Areas of interest
• Developing processes for converting organic wastes into
valuable fuels and chemicals
• Developing applied kinetic models for complex chemical reactions
• Studying chemical reactions in a hydrothermal environment
• Contributing to the understanding of heterogeneously catalyzed
reactions
Curriculum vitae
2003 to present
Paul Scherrer Institut, General Energy Department, Laboratory for
Energy and Materials Cycles, Villigen/Switzerland
Head of the Catalytic Process Engineering Group. Conducting independent
research in the fields of
• Hydrogen production by autothermal reforming of gasoline
for fuel cell applications
• Hydrothermal gasification of biomass for the production
of substitute natural gas
• Low temperature catalytic partial oxidation of methane to
syngas for Gas-To-Liquids applications
2000 to 2002
Paul Scherrer Institut, General Energy Department, Laboratory for
Energy and Materials Cycles, Villigen/Switzerland
Senior scientist in the General Energy Department, Laboratory for
Energy and Materials Cycles, Catalytic Process Engineering Group.
Projects:
• Autothermal reforming and catalytic partial oxidation of
methanol for fuel cell applications
• Well-To-Wheel analyses of different fuel processing options
• Hydrothermal gasification of wood sawdust
1997 to 1999
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory, Cambridge,
Massachusetts/USA.
Visiting Engineer with Prof. Jefferson W. Tester and Prof. Kenneth
A. Smith enjoying a fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation
(SNF). Projects:
• Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) of methanol
• Kinetic modeling of SCWO of complex mixtures
• Conversion of black liquor into valuable products in a plasma
reactor
1993 to 1997
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Developed a novel process for the
wet oxidation of organic compounds with oxygen at mild conditions
(patent filed). Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Rudolf von Rohr
1989 to 1993
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
Diploma in Chemical Engineering. Performed numerical simulations
of convection, diffusion and parallel-consecutive chemical reactions
in a two-dimensional incompressible fluid flow on a CRAY Y-MP supercomputer
(vectorized FORTRAN code). Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Paul Rys.
Born in Grenchen (Switzerland) on May 29, 1969.
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