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Abhari, Reza S., Prof. Dr.
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Agent-based AI modelling of energy system, demographics, infrastructure, policy and economy; laser-produced plasma light source; advanced instrumentation and sensor packaging technology

Ultrasound, acoustic robotics, micro- and nanorobots, bubble-dynamics, acoustofluidics, microfluidics

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Bambach, Markus, Prof. Dr.
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Additive manufacturing, automation technologies, robotics, industrial data science, process simulation, forming and joining, hybrid products, processes and machine tools, AI in manufacturing, intelligent materials testing

Energy systems optimization, conceptual process design, life cycle assessment, computer-aided molecular design, thermodynamics, microfluidics, CO2 capture & utilization

Urban climate, investigation of local heat islands, forces driving heat, air and moisture transfer, energy-efficient building

Experimental Fluid Dynamics

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D'Andrea, Raffaello, Prof. Dr.
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Autonomous flying vehicles, robotic systems, novel control systems, learning based control approaches, black box modeling

Computational mechanics, contact mechanics, fracture mechanics, isogeometric discretization techniques, modeling and simulation of 3D printing processes, phase-field modeling

Additive manufacturing, composite materials, smart materials and structures, lightweight structures, optical and structural design methods

Feedback control, mobile robotics, autonomous vehicles, smart mobility

Chemical sensing, surface science, nanotechnology, process engineering, mobile health technology, air & food quality monitoring

Non-linear dynamical systems, mechanical vibrations, model reduction; fluid mixing, transport  and coherent structures in turbulence

Microsystems and nanotechnology for sensors, process technology, thermoelectric materials and devices, integration of sensors for environmental and medical applications

Robot design, control for locomotion and manipulation, machine learning, autonomous navigation, legged robots, mobile manipulation, digital fabrication

Computational fluid dynamics, turbulence modelling, flow in porous media, multi-scale modelling, probability density function (PDF) modeling

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Karlin, Ilya, Prof. Dr.
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Computational kinetics, computational fluid dynamics, simulation, entropic lattice Boltzmann method

Soft robotics: materials, sensors, actuators, design, fabrication, robotic modeling, model-based control, learning, underwater locomotion, manipulation; biohybrid robotics

Mechanics of materials, multiscale modeling, metamaterials, material property optimization, experimental material characterization, wave propagation

Virtual and mixed reality, collaborative systems, human-computer interfaces (HCI), digital factory planning

Energy storage and conversion, Electrochemical interfaces, Materials and electrolyte design for energy applications, Fundamental processes in electrolyte solutions, Evolution of materials and electrode-electrolyte interfaces under applied potential

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Manera, Annalisa, Prof. Dr.
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Single- and multiphase flows, thermal-hydraulics experiments, tomography, high-speed radiography, computational fluid-dynamics, multi-physics simulations

Mechanics of living tissues and soft materials, biomedical implants and devices, mechanical biocompatibility, mechanobiology

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Mazzotti, Marco, Prof. Dr.
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CO2 capture and storage, crystallization and precipitation, adsorption and chromatography, process design

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McKenna, Russell, Prof. Dr.

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Decentralized energy systems, low carbon technologies, resource assessments, energy autonomy, sector coupling, multi-energy systems, energy system integration

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Meboldt, Mirko, Prof. Dr.
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Product development, design for new technologies, optimization of biomedical systems and processes, interaction of human and machine, eye tracking

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Mohr, Dirk, Prof. Dr.
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Computational modeling of materials in manufacturing, material behavior, experimental dynamics

CO2 capture, (heterogeneous) catalysis, CO2 conversion, granular flows, two-phase particulate flows, numerical modelling of granular materials

Microrobotics, nanorobotics, medical robotics, medical devices

Combustion technology, control of hydrodynamic, thermoacoustic and aeroacoustic instabilities, development of flow sensors and actuators

Optical materials fabrication, nanomaterials, nanophotonics

Dynamic systems, control systems, engine systems, vehicle propulsion systems, control oriented modeling, optimization

Micro- and nanorobotics, electrodeposition, nanofabrication, smart materials  

Thermodynamics and energy processes across scales (nano/meso to macro), interfacial phenomena and materials, micro- and nanofluidic processes, surface science

Chemical engineering, aerosols, combustion, flame synthesis of materials, gas sensors, particle technology, multiscale process design, particle dynamics, soot

Nanophotonics, optofluidics, biosensing, lab-on-chip, optomechanics, microscale heat control, reconfigurable optics

Safe design and operations of integrated energy systems, resilient energy networks, interdependent critical infrastructure systems, multi-energy microgrids, security of energy supply, seasonal energy storage

3D and 4D printing, multi-disciplinary design optimization, product development, generative design

Mobile robotics, drones and mobile manipulators, computer vision, learning, robot navigation, robot design

Renewable energy technologies, heat/mass transport phenomena, thermochemical processing, solar power, solar fuels

Spin currents in energy harvesting and electronics, self-assembling biofuel cells, light-matter interactions on the nanometer scale

Experimental fluid mechanics, bubble and droplet dynamics, cavitation, encapsulated microbubbles  

Macromolecular engineering, biomedicine, 3D bio-printing, cell-matrix interactions, self-assembled polymer systems

Nutrient recovery, urban sanitation, waste management, sustainable development, incentives, behavior change

Control for complex system networks, learning-based control, machine learning, personalized control systems

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