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Department Head
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
Univ.- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mark Hlawitschka
| KG 703 | 9742 | mark.hlawitschka(at)jku.at |
Administration
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaela Meisinger | KG 704 | 9740 | michaela.meisinger(at)jku.at |
Post-Doc
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
| Dr. Ing. Alexander Keller | TE 0113 | 9746 |
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Research Assistants
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| DI Stefanie Flatscher | TE 0113 | 9747 | stefanie.flatscher(at)jku.at |
Project Staff
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| DI DI Florian Klapal | KG 701-1 | 9751 | florian.klapal(at)jku.at |
| Enatri Enan, M.Phil. | MT 124 | 6489 | enatri.enan(at)jku.at |
| Masoud Outokesh, MSc. | KG 701-2 | 9753 | masoud.outokesh(at)jku.at |
Technician
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Huber | Hall TE 006 | 9750 | johannes.huber(at)jku.at |
Emeritus
| Name | Room | Extension | E-Mail Address |
em.o.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfgang Samhaber, opens in new window
| Hall TE 006-4 | 9741 | wolfgang.samhaber(at)jku.at |
Student Assistants
| Name | Extension | E-Mail Address |
|---|---|---|
| Rafezeder Johanna - Teaching | 9740 (Secretary) | |
| Lisa Maria Kimeswenger - Research | 9740 (Secretary) |
Guest doctoral student
Name | Topic | Industrial Partner |
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| DIin Doris Ostner-Kaineder | Recycling of multi-component textiles via enzymatic hydrolysis | TCKT , opens an external URL in a new window | Prof. Hlawitschka |
Doctoral theses
Current dissertations at the institute
| Name | Topic | Industrial Partner | Supervisor |
| DI Florian Klapal | Working Title : Design and scale up of bubble column for biomethanation | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| DIin Flatscher Stefanie | Seeding membrane distillation crystallization | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Mahmoudi, MSc.Sadra | Working Title: Investigating of the effect of solid particles on the behavior of Slurry Bubble Column Reactors | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| DIin Doris Ostner-Kaineder | Recycling of multi-component textiles via enzymatic hydrolysis | TCKT , opens an external URL in a new window | Prof. Hlawitschka |
| Schleiffer Andreas | Influence of the parameters on bubble coalescence in bubble columns | Prof. Hlawitschka |
Master theses
Current Master's theses at the Institute
| Name | Topic | Industrial Partner | Supervisor |
| Jungwirth Theresa | Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into Synthesis Gas and Formate: Plant Design and Electrochemical Modeling of the Process | Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka | |
| Egger Fabian | Optimization of a photooptical probe under crystal fouling interference | Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka | |
| Teppan Bernhard | Thermal and oxidative degradation of aqueous Methyldiethanolamine/ Piperazine solution used for CO2 | Rohrdorfer Zement | Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka |
| Shihadeh Ismael | Investigation and simulation of bubble formation and their behaviour in a bubble column | DI Klapal | |
| Macho Andreas | Development of microcontactors for reactive extraction | Dr. Keller | |
| Groenewold Catharina | Formation and prevention of Ca deposits | Lenzing AG | Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka |
| Distler Jan | Impact of seeding crystals on the membrane and the membrane distillation crystallization process | DI Flatscher |
Bachelor theses
Current bachelor theses at the institute
| Name | Topic | Industry partner | Supervisor |
| Hawlicek Valentina | PIV Investigation of single bubble behaviour in multiphase reactors | Mahmoudi, MSc. | |
| Kimeswenger Lisa Maria | Programming a membrane extraction plant | Dr. Keller | |
| Hochmuth Robert | Roughness optimization for electrolytic steel strip galvanizing | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Fierlinger Florian | Recovery of sulphuric acid using Alamine 308 | Dr. Keller | |
| Petrova Gabriela | Recovery of Sulfuric Acid Using Alamine 336 | Dr. Keller | |
| Walla Natascha | Investigation of Air Gap Membrane Distillation and Membrane Crystallization for Lithium and Water Recovery | DI Flatscher |
Past Employees
| Name | Semester | Area of Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mohammad Rezaei, MSc. | 2013 - 2021 | Teaching, Research, Dissertation October 2017, followed by 4 additional years as a PostDoc at the institute | |
| Drechsler Diana | WS 19/20 to WS 20/21 | Teaching | |
| Dobringer Georg | SS 21 | Teaching | |
| Redl Samuel | WS 19/20 to SS 21 | Teaching | |
| Ikic Vanessa | WS 20/21 to SS 22 | Research & Teaching | |
| ElDib Gaser | SS 21 | Research, Ars Electronica, Project staff | |
| Brandner Sonja | SS 21 | Research Industry, Ars Electronica | |
| Bönisch Sebastian | SS 21 to SS 22 | Ars Electronica | |
| Alireza Tayebi | WS 22 - SS 23 | Research | |
| Rittler Roman | SS 24 | Research Project | |
| Macho Andreas | WS 22 to 22 S4 | Teaching | |
| Mahmoudi Sadra | SS 21 to WS 24 | Research & Teaching | |
| Kapeller-Sitter Sabina | 04/2013 to 10/2024 | Administration |
Completed Theses
Successfully completed Bachelor's theses, Master's theses, and dissertations.
| Name | Topic | Year | Industry partner | Supervision | |
| Bachelor´s | Frank Elisa | Separation Process of Ternary NaCl-KCl-H2O and NaCl-CaCl2-H2O Systems | 2024 | DIin Flatscher | |
| Master's Thesis | Bönisch Sebastian | Extraction of cobalt and manganese by membrane-assisted extraction | 2023 | Dr. Keller | |
| Bachelor's | Höscheler Lara Maria | Influence of seed crystal concentration on membrane distillation crystallization. | 2023 | DIin Flatscher | |
| Bachelor's | Woesenboeck Gerald | Purification of a lithium-ion battery solution in a Kühni column | 2023 | FH Wels | Dr. Keller |
| Master's Thesis | Weber Dominik | Determining the Size of Single Bubbles with Passive Acoustic Measurements and Deep Learning | 2023 | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Master's Thesis | Danner Daniel | Coalescence investigations in a micro apparatus | 2023 | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Bachelor's Thesis | Groenewold Catharina Anna | Solvent extraction column dynamics and efficiency investigations | 2022 | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Master's Thesis | Klapal Florian | Precipitation of lithium carbonate in a gas bubble column with carbon dioxide | 2022 | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Bachelor's Thesis | Medl Florian | Sedimentation | 2021 | Energie AG | Prof. Hlawitschka |
| Master's Thesis | Bönisch Sebastian (491) | Solvent Extraction | 2021 | ||
Master's Thesis | Asante Samuel | Methanation of CO² | 2021 | Borealis | Prof. Hlawitschka |
| Master's Thesis | Flatscher Stefanie | Near Zero Liquid Discharge Membrane Distillation Crystallization | 2022 | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Bachelor's Thesis | Kühberger Florian | Reactive extraction of acetic acid
| 2022 | Dr. Keller | |
| Master's Thesis | Klapal Florian | Design and Investigation of Gas Disperser Systems for Bio Methanation in Bubble Columns | 2024 | Prof. Hlawitschka | |
| Bachelor | Hochmuth Robert | Roughness optimisation for electrolytic steel strip galvanising | 2024 | Prof. Hlawitschka
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Master thesis
| Bönisch Sebastian (296) | Liquid-liquid extraction of manganese and cobalt from black mass from batteries with an extraction column | 2024 | Prof. Hlawitschka, |
Visiting Researcher
| Name | Country | Duration | Research contract | Contact |
| Dr. Ali Maged GHARIEB | Egypt | 1.11.23 - 31.3.24 | Research Fellowship | ali.maged(at)suezuni.edu.eg |
Guests and Exchange Students
| Name | Country | Period | Supervision | |
| Guest PhD Candidate | Chen Sihan | China | October 8, 2021 -September 1, 2022 | Prof. Hlawitschka |
| Erasmus Student | Hugues Charton | France | June 13, 2022 - September 2, 2022 | Prof. Hlawitschka |
| Guest PhD Candidate | Simon Stark | Germany | April 10, 2022 - November 30, 2022 | Prof. Hlawitschka |
