Mechanical engineer and PhD candidate in Water and Membrane Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen (degree expected Q1 2027), with over three years of hands-on research experience in membrane fouling, scaling, and hydrodynamics for spiral-wound RO/NF/UF elements.
Lead researcher on FREESPACE, a DFG-funded project in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich, developing novel patterned membranes (via thermal embossing) combined with feed spacers — a configuration not previously tested for spiral-wound implementation. Work evaluated through CaSO4 scaling trials, NaCl concentration-polarization measurements, and real-time hydrodynamic characterization via Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV-Shake-The-Box).
Co-first author (equal contribution) of an Editor's Choice review in ACS ES&T Water, and presenter at five international conferences, including a Best Poster Pitch Award. Alongside the research: five semesters of university teaching, fully in German, and supervision of two Master's thesis students and one Erasmus exchange student.
First-author review surveying how surface patterning of thin-film composite membranes affects fouling, scaling and concentration polarization in reverse osmosis and nanofiltration, and mapping out open research directions for the field.
Read the paper (DOI) ↗Presented experimental results on how micro-patterned RO membrane surfaces resist CaSO₄ scaling and concentration polarization, part of the DFG-funded FREESPACE project run jointly with the Technical University of Munich.
View post on LinkedIn ↗Poster examining how surface patterning changes near-wall hydrodynamics in spacer-filled membrane channels; the accompanying poster pitch won the conference's Best Poster Pitch Award.
View post on LinkedIn ↗Talk on fabricating RO membranes with pronounced, regular surface microstructures and evaluating how the patterning improves anti-scaling performance in feed spacer-filled channels.
View post on LinkedIn ↗Poster using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) to visualize and quantify flow fields around surface-patterned membranes inside spacer-filled channels in real time.
View post on LinkedIn ↗Oral talk presenting a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) study that visualizes and quantifies real-time flow fields around surface-patterned membranes inside spacer-filled channels.
View post on LinkedIn ↗Poster on fabricating RO membranes with pronounced, regular surface microstructures and their anti-scaling performance in feed spacer-filled channels.
View post on LinkedIn ↗First scientific conference presentation, examining whether combining surface-patterned membranes with feed spacers further improves resistance to scaling.
View post on LinkedIn ↗Open to industry R&D, process engineering, and applied research roles starting 2027. Reach out via the form, email, or LinkedIn, or download the CV below.