Research Interests
2020 - presentProfessor - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Department of Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering 2017 - 2019Junior Professor - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Department of Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering 2015 - 2017Post-Doctoral Research Associate - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering2012 - 2015Scientific Assistant (University Assistant) - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering2012Teaching Assistant - Imperial College London2012 - 2013Lecturer - University of Innsbruck, Institute of Mathematics
2016Consulting: Association for sewage treatment Achental – Inntal – Zillertal: Mixing of anaerobic digesters
2012 - 2015Modelling of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Computational Fluid Dynamics - University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering (Doctor of Technical Sciences with Distinction)2011 - 2012Master Studies in Physics - Imperial College London (Master of Science with merit)2008 - 2011Bachelor 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 InnsbruckGroundwater and Water Reuse - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckAdvanced Air Treatment - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckCurrent Industrial Projects - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckCurrent Research Projects - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckInterdisciplinary Projects - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckMathematics 1 - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckNumerical Analysis - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckNumerical Analysis - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckTechnical Physics 1 - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckLiterature Seminar - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckAcademic Writing - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckMaster Seminar - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckElectrical Engineering Laboratory - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckControl Engineering - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckMeasurement Techniques - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, University of InnsbruckFocus English for Lecturers for Technical Programs - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität InnsbruckWinter School 'Water Pollution' - Imperial College London, MCI - The Entrepreneurial School, Universität Innsbruck
2022MCI - The Entrepreneurial SchoolMCI Best Teaching Award2020MCI - The Entrepreneurial SchoolMCI Best Teaching Award2017City of InnsbruckScience award of the city of Innsbruck for research and innovation at MCI - The Entrepreneurial School2014University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Technical SciencesAward for extraordinary success in the doctoral programme technical sciences2012University of Innsbruck, Office for International RelationsAward for academic work at Imperial College London2011University of InnsbruckAward for extraordinary success in the undergraduate programmes of Physics and Technical Mathematics
2019 - 2022Principal investigator MCI - OptiFaul - Improving the energy efficiency of wastewater treatment plants by optimizing the digester mixing - Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, KPC GmbH2018 - 2020Principal investigator - OPTFAUL - Optimization of the energy input for the mixing of anaerobic digesters - Tyrolean Science Fund2018 - 2020Project organization, project staff - CFD Coating - Entwicklung und Optimierung des Diamant 4.0 Beschichtungsprozesses für industrielle Anwendungen - Tyrol Innovation Fund2015 - 2018Project organization, project staff - SPHAUL - Integrated modeling of anaerobic digestion with smoothed particle hydrodynamics - Austrian Research Promotion Agency2014 - 2018Co-Principal Investigator - SPHASE - Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Activated Sludge Engine - FWF Austrian Science Fund
2021Review of Applications - Pakistan-Austria-Fachhochschule (PAF)2019Review Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant - Funding of doctoral school2018Jury member for evaluation of research - MCI - The Entrepreneurial School
2015 - presentReviewer 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 MeiningenAl Jbali Rim (2021): Aeration technologies in wastewater treatment: performance requirements and implementationRommel Jan David (2021): Estimation of the biogas potential from the shrimp manure of the Alpenaquafarm Tirol GmbH and design of a model biogas plantRobin Florian (2019): Laborversuch zur Optimierung der Durchmischung von Faultürmen mittels UmwälzungRobin Florian (2018): Durchmischung von Faultürmen durch Umwälzung: Anspruch und WirklichkeitPiber 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 TelfsGruber Michael (2020): Energetic optimization of the AIZ wastewater treatment plant's digestion tower by using computational fluid dynamicsHalbig Lukas (2020): Simulation des Trennverfahrens Stromklassieren mit der Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics MethodeFacheris Alessandro (2020): Computational fluid dynamic simulation of recycled plastic pellets in a thermal-physical treatment process for the removal of volatile organic compoundsFellner Werner (2019): Abwärmenutzung kommunaler Abwässer mittels einer CO2 Wärmepumpe und Ermittlung des CO2 ReduktionspotentialsFischer Paul (2019): CFD based analysis of mechanically induced mixing in real scale anaerobic digestionMoser Manuel (2019): Investigation on the applicability of the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for particle separation via sedimentation