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Tobias Niederkofler, BSc MSc
Teaching & Research Assistant
+43 512 2070 - 4524
tobias.niederkofler@mci.edu
Professional work experience
01/2026 - present
Teaching & Research Assistant - - Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
Smart Building Technologies
11/2020 - 10/2025
Doctoral student - Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
Energy & Process Technologies
07/2019 - 09/2019
Internship - Syneco tec, Absam, Austria
Project work in renewable energy, environmental and waste management.
07/2015 - 09/2015
Internship - Energie Projekt GmbH, Grödig, Österreich
Development, management, and planning of district heating and energy projects.
07/2012 - 09/2012
Internship - Fernheizwerk Toblach Innichen, Dobbiaco, Italy
Assistance with repair and installation work; support in the office.
Teaching (faculty internships etc.)
02/2026 - 03/2026
- - Management Center Innsbruck
Ventilation technology laboratory
01/2026 - 02/2026
- - Management Center Innsbruck
Climate and refrigeration technology laboratory
01/2026 - 02/2026
- - Management Center Innsbruck
Climate and refrigeration technology laboratory
11/2020 - 10/2025
Management Center Innsbruck
Mechanical Process Engineering Laboratory
Further education & Training
2020
University of Innsbruck
Doctoral Programme Engineering Sciences
2018 - 2020
Management Center Innsbruck
Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
2014 - 2018
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Environment and Bio-Resources Management
Other
01/2022 - 01/2023
Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung
Experimental investigation of thermochemical energy storage materials in a discontinuous reactor setup
Peer reviewed journal article
T. Niederkofler, A. Giovannini, and R. Lackner, "Mechanism-based kinetic modeling of magnesium sulfate hydration for thermochemical energy storage," Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, no. 101048, 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101048.
T. Niederkofler, A. Giovannini, and R. Lackner, "Kinetics of the MgSO4 ⋅ 6 H2O dehydration reaction for low-temperature thermochemical energy storage applications" Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.ceja.2025.100814.
T. Niederkofler, A. Giovannini, and R. Lackner, "Impact of elevated water vapor pressures on the dehydration reaction of magnesium sulfate hexahydrate in thermochemical energy storage," Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.jssc.2025.125217.
Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar
P. A. Patschg, T. Niederkofler, A. Giovannini, and R. Lackner, "Investigation of a thermochemical storage system for the use of solar energy in domestic applications," in The 16th IAE EST CP International Conference on Energy Storage, Lyon, 2024.
Niederkofler T., Ellemund G., Schallhart V., Giovannini A., and Lackner R., "Herstellung und Charakterisierung keramischer Matrixmaterialien mit hierarchischem Porensystem für die thermochemische Energiespeicherung." in 16. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen, St. Pölten, 2023.
T. Niederkofler, D. Schiestl, A. Giovannini, and R. Lackner, "Design and evaluation of a thermogravimetric analysis-based setup for thermochemical energy storage material testing," in 17. Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik und 8. Partikelforum, Wien, 2023.
Supervised bachelor theses
Patka Manuel (2025): Untersuchung der Hydratation, Dehydratation und Zyklusstabilität von VIPS-Membranen mit integriertem MgSO4 als thermochemisches Energiespeichermaterial
Ehrensberger Lukas (2025): Untersuchung der Hydratation und Dehydratation von NIPS-Membranen mit integriertem MgSO4 als thermochemisches Energiespeichermaterial
Klabacher Christian (2024): Hydratisierung von Magnesiumsulfat als thermochemisches Speichermaterial: Analyse unter variierenden Betriebs- und Materialparametern
Rogers Theresa (2023): Einfluss des Wasserdampfpartialdruckes auf die Hydratisierung von Magnesiumsulfat in einem offenem Reaktorsystem
Caprini Fabio (2023): Untersuchung des Einflusses des Wasserdampfpartialdrucks auf das Hydrations- und Dehydrationsverhalten von MgSO4 mittels thermogravimetrischer Analyse
Ellemund Gabriel (2022): Herstellung und Charakterisierung keramischer Matrixmaterialien mit hierarchischem Porensystem für die thermochemische Energiespeicherung
Schiestl Daniel (2022): Überprüfung und Dokumentation einer Versuchsanlage für die thermogravimetrische Analyse verschiedener thermochemischer Speichermaterialien
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