Prof. Dr. Michael Meister, MSc

Environmental Engineering +43 512 2070 - 3238 michael.meister@mci.edu
Prof. Dr. Michael Meister, MSc

Research Interests

-Modelling and System Control of Wastewater Treatment Plants (Coupling Hydraulics with Process-Based Wastewater Treatment Models)


-Computational Fluid Dynamics, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method


-Hydraulics (Channel and Pipe Flows, Hydraulic Control Systems, Hydraulic Mixing of Reactors)


Professional work experience
  • 01/2020 - present
    Professor - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Department of Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
  • 01/2017 - 12/2019
    Junior Professor - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Department of Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
  • 01/2015 - 01/2017
    Post-Doctoral Research Associate - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering
  • 01/2012 - 12/2015
    Scientific Assistant (University Assistant) - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering
  • 01/2012 - 12/2012
    Teaching Assistant - Imperial College London
  • 01/2012 - 12/2013
    Lecturer - University of Innsbruck, Institute of Mathematics
Education
  • 01/2012 - 12/2015
    Doctor of Technical Sciences with Distinction - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering
    Modelling of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • 01/2011 - 12/2012
    Master of Science with merit - Imperial College London
    Master Studies in Physics
  • 01/2008 - 12/2011
    Bachelor of Science - University of Innsbruck
    Bachelor Studies in Physics
Teaching (faculty internships etc.)
  • 01/2022 - present
    Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität Innsbruck
    Water Supply and Urban Drainage
  • 01/2019 - present
    Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität Innsbruck
    Foundations of Physics
  • Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of Innsbruck
    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, Universität Innsbruck
    Focus English for Lecturers for Technical Programs
  • Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität Innsbruck
    Winter School 'Water Pollution'
Practice related research and developmental project
  • 01/2019 - 12/2022
    Principal investigator MCI - Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, KPC GmbH
    OptiFaul - Improving the energy efficiency of wastewater treatment plants by optimizing the digester mixing
  • 01/2018 - 12/2020
    Principal investigator - Tyrolean Science Fund
    OPTFAUL - Optimization of the energy input for the mixing of anaerobic digesters
  • 01/2018 - 12/2020
    Project organization, project staff - Tyrol Innovation Fund
  • 01/2015 - 12/2018
    Project organization, project staff - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
    SPHAUL - Integrated modeling of anaerobic digestion with smoothed particle hydrodynamics
  • 01/2014 - 12/2018
    Co-Principal Investigator - FWF Austrian Science Fund
    SPHASE - Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Activated Sludge Engine
Competitive Research Award
  • 01/2022 - 12/2022
    MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
    MCI Best Teaching Award
  • 01/2020 - 12/2020
    MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
    MCI Best Teaching Award
  • 01/2017 - 12/2017
    City of Innsbruck
    Science award of the city of Innsbruck for research and innovation at MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
  • 01/2014 - 12/2014
    University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Technical Sciences
    Award for extraordinary success in the doctoral programme technical sciences
  • 01/2012 - 12/2012
    University of Innsbruck, Office for International Relations
    Award for academic work at Imperial College London
  • 01/2011 - 12/2011
    University of Innsbruck
    Award for extraordinary success in the undergraduate programmes of Physics and Technical Mathematics
Editorial board service
  • 01/2015 - present
    Reviewer for scientific journals
Further education & Training
  • 2017 - 2017
    MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
  • 2016 - 2016
    University of Innsbruck
Positions in professional/academic societies
  • 01/2025 - 12/2025
    Review - Science prize in honor of the federal president
  • 01/2021 - 12/2021
    Review of applications - Pakistan-Austria-Fachhochschule (PAF)
  • 01/2019 - 12/2019
    Review Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant - Funding of doctoral school
  • 01/2018 - 12/2018
    Jury member for evaluation of research - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
Peer reviewed journal article
  • Meister, Michael; Rauch, Wolfgang (2016): Wastewater treatment modelling with smoothed particle hydrodynamics. In: Environmental Modelling & Software 75, pp. 206 - 211.
Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar
  • Meister, Michael: 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.
Supervised bachelor theses
  • 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
Supervised master theses
  • García Iglesias Pablo (2024): Optimising the performance of an anaerobic digester of the wastewater treatment plant of the city of "Telfs": Application of CFD to improve mixing and reduce energy costs
  • 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