Prof. Dr. Michael Meister, MSc

2020 - present
Professor - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Department of Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering

2017 - 2019
Junior Professor - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Department of Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering

2015 - 2017
Post-Doctoral Research Associate - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering

2012 - 2015
Scientific Assistant (University Assistant) - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering

2012
Teaching Assistant - Imperial College London

2012 - 2013
Lecturer - University of Innsbruck, Institute of Mathematics

2016
Consulting: Association for sewage treatment Achental – Inntal – Zillertal: Mixing of anaerobic digesters

2012 - 2015
Modelling of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Computational Fluid Dynamics - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering (Doctor of Technical Sciences with Distinction)

2011 - 2012
Master Studies in Physics - Imperial College London (Master of Science with merit)

2008 - 2011
Bachelor Studies in Physics - University of Innsbruck (Bachelor of Science)

MCI - The Entrepreneurial School (English for Lecturers)

MCI - The Entrepreneurial School (Leadership training)

University of Innsbruck ( Course on Patent Law and Copyright)

Imperial College London (Advanced English Language Course)

Advanced Water Resources and Water Treatment - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Groundwater and Water Reuse - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Advanced Air Treatment - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Current Industrial Projects - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Current Research Projects - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Interdisciplinary Projects - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Mathematics 1 - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Numerical Analysis - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Numerical Analysis - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Technical Physics 1 - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Literature Seminar - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Academic Writing - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Master Seminar - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Electrical Engineering Laboratory - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Control Engineering - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Measurement Techniques - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck

Focus English for Lecturers for Technical Programs - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität Innsbruck

Winter School 'Water Pollution' - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität Innsbruck

2022
MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
MCI Best Teaching Award

2020
MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
MCI Best Teaching Award

2017
City of Innsbruck
Science award of the city of Innsbruck for research and innovation at MCI - The Entrepreneurial School

2014
University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Technical Sciences
Award for extraordinary success in the doctoral programme technical sciences

2012
University of Innsbruck, Office for International Relations
Award for academic work at Imperial College London

2011
University of Innsbruck
Award for extraordinary success in the undergraduate programmes of Physics and Technical Mathematics

• Neuner, Thomas; Meister, Michael; Pillei, Martin; Koch, Marc; Rauch, Wolfgang (2022): Numerical and experimental flow investigation using ultrasonic PIV for optimizing mechanically agitated lab-scale anaerobic digesters. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118129 In: Chemical Engineering Science 264.
• Dabiri, Soroush; Sappl, Johannes; Kumar, Prashant; Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2021): On the effect of the inlet configuration for anaerobic digester mixing. In: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 44, pp. 2455 - 2468.
• Oates, Andrew; Neuner, Thomas; Meister, Michael; Borman, Duncan; Camargo-Valero, Miller; Sleigh, Andrew; Fischer, Paul (2020): Modelling mechanically induced non-Newtonian flows to improve the energy efficiency of anaerobic digesters. DOI: 10.3390/w12112995 In: Water 12(11).
• Rezavand, Massoud; Winkler, Daniel;Sappl, Johannes; Seiler, Laurent; Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2019): A fully-Lagrangian computational model for the integration of mixing and biochemical reactions in anaerobic digestion. In: Computers and Fluids 181, pp. 224 - 235.
• Winkler, Daniel; Rezavand, Massoud; Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2019): gpuSPHASE—A shared memory caching implementation for 2D SPH using CUDA (version update). In: Computer Physics Communications 235, pp. 514 - 516.
• Meister, Michael; Rezavand, Massoud; Ebner, Christian; Pümpel, Thomas; Rauch, Wolfgang (2018): Mixing non-Newtonian flows in anaerobic digesters by impellers and pumped recirculation. In: Advances in Engineering Software 115C, pp. 194-203.
• Meister, Michael; Winkler, Daniel; Rezavand, Massoud; Rauch, Wolfgang (2017): Integrating hydrodynamics and biokinetics in wastewater treatment modelling by using smoothed particle hydrodynamics. In: Computers & Chemical Engineering 99C, pp. 1 - 12.
• Winkler, Daniel; Meister, Michael; Rezavand, Massoud; Rauch, Wolfgang (2017): gpuSPHASE—A shared memory caching implementation for 2D SPH using CUDA. In: Computer Physics Communications 213, pp. 165 - 180.
• Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2016): Wastewater treatment modelling with smoothed particle hydrodynamics. In: Environmental Modelling & Software 75, pp. 206 - 211.
• Meister, Michael; Fleischhacker, Nikolaus; Rauch, Wolfgang (2015): Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics - partikelbasierte Strömungsberechnung zur Anwendung in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. In: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft 67/3-4, pp. 148 - 152.
• Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2015): Modelling aerated flows with smoothed particle hydrodynamics. In: Journal of Hydroinformatics 17/4, pp. 493 - 504.
• Meister, Michael; Burger, Gregor; Rauch, Wolfgang (2014): On the Reynolds number sensitivity of smoothed particle hydrodynamics. In: Journal of Hydraulic Research 52/6, pp. 824 - 835.

• Meister, Michael (2016): Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Urban Water Management. Innsbruck: innsbruck university press (IUP) (= Forum Umwelttechnik und Wasserbau, 21). ISBN 978-3-903122-06-2

• Sitzenfrei, Robert; Kleidorfer, Manfred; Meister, Michael; Burger, Gregor; Urich, Christian; Mair, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2014): Scientific Computing in Urban Water Management. In: Hofstetter, Günter: Computational Engineering. Dordrecht - Heidelberg - London - New York - Berlin: Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-05932-7, pp. 173 - 193.

• Schenk, Hannes; Meister, Michael (2021): Application of SPH to model the removal of grease from wastewater. In: Proceedings of the 15th SPHERIC International Conference. Newark: New Jersey Institute of Technology.
• Neuner, Thomas; Meister, Michael; Koch, Marc; Pillei, Martin; Rauch, Wolfgang (2020): Ultrasonic flow field measurement in agitated lab-scale reactors for optimization of anaerobic digesters. In: Konferenzband des 16. Minisymposiums Verfahrenstechnik, Wien, 21. September 2020.
• Meister, Michael; Winkler, Daniel; Boyle-Gotla, Apra (2019): Development and application of smoothed particle hydrodynamics for wastewater treatment and water management. In: E-proceedings of the 38th IAHR World Congress 'Water - Connecting the World'. 1 - 6 September, 2019, Panama City, Panama. Madrid: International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), ISBN 978-90-824846-0-1, pp. 1 - 8.
• Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2016): Smoothed particle hydrodynamics - an innovative method for solving fluid dynamics problems in urban water management. In: Proceedings of the IWA World Water Congress, Brisbane: International Water Association.
• Meister, Michael; Rezavand, Massoud; Winkler, Daniel; Rauch, Wolfgang (2016): A GPU-Compatible Scheme for Coupling SPH to Process-Based Wastewater Treatment Models. In: Proceedings of the 11th SPHERIC International Conference. München: Technische Universität München, ISBN 9-783000-533587, pp. 305 - 312.
• Rezavand, Massoud; Meister, Michael; Winkler, Daniel; Rauch, Wolfgang; Taeibi-Rahni, Mohammed (2016): A simple ISPH algorithm for two-phase flows with high density ratios. In: Proceedings of the 11th SPHERIC International Conference. München: Technische Universität München, ISBN 9-783000-533587, pp. 61 - 68.
• Winkler, Daniel; Meister, Michael; Rezavand, Massoud; Rauch, Wolfgang (2016): SPHASE—Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Wastewater Treatment. In: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016. Water, Wastewater and Stormwater and Urban Watershed Symposium. Reston: American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), ISBN 978-0-7844-7988-9, pp. 303 - 311.
• Meister, Michael; Bergmeister, Christoph; Winkler, Daniel; Rauch, Wolfgang (2015): Activated sludge modelling with smoothed particle hydrodynamics. In: E-proceedings of the 36th IAHR World Congress 'Deltas of the Future and what happens upstream'. 28 June - 3 July, 2015, The Hague, the Netherlands. Madrid: International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), ISBN 978-90-824846-0-1, pp. 1 - 5.
• Bergmeister, Christoph; Meister, Michael; Winkler, Daniel; Rauch, Wolfgang (2015): Reducing the Particle Refinement Error of the Density Summation and the Kernel Gradient. In: Proceeding of the 10th SPHERIC International conference. Parma: Universitá degli Studi di Parma.
• Meister, Michael; Fleischhacker, Nikolaus; Rauch, Wolfgang (2014): Anwendung von Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. In: Aqua Urbanica 2014. Misch- und Niederschlagswasserbehandlung im urbanen raum. Wien: Österreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband (ÖWAV), ISBN 978-3-902978-28-8.
• Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2014): Simulating Rising Bubble Problems with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. In: Proceedings of the IMA Conference on Mathematical Modelling of Fluid Systems, 10-12 Sept 2014, Bristol. Essex: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, pp. 1 - 9.

Neuner, Thomas; Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael; Pillei, Martin; Koch, Marc; Rauch, Wolfgang (2023): Optimization study of mixing high viscous sludge in anaerobic digesters. 40th IAHR World Congress (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) - 'Rivers - Connecting Mountains and Coasts', Wien, 23. August 2023.

Neuner, Thomas; Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael (2022): Flow visualization in bioreactors using ultrasound and Computational Fluid Dynamics. XVI. Biotechnet Summer School on Advanced Biotechnology, Innsbruck, 13. September 2022.

Meister, Michael (2020): Research-oriented teaching for process optimization in wastewater treatment. Antrittsvorlesung FH-Professur am MCI - Die Unternehmerische Hochschule, Innsbruck, 30. September 2020.

Neuner, Thomas; Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael (2020): Ultrasonic flow field measurement in agitated lab-scale reactors for optimization of anaerobic digesters. 16. Minisymposiums Verfahrenstechnik, Wien, 21. September, 2020, Wien

Meister, Michael (2020): CFD based analysis of mechanically induced mixing in real scale anaerobic digestion. School of Civil Engineering, Leeds, 21. Jänner 2020.

Meister, Michael (2020): Experimental study of hydraulic mixing in a pilot scale anaerobic digester. School of Civil Engineering, Leeds, 20. Jänner 2020.

Meister, Michael (2020): Development and application of smoothed particle hydrodynamics for wastewater treatment and water management. 38th IAHR World Congress (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) - "Water - Connecting the World", Panama, 04. September 2019.

Oates, Andrew Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael: Improving Wastewater Treatment using Computational Fluid Dynamics. School of Civil Engineering, Leeds, 08. Juli 2019.

Impeller induced mixing of anaerobic digesters. Innsbruck, 19. November 2018.

Studieren am MCI - Die Unternehmerische Hochschule. Vortrag im Rahmen von Startschuss Abi München, München, 24. Februar 2018.

Numerical simulation of the impeller induced mixing of non-Newtonian flows in anaerobic digesters. School of Civil Engineering, Leeds, 26. Juni 2017.

Numerische Simulationen zur Beschreibung der Durchmischung von Faultürmen. Forschungskooperationstreffen Abwasserverband Achental-Inntal-Zillertal, Strass, 09. Jänner 2017.

Process control in wastewater treatment plants. MCI - Die Unternehmerische Hochschule, Innsbruck, 21.11.2016.

Meister, Michael: Assets and Drawbacks of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Urban Water Management. Workshop der Süddeutschen Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), Stuttgart, 15. November 2016.

Rauch, Wolfgang Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael: Smoothed particle hydrodynamics - an innovative method for solving fluid dynamics problems in urban water management. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Brisbane, 09. Oktober 2016.

Meister, Michael: A GPU-Compatible Scheme for Coupling SPH to Process-Based Wastewater Treatment Models. 11th SPHERIC International Conference, Garching, 16. Juni 2016.

Rezavand, Massoud Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael; Winkler, Daniel; Rauch, Wolfgang: A simple ISPH algorithm for two-phase flows with high density ratios. 11th SPHERIC International Conference, Garching, 14. Juni 2016.

Vortragende/r: Winkler, Daniel Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael; Rezavand, Massoud; Rauch, Wolfgang: SPHASE - Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Wastewater Treatment. World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2016, West Palm Beach, FL, 23. Mai 2016.

Duncan, Borman Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael: Coupling biokinetic and hydrodynamic models for wastewater process modelling. Modelling techniques for optimising wastewater treatment plant performance, Leeds, 21. April 2016.

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Wastewater Treatment - Coupling CFD to Process-Based Biokinetic Wastewater Treatment Models. School of Civil Engineering, Leeds, 12. Jänner 2016.

Activated sludge modelling with smoothed particle hydrodynamics. 36th IAHR World Congress (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) - "Deltas of the Future and what happens upstream", Den Haag, 29.06.2015.

Reducing the Particle Refinement Error of the Density Summation and the Kernel Gradient. 10th SPHERIC International Conference, Parma, 17. Juni 2015.

Anwendung von Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. Aqua Urbanica 2014 "Misch- und Niederschlagswasserbehandlung im urbanen Raum", Innsbruck, 24. Oktober 2014.

Simulating Rising Bubble Problems with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. IMA Conference on Mathematical Modelling of Fluid Systems, Bristol, 10. September 2014.

Multiphase Simulations of Activated Sludge Basins with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. Computational Fluid Dynamics for Dispersed Multiphase Flows IV, München, 03. April 2014.

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics in Urban Water Management. SPH Symposium Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 18.12.2013.

• Draxl-Weiskopf, Simon; Ebner, Christian; Neuner, Thomas; Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2022): Fallstudie und Leitfaden zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz von Kläranlagen durch eine optimierte Faulraumdurchmischung. BML, Wien, 09. Dezember 2022.
• Oates, Andrew Co-AutorInnen: Meister, Michael; Borman, Duncan (2019): CFD simulation of the anaerobic digester of Innsbruck's wastewater treatment plant. In: John Fox Memorial Report. University of Leeds, Leeds, pp. 1 - 20.

• Meister, Michael: Fragezeichen Yachtrevue: Warum kann ein Segelboot schneller als der Wind werden?

2019 - 2022
Principal investigator MCI - OptiFaul - Improving the energy efficiency of wastewater treatment plants by optimizing the digester mixing - Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, KPC GmbH

2018 - 2020
Principal investigator - OPTFAUL - Optimization of the energy input for the mixing of anaerobic digesters - Tyrolean Science Fund

2018 - 2020
Project organization, project staff - CFD Coating - Entwicklung und Optimierung des Diamant 4.0 Beschichtungsprozesses für industrielle Anwendungen - Tyrol Innovation Fund

2015 - 2018
Project organization, project staff - SPHAUL - Integrated modeling of anaerobic digestion with smoothed particle hydrodynamics - Austrian Research Promotion Agency

2014 - 2018
Co-Principal Investigator - SPHASE - Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Activated Sludge Engine - FWF Austrian Science Fund

2021
Review of Applications - Pakistan-Austria-Fachhochschule (PAF)

2019
Review Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant - Funding of doctoral school

2018
Jury member for evaluation of research - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School

2015 - present
Reviewer for scientific journals

Banke Leon (2023): Entwicklung und Aufbau der Savonius-Windturbine "Luvside Doppelhelix Marina"

Kerbleder Katharina (2023): Betriebsoptimierung einer Abwasserreinigungsanlage im Hinblick auf Klärschlammentwässerung am Beispiel der Kläranlage Meiningen

Al Jbali Rim (2021): Aeration technologies in wastewater treatment: performance requirements and implementation

Rommel Jan David (2021): Estimation of the biogas potential from the shrimp manure of the Alpenaquafarm Tirol GmbH and design of a model biogas plant

Robin Florian (2019): Laborversuch zur Optimierung der Durchmischung von Faultürmen mittels Umwälzung

Robin Florian (2018): Durchmischung von Faultürmen durch Umwälzung: Anspruch und Wirklichkeit

Piber Christoph (2018): Anforderungen an eine effiziente Durchmischung in Faultürmen

Di Vittorio Ilaria (2022): CFD - based Energy Optimization of the Wastewater Treatment Plant's Anaerobic Digester of Telfs

Gruber Michael (2020): Energetic optimization of the AIZ wastewater treatment plant's digestion tower by using computational fluid dynamics

Halbig Lukas (2020): Simulation des Trennverfahrens Stromklassieren mit der Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Methode

Facheris Alessandro (2020): Computational fluid dynamic simulation of recycled plastic pellets in a thermal-physical treatment process for the removal of volatile organic compounds

Fellner Werner (2019): Abwärmenutzung kommunaler Abwässer mittels einer CO2 Wärmepumpe und Ermittlung des CO2 Reduktionspotentials

Fischer Paul (2019): CFD based analysis of mechanically induced mixing in real scale anaerobic digestion

Moser Manuel (2019): Investigation on the applicability of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for particle separation via sedimentation