
• Combustion and gasification in a fluidized bed
• Methanation and Solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
• Carbon capture and sequestration

Other:

• Coordination of the EU-Projects BioHPR, BioCellus and CO2freeSNG
• Evaluator for the 6th and 7th framework programme of the EU
• Member of the Technical Advisory Group TGC3 of the Research Funds Coal and Steel of the EU
• Member of the Processnet-professional group „High-temperature technology“ and „Energy process engineering“

Lectures:

• Energietechnik (BA Energietechnik und Chemie- und Bioingenieurwesen, 4. Semester)
• Wärmekraftwerke (BA Energietechnik und Chemie- und Bioingenieurwesen, 6. Semester)
• Vorlesung Energetische Nutzung von Biomasse und Reststoffen (MA Energietechnik und Chemie- und Bioingenieurwesen, 6-8. Semester)
• Vorlesung Energiewirtschaft und Umweltrecht (MA Energietechnik und Chemie- und Bioingenieurwesen, 6-8. Semester)

Publications:

i.a. J. Karl, Dezentrale Energiesysteme, Oldenbourg-Verlag, Munich 2006

More publications can be found here!