Michael Kresta, BSc MSc

Professional work experience

05/2022 - present
Dissertant - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Dissertant in the topic of waste wood gasification in the Josef Ressel Centre for production of powdered activated carbon from municipal wood residues
01/2021 - 03/2022
Project Assistant - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
HighCon - increasing the charcoal conversion rate in the gasification system
11/2020 - 05/2021
Installation Technician - Syneco tec GmbH
Project-based installation of photovoltaic systems
01/2020 - 12/2020
Project Assistant - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Charcoal as an additive in sewage sludge treatment - CharAdd
10/2018 - 04/2019
Project Assistant - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
AFB- Advanced Functionalisation of Biochar - Regional, sustainable supply of activated carbon as a co-product of a modern wood-fired power plant
03/2018 - 06/2018
Intern - Syncraft Engineering GmbH
Internship in research and development at the Powerbox test facility, Service work on commercial plants
07/2015 - 08/2018
Guide and event leader - Teamgeist Süd GmbH
Management, organization and supervision of teambuilding events for companies in German and English language
04/2012 - 09/2012
Intern - Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Internship in automation technology

Education

04/2023 - present
Dr. nat. techn. - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Altholzvergasung
10/2019 - 11/2021
MSc - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
10/2015 - 09/2018
BSc - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering
09/2002 - 06/2014
Abitur - Gymnasium

Teaching (faculty internships etc.)

12/2022 - 12/2022
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Winter School: Renewable Energy / Sustainable Energy Systems

Peer reviewed journal article

D. Gurtner, M. Kresta, M. Maurer, J. Haselwanter, A. Hofmann, C. Pfeifer, Self-sustained physical activation at pilot-scale integrated in a commercial wood gasification plant: A path to renewable activated carbon, PAH removal and electrical efficiency improvement, Fuel Processing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108235.

Supervised bachelor theses

Lutz Jonas (2024): Charakterisierung der Strömungsdynamik und Vergleich der Effizienz sowie Gasqualität in zwei Altholz-Vergasungsreaktoren
Elb Johannes (2024): Untersuchung der Teermessung durch Festphasen-Adsorption im Vergleich zu nasschemischen Methoden an einer Pilot-Biomassevergasungsanlage
Auer Christoph (2024): Analysemethoden für Teere in Produktgasen: Eine Literaturrecherche zur Evaluierung von verschiedenen analytischen Techniken und ihrem Vergleich zum Tar-Protocol
Walker Marco (2023): Optimierung der Pyrolyse von Altholz in Bezug Temperatur und Verweilzeit in einer mehrstufigen Schwebefestbettvergasung