Professorial Members of Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research

 

Functions

• Professor of Lasertechnology and Physics
• Head of the laboratory for high power laser applications
• Head of the TransMIT-Centre of Fibre Optics and Industrial Laser Applications (ZeFIL)
• Head of the THM-Competence Centre of Optical Technologies and
  Systems (OTS)

• Expert in national and international accreditation processes regarding degree programmes in the subject areas physics, applied physics and physics technologies, material science and process technology, engineering and engineering management

• President of the regional association of Casting & Material Technology, Friedberg

• President of the Association of Professors of Universities of Applied Sciences / Hessen

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology
• Computer Science

Functions

• Professor of Medical Technology and Numerical Mathematics at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2019

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Functions

• Professor of Physics and Radiation Protection at THM
• Chairman of the German Commission on Radiological Protection
• Member of the Competence Network Radiation Research of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Head of institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection at THM
• Deputy Memeber of the THM senate
• Speaker Physics group at the Faculty of Mathematics, Sciences and Computer Science at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science
• Biotechnology and Biopharmacology

Research Interests

• Bioinformatics
• Biophysics/ Biophysical chemistry (2D)
• Correlation spectronomy and modelling of biomolecules (quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics)
• Clinical diagnostics

Functions

• Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics, Sciences and Computer Science at THM; Research Group Bioinformatics
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Biotechnology and Biopharmacology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research
• Life Science Engineering

Functions

• Professor of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering
• Professor at the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, JLU
• Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, USA
• Deputy head of the Fraunhofer project group “Bio-Resources” of the Fraunhofer Institute of for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Aachen/Giessen
• Deputy spokesperson of the “LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology & Bioresources”
• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Cooperative Doctoral Platform at RCCH from 2017 until 2018
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Full Member and Chairman of the Doctoral Committee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences from 2018 until 2020

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science

Research Interests

• Systems biology
• Pharmaceutical design
• Modelling of complex dynamic systems
• Machine Learning/Deep Learning

Functions

• Professor of Bioinformatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Sciences and Computer Science, THM
• Programme Director for BSc Bioinformatics at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• • Computer Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Research
  • Medical and Health Technology
  • Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Functionalised biomaterials
• Cell-material interactions
• Micro- and nanostructured biomaterials
• Computer simulation of processes at the interface between material and biosystem

Functions

• Professor of Material Research in the Biomedical Engineering at THM
• Vice Dean of the faculty Life Science Engineering at THM 
• Deputy Manager oft the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science
• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Imaging systems in diagnostic radiology
• Radiation protection
• Optimisation of print quality and exposure to radiation
• Medical imaging
• Dosis determination for patients and personal

Functions

• Professor at the Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering (LSE) at THM
• Head of Study Program B. Sc. Biomedicol Engineering, THM
• Participation in the Commission on Radiation Protection
• Chairman of Standards Committee Radiology for Imaging Systems
• Board member of the German Society for Medical Physics
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Development of diagnostic and therapeutical methods for the area of cardiology, pneumology, paediatrics, somnology and telemedicine 

Functions

• Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Health Science at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science

Functions

• Professor of Practical Computer Science and Business Informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Sciences and Data Processing
• Director at the Academic Center Dual Study Programme
• Spokeperson of the Competency Centre of Information Technology
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Deputy Member of the Doctoral Commitee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

• Random Dynamical Systems and Chaos (Zufällige dynamische Systeme und Chaos)
• Systems Biology focussing on Evolutionary Dynamics and Game Theory (Systembiologie mit den Schwerpunkten Evolutionäre Dynamik und Spieltheorie)
• Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Room Air Flows (Mathematische Modellierung und Simulation von Raumluftströmungen)
• Linear and Nonlinear Time Series Analysis (Lineare und nichtlineare Zeitreihenanalyse)

Functions

• Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Sciences and Computer Science at THM (Professor für Mathematik und Statistik am Fachbereich Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften und Informatik der THM)
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2020 (Mitglied des Promotionszentrums für Ingenieurwissenschaften seit 2020)

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Environmental Science
• Materials Research
• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• In vitro diagnostics: development of a rapid testing system for pathogenic micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses) in medicine and food technology
• Protein engineering: polymer modifications of therapeutic proteins and peptides
• Design and synthesis of anti-microbial peptides
• Synthesis and application of PNAs as capture molecules
• Media design for the culture of mammal production cell lines

Functions

• Managing Director of the Institute for Biochemical Engineering & Analytics (IBVA)
• Professor for Biochemistry and Bioanalytics
• Head of the Transmit Center for Protein Engineering & Analytics (ZEPA)
• Chairman of the Consulting Committee Biotechnology in VDI
• Member of the Steering Committee Technologies for Life Sciences (TLS) in VDI
• Chairman of the Work Committee Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology at Universities of Applied Sciences in DECHEMA

• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Biotechnology and Biopharmacology
• Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

• Biotransformations

• Process intensification and continuous processes

• CO2 bioconversion

• Electrobiotechnology

• Biofilms

• Water treatment

Functions

• Professor for Intensification of Bioprocesses at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2020

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

• Engineering methods for Lightweight Design & Structural Durability of components and systems in mechanical and automotive engineering 
• Computational analysis and simulation of lightweight structures
     (CAE, FE analysis, structural optimization, fatigue simulation)
• Experimental methods for proof of structural durability and function
• Additive manufacturing of components made of steel and aluminium, bionic design

Functions

• Professor of Lightweight Design & Structural Durability at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, and Materials Science at THM
• Spokesperson of the Competency Centre Automotive, Mobility and Materials at THM
• Head of TransMIT-Center for Lightweight Design & Structural Durability
• Board Member of DVM Research Group "Additively manufactured components and structures" (Deutscher Verband für Materialforschung- und prüfung e.V. )
• Deputy Member of the THM Research Committee
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Life Science Engineering

• Medical and Health Technology

Research Interests

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

 

Functions

• Professor of Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering at THM
• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Cooperative Doctoral Platform at RCCH since 2017
• Member of the Research Council at RCCH since 2017
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2019
• Deputy Member of the Doctoral Commitee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2020

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering

Research Interests

• Modelling of new transistor structures through analytical, multidimensional solutions of basic physical equations
• Simulation and modelling of organic and nanoelectronic semiconductor elements
• Development and implementation of compact models in network simulators as a bridge between system behaviour and component physics

 

Functions

• Professor of Digital Systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at THM
• Head of Research Group „Nanoelectronics / Device Modelling” at the Competency Centre for Nanotechnology and Photonics
• Member of the Research Council at RCCH since 2017
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research

Research Interests

• Computational methods in materials research
• Material characterization and modelling of polymer materials, paper and glass

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science

Research Interests

• Model-based regulation and diagnosis of power electronic systems and drives
• Battery simulation and battery management

Functions

• Professor of Control Engineering at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at THM
• Head of Research Group „Intelligent Systems and Control Engineering“ at the Competency Centre for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Full Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research

Research Interests

• Research for an energy system transformation - technical and economic
• Analysis of complex energy systems
• Storage technologies
• Energy markets

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research

Research Interests

• Application of nondestructive testing methodes (especially sonic emissions analysis)
• Examination of rupture processes in building and geo-materials
• Development and construction of piezoelectric acoustic emissions sensors

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Research

Research Interests

• Non-linear fracture mechanics
• Experimental methods of fracture mechanics
• Cohesive zones models (modelling of joint failure)
• Materials characterization and material models

Functions

• Spokeperson of the Institute of Mechanic and Materials Research at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Power Engineering at THM
• Member of the„Competency Centre for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research at THM
• Member of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
• Member of European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS)"
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Construction Engineering
• Materials Research

Research Interests

• Development of components, materials and building methods in constructive engineering
• Development of innovative and sustainable support structures
• Experimental research on component and material in reinforced concrete
• Dynamical reserach of  support structures
• Non-linear FE-examinations of reinforced concrete

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Space Technology

Research Interests

• Power electronics circuit topologies for minimal loss energy conversion in spacecrafts
• Design of operation and control algorithms

• Numerical simulation of low pressure plasmas

Functions

• Professor of Power Electronics and Power Transmission Systems at THM
• Coopted Professor of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Head of the Research Group „Aerospace Eelectronics” at the Competency Centre for Nanotechnology and Photonics
• Member of Executive Committee for Early Career Researchers at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Space Technology

Research Interests

• Optoelectronics/ Sensor technology: measuring of position and speed especially with spatial frequency-filter-method (correlation method) image processing ESPI
• Photovoltaics: development of cradle to cradle concepts
• Electrical space application

 Functions

• Head of the Competency Centre for Nanotechnology and Photonics at THM
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Evironmental Sciences
• Biotechnology and Biopharmacology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Biopharmacy
• Pharmaceutical technology

Functions

• Professor for Biopharmaceutical Technology at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering (LSE)
• Coopted Professor of the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Coopted Professor of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Vice-President for Research, Transfer and Promotion of Early-Career Researchers at THM 2010 - 2019
• Member of the Steering Committee at RCCH 2016 - 2019
• Member of the Research Council at RCCH since 2017 - 2019
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Cooperative Doctoral Platform at RCCH since 2019

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Biomedical engineering: Biosignals, signal processing, neuro- and computational physics, neuroprosthetics, systems theory and control engineering

Functions

• Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Member of  the Academic Board at THM
• Deputy Member of the Coucil at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering

• LecturerStudiumPlus

• Head of Study Programme Master Biomedical Engineering

• General Manager, Initiator and Member of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering

• Member of the Competency Centre of Biotechnology and Biomedical Physics

Associations:

• VDE: Delegate and Member
• VDE/DGBMT (German Society for Biomedical Technology): Member of Advisory Board
• Speaker of Committee for Biosignals
• German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE: Deputy Chairman and Member of DKE/GUK 812.5 “Actively Driven Implants”
• Member of Neuroscience Society
•  Head of TransMIT Project for Biomedical Signal Processing and Neuroprosthetics
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology

Research Interests

• Information systems in healthcare
• Intersectoral communication
• Data protection and data security in medicine
• VR/AR application in medicine
• Telemedicine
• E-Health

 

Functions

• Dean at the Faculty of Health Science at THM
• Member of the Competency Centre of Information Technology at THM
• Head of Institute of Medical Informatics at JLU
• Member of the Committee on Telematics at the Hessian State Chamber of Medicine
• Head of Study Program B.A.Organisation Management in the Medicine (OMM) (practice-integrated dual)
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Hessian Competence Centre for Telemedicine & E-Health
• Director of the University Centere for BioMedical Informatics
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Research and development of soft- and hardware for the medical sector with a particular focus on the development of medical products, telemedicine (mHealth, eHealth), diagnostics and monitoring and applied clinical physiology

Functions

• Professor for Medical Informatics at THM
• Coopted Professor at the Institute for Medical Informatics at the faculty of medicine at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Electrical Engineering

Research Interests

• Optimized Distribution Grid Planning
• Ancillary Services in Smart Grids

 

Functions

• Professor for Smart Grids and Energy Storage at THM
• Head of Research Group "Electrical Power Engineering" at THM
• Head of TransMIT-Project Area for Electrical Power Engineering and Smart Grids
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2020

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agrar- und Umweltwissenschaften
• Bauingenieurwesen
• Maschinenbau

Research Interests

• Sanitary engineering: sewage technologies
• Anaerobic process engineering
• Waste and resource management

Functions

• Professor of Sanitary Engineering at the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering at THM
• Member of German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste:
  • Deputy Spokesperson of Committee of Experts KA7 „Membrane Bio-Reactors“
  • Member of Research Group IG 5.5 “Membrane processes”
  • Member of Research Group KEK 10.3 “Energy Analysis of Sewage Treatment Plant“
  • Leader of the Watermanagement Network of Percolate Water Purification Plant Operators within the DWA regional group Hessen Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland
• Member of Chambers of Engineers in Lower Saxony
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Foto: Dr. Armin Eikenberg

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Computer Science

Research Interests

• Industry 4.0 / Digitalization
• Business Analytics (Descriptive, Predictive und Prescriptive Analytics)
• Software Engineering

Functions

• Professor for Industry / Digitalization at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Sciences
• Head of the Smart Factory Mittelhessen
• Head of the working group Industry 4.0
• Director of the TransMIT project center of Industry 4.0 / Digitalization
• Member of the faculty council Mathematics, Informatics and Sciences
• Member of the course committee Engineer Informatics
• Board member of the sponsoring association MNI

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supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Evironmental Science
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Recycling potential of chronological variable and heterogeneously built porous media
• Geochemical-biological transformation- and transport processes in chronological variable and heterogeneous build porous media 
• Context of use of human-caused and technogenic media

 

Functions

• Professor at the Faculty of Life Science Engeneering at THM; Comeptency Centre for Energy and Eco Systems Technology
• Academic Dean of Students at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering
• Deputy Spokesperson of the Competency Centre Energy and Eco System Technology at THM
• Member of Advisory Board of DECHEMA Raw Materials Expert Group
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018
• Chairman of the General Assembly of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018

Photo: Privat

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Agricultural and Evironmental Science
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Development of platform technologies for the purification of biological nanoplexes
• Construction of purification processes for natural substances from insect biotechnology and bioeconomy department and their optimisation for industrial manufacturing processes

supervises doctoral candidates at the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences in the following subjects

• Medical and Health Technology
• Biotechnology and Biopharmacology
• Life Science Engineering

Research Interests

• Monte Carlo simulations in medical physics
• Dosimetry of ionising radiation
• Medical physics in radiation therapy
• Particle therapy

Functions

• Professor of Medical Physics at the Faculty of Life Science Engineering at THM

• Dean of the Faculty of Life Science Engineering at THM
• Deputy Managing Director of the Institute for Medical Physics and Radiation Protection
• Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) at Goethe University Frankfurt
• Member of the Research Council at RCCH since 2017
• Member of the Graduate Centre for Engineering Sciences since 2018