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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lutz Mädler

Director of Process Engineering

Departments: Process Engineering

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Research profiles

Process and chemical engineering
Particle and process engineering
Droplets
Vaporization
Spontaneous combustion
Bessel jet
Half-cone
Refractive index
Aerosol
Flame synthesis
Moment method
 

Academic education with degree

1999Dipl.-Ing., Process Engineering, University of Freiberg, Germany
 
1996MS, Appl. Physics, Univ. of Appl. Sci. Zwickau, Germany
 
1993BS, Physics, Technical Univ. Zwickau, Germany


Scientific degrees

2008Professor (W3, full), Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Germany
 
2003Habilitation, Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
 
1999Dr.-Ing., Process Engineering, University of Freiberg, Germany


Professional career since graduation

Since 2021Spokesperson Priority Programme (DFG) 2289 “HeteroAggregates”
 
Since 2018Director Department of Process Engineering at the Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering – IWT, Bremen, Germany
 
2016 – 2021Spokesperson CRC (SFB) 1232 “Farbige Zustände”
 
2012 – 2017Vice Dean Department of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Germany
 
2008 – 2015Lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles
 
2008 – 2017Director of Process & Chemical Engineering, Foundation Institute for Materials Science IWT, Bremen, Germany
 
Since 2008 Faculty of the Department of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Germany
 
2005 – 2007Lecturer and Research Scientist, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
 
2003 – 2005Senior Lecturer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
 
1999 – 2003Senior Scientist and project leader at the ETH Zürich, Particle Technology Laboratory
 
1996 – 1999Research Assistant at Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hannover, Germany
 
1995Research Assistant at Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
 
1994Research Scientist

 

Publications

Jupyther notebooks for lectures on Aerosol and Nanotechnology: visit Github Link

Awards

2018ERC Advanced Grant
 
2017Reimar Lüst Award of the Max Planck Society
 
2017Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award
 
2009DECHEMA Award
 
2005SMOLUCHOWSKI Award conferred by the Aerosol Society
 
2004BASF Award in Process Engineering

Offices and Memberships

Since 2022Member of the Board of Trustees Möller-Foundation for Science and Research, Hamburg, Germany
 
2017Member of the Academy of Science and Engineering, acatech
 

Latest 10 publications

  • Gäßler, M., Hermann, S,, Friedland, J,, Stahl, J,, Mädler, L., Güttel, R. 2025.
    Transient Kinetic Investigation of Chain Growth and the Accumulation of Surface Carbon During CO Hydrogenation on Cobalt Catalysts. ChemCatChem. 17 (4), e202401617. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202401617. OPEN ACCESS
  • Martuza, M., Mädler, L., Pokhrel, S. 2025.
    Metal Sulfides as Potential Materials for Next Generation Lithium Ion Batteries: A Review. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. 6 (8), 2400448. DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202400448. OPEN ACCESS
  • Bayerlein, B., Waitelonis, J., Birkholz, H., Jung, M., Schilling, M., v. Hartrott, P., Bruns, M., Schaarschmidt, J., Beilke, K., Mutz, M., Nebel, V., Königer, V., Beran, L., Kraus, T., Vyas, A., Vogt, L., Blum, M., Ell, B., Chen, Y.-F., Waurischk, T., Thomas, A., Durmaz, A. R., Ben Hassine, S., Fresemann, C., Dziwis, G., Beygi Nasrabadi, H., Hanke, T., Telong, M., Pirskawetz, S., Kamal, M., Bjarsch, T., Pähler, U., Hofmann, P., Leemhuis, M., Özçep, Ö. L., Meyer, L.-P., Skrotzki, B., Neugebauer, J., Wenzel, W., Sack, H., Eberl, C., Portella, P. D., Hickel, T., Mädler, L., Gumbsch, P. 2025.
    Concepts for a Semantically Accessible Materials Data Space: Overview over Specific Implementations in Materials Science. Advanced Engineering Materials. 27 (8), 2401092. DOI: 10.1002/adem.202401092. OPEN ACCESS
  • Martuza, M., Pokhrel, S., Stahl, J., Schowalter, M., Rosenauer, A., Mädler, L. 2025.
    Controlled Synthesis of Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles in Oxygen-Deficient Conditions Using Flame Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) and Its Potential Application. Small. 21 (16), 2409993. DOI: 10.1002/smll.202409993. OPEN ACCESS
  • Filimonov, A. M., Gargarella, P., Mädler, L., Okulov, I. V. 2025.
    Microstructural evolution of laser-processed CuZrTi alloy during liquid metal dealloying. Materials Today Advances. 28 , 100607. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2025.100607. OPEN ACCESS
  • Pokhrel, S., Fritsching, U., Mädler, L. 2025.
    Review of the Gas-Phase Synthesis of Particle Heteroaggregates and Their Applications. KONA Powder and Particle Journal. advpub , DOI: 10.14356/kona.2025004. OPEN ACCESS
  • Vollbrecht, M., Krieger, K., Grundmann, J., Birkholz, H., Riefler, N., Mädler, L. 2025.
    An integrated data pipeline for semantic data representation of the flame spray pyrolysis process. F1000Res. PMC12120422 , 173. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.161252.2. OPEN ACCESS
  • Riefler, N., Mädler, L., Steinbacher, M. 2025.
    FAIRification of Legacy Devices and Measurement Applications with Single Board Computers. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation. 14 (2), 236-246. DOI: 10.1007/s40192-025-00398-2. OPEN ACCESS
  • Pokhrel, S., Martuza, M., Groeneveld, J., Schowalter, M., Rosenauer, A., Birkenstock, J., Mädler, L. 2025.
    Gas phase synthesis of mixed Cu1.8S-ZnS particles and the terminal phases in the reducing atmosphere. Powder Technology. 465 , 121318. DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2025.121318.
  • Filimonov, A. M., Alam, K. M. S., Kvaratskheliya, A. R., Grieb, T., Sharma, B. K., Bianchini, B., dos Santos, R. F. M., Gomes, L. F., Rosenauer, A., Gargarella, P., Suwannaharn, N., Sasaki, T. T., Mädler, L., Okulov, I. V. 2025.
    Laser processing of a CuTiZr-based alloy by powder bed fusion: From bulk metallic glass to metallic glass composite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1026 , 180339. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.180339.
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