Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. E.h. Dr. h.c. Stefan Heinrich


Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Director of the Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology
Denickestraße 15 (K)
21073 Hamburg

Office
   Building K
   Room 2516

Phone
   Tel:  +49 40 42878 3750
   Fax: +49 40 42878 2678

Email 
   stefan.heinrich(at)tuhh.de

Personal data

Name Stefan Heinrich
Birth date / place February 9, 1971 / Wolmirstedt, Germany
Marital status Married
Nationality German

University training and degree

1991-1996 Studies of Process Engineering and Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.), University of Magdeburg, Germany
1996 Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) in Process Engineering, University of Magdeburg, Germany

Advanced academic qualifications

Habilitation: Modelling of property-distributed systems in solids process engineering, University of Magdeburg / Germany, 2006, Venia legendi: “Partikeltechnik” (engl.: “Particle technology”)
Doctorate: Modelling of the heat and mass transfer as well as the particle populations in fluidized bed spray granulation (“summa cum laude”), University of Magdeburg, Germany, 2000 (supervisor: Prof. L. Mörl)

Postgraduate professional career

since 2008 W3 Full-Professor and Director of the Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany
2011-2012 Dean of the School of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, TUHH
2005 Visiting Guest Professor at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands (advisor: Prof. J.A.M. Kuipers)
2002-2008 Junior Professor for „Dynamics of property distributed systems in solids process engineering“, University of Magdeburg
2000-2002 Assistant Professor, University of Magdeburg
1996-2000 Research assistant, University of Magdeburg

Teaching activities - BSc and MSc courses

Responsible for various BSc and MSc courses (Lecture and Exercises) at Hamburg University of Technology: Introduction to Particle Technology (BSc), Particle Technology Laboratory (BSc), Advanced Particle Technology (MSc), Fluidization Technology (MSc), Particle Technology for the international Master Program

Teaching activities - University courses for industry + academia

  • Professional Course “Fluidization Technology - Fundamentals and Applications in Drying, Granulation and Agglomeration”, since 2009
  • Professional Course “Drying Technology – Fundamentals and Applications”, since 2014 (with Prof. Tsotsas, University Magdeburg)

Awards and honours

2023 Honorary Professor of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 Editorial Excellence Award 2017 of the Elsevier journal "Advanced Powder Technology"
2016 DECHEMA-Prize 2015 of the Max Buchner Research Foundation
2016 Robert Pfeffer Lecture at the Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum 2016
2015 Honorary Doctor of the DonNTU (National University of the Ukraine, Pokrowsk)
2008 Call for a W3 Full-Professorship for Mechanical Process Engineering and Materials Treatment Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany (denied)
2006 Research prize of Saxony-Anhalt (together with Prof. Peglow), Germany
2005 55th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Participation Award (Interdisciplinary)
2005 “Otto” Economy Award of the municipal utility of Magdeburg, Germany
2004 Hugo-Junkers Innovation Award of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
2004 Honorary Ring of the VDI, Düsseldorf
2002 Award for the German patent 10004939 C1 „Controllable gas upstream device for spouted beds“, VDI Magdeburg
2001 Best doctoral thesis award of the Faculty of Process Engineering and Systems Technology, University of Magdeburg
2000 Award for the German patent 19902786 „Method to candy coffee beans“, VDI Magdeburg
2000 Best doctoral thesis award, VDI Magdeburg
1996 Diploma thesis award, VDI Magdeburg

Memberships in Editorial Boards of international journals

  • Powder Technology, Editorial Board, since 2024
  • Advanced Powder Technology, Executive Editor, since 2014
  • Particuology, Thematic Editor, since 2015

Memberships and other activities

  • Member of the selection committee of the Spinoza and Stevin Prize of NOW, since 2023
  • Coordinator (Spokesperson) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Priority programme 1679 „Dynamic simulation of interconnected solids processes“, 2013-2020
  • Chairman of the Partec 2019 - International Congress on Particle Technology, Nürnberg, Germany, April 2019
  • Vice-Spokesperson of the DFG Research Training Group 2462 „Processes in natural and technical particle-fluid-systems” (PintPFS), since 2019
  • Member of the judging panel for the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Geldart Medal, since 2019
  • Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Johannes Möller Foundation for Science and Research, Hamburg, 2020-2022 (member from 2014-2022)
  • Area chair “Particle Interactions” of the 8th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT8), Orlando/Florida, USA, April 2018
  • Member of the selection committee of the German Academic Exchange Office (DAAD), since 2017
  • Member of the International Advisory Board of the International Conference on Fluidized Bed Technology (CFB), since 2017
  • Member of the International Advisory Board of the 8th International Symposium on Spouted Beds, 2024, Taiyuan, China
  • Chairman of the Working Party on Agglomeration of European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), since 2017
  • Chairman of the 2nd Nordic Baltic Drying Conference (NBDC 2017), Hamburg, Germany, June 2017
  • Coordinator of the area „Agglomeration“ of the International Conference on Processing, Handling and Characterization of Particulate Materials (PARMAT 2017) as Joint event of the World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCEE10), Barcelona, Spain, October 2017
  • DFG Liaison Officer of the TUHH, since 2016
  • Member of the Doctoral Degree Committee of the TUHH, since 2016
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Partec - International Congress on Particle Technology, Nürnberg, Germany, since 2016
  • Chairman of the Working Party on Agglomeration and Bulk Solid Materials of DECHEMA/VDI, since 2016
  • German Delegate of the Working Party on Mechanics of Particulate Solids of European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), since 2016
  • Member of the Centre of High Performance Materials (ZHM), Hamburg, since 2015
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resources Technology, Freiberg, Germany, since 2015
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (RCPE) of the TU Graz, Austria, since 2015
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st Nordic Baltic Drying Conference (NBDC 2015), Gdansk, Poland, June 2015
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the ECI conference Biorefinery I: Chemicals and Materials from Thermo-Chemical Biomass Conversion and Related Processes, Crete, Greece, September 27 - October 2, 2015
  • Affiliate Member of the Engineering Conferences International (ECI) Committee
  • Host for the Humboldt Research Awardee Prof. Sankaran Sundaresan (Princeton University, USA), since 2014
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT), since 2014
  • Member of the International Advisory Committee of the Congress Particulate Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry IV, Potsdam, Germany, September 2014
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the conference Fluidization, since 2013
  • Member of the DFG Collaborative Research Centre 986 „Tailor-made multiscale materials systems“, since 2012
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th and 6th Nordic Drying Conference (NDC 2011, NDC 2013), Helsinki, Finland (June 2011), Copenhagen, Denmark (June 2013)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee of the 17th International Drying Symposium (IDS´2010), Magdeburg, Germany, October 2010
  • Associated member of the Executive Board of the Competence Network Process Engineering Pro3, Germany, since 2009
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Granulation Workshop, since 2007
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration, Sheffield, Great Britain, June 2007
  • Member of the Executive Board of the Working Party on Population Balance Modelling of Disperse and Polymer Systems of the Competence Network Process Engineering Pro3, since 2006
  • Member of the Working Party on Drying of DECHEMA/VDI, since 2005

Research areas

  • Fluidization technology (spouted, bubbling, transient or turbulent fluidized bed configuration; circulating fluidized beds; prismatic spouted beds, rotary fluidized beds)
  • Particle formulation with granulation, coating, agglomeration (also in fluidized beds) and spray drying
  • Particle-based simulation methods (discrete element modelling incl. coarse graining, population balance modelling) and coupling with continuum approaches (CFD)
  • Measurement techniques for multiphase flows for invasive and non-invasive monitoring (solid concentration profiles + bubble velocity and size):

    • Fiber Optical Probes and Capacitance Probes
    • Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) incl. cluster detection in riser
    • Magnetic Particle Tracking (MPT) for rotation and position of particles
    • Digital Particle Image Velocimetry and Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PIV-PTV)
    • Pressure probes and Boroscope techniques
    • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
    • In-situ Impedance Spectrometry (novel Lagrangian sensor for temperature, humidity, layer thickness)

  • Online gas concentration measurements of CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and O2 in fluidized beds and CO2 as tracer gas
  • Contact, deformation and breakage mechanics of particles
  • Particle and bulk powder characterization

    • particle size (dry, wet, offline, online)
    • particle strength (compression, impact, attrition)
    • structure, flowability, rheology, morphology, moisture, sorption kinetics, hygroscopicity
    • viscosimetry, tensiometry, reconstitution and contact angle

  • Multiscale simulation of complex solid systems
  • Steady-state and dynamic flowsheet simulation of solids processes
  • Particle-based chemical reaction processes (chemical looping combustion (CLC) + devolatilization / gasification, fluidized bed pyrolysis)
  • Food process engineering

Publications

  • ORCID: 0000-0002-7901-1698 , h-index: 47 (Scopus), 52 (Google Scholar)
  • 3 Monographies, 16 Book contributions, 6 Patents, 2 Patent applications, 260 Peer-refereed journal contributions, more than 400 Conference proceedings
  • Invited plenary and keynote speaker at major international conferences, e.g.:

    • Fluidization XIV (Noordwijkerhout, 2013) and Fluidization XVI (Guilin, 2019)
    • AIChE Spring Meeting (Houston, 2016)
    • Particulate Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry IV (Potsdam, 2016)
    • UK-China Int. Particle Technology Forum VII (Edinburgh, 2019)
    • 8th Asian Pacific Particle Technology Symposium (Osaka, 2021)
    • 9th UK-China Powder Technology Forum (London, 2023)
    • 14th Int. Conf. on Circulation Fluidized Bed Technology - CFB14 (Taiyuan, 2024)

Supervision of Researchers in Early Career Phases

Stefan Heinrich has supervised and graduated (as main supervisor) 30 PhD students, 38 Diploma thesis students (until 2014), 141 Master students and 118 Bachelor students.