PhD Student in Control of High-Temperature Solar-Chemical Processes German Aerospace Center in Germany

Master Thesis Opportunity at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , Institute of Climate and Energy Systems - Energy Systems Engineering (ICE-1), in Jülich, Germany . The project focuses on reinforcement learning , physics-informed neural networks , process control , and liquid-liquid separation . You will develop an offline RL controller for a liquid-liquid gravity settler, use existing PINN models as fast virtual training environments, design reward functions for throughput and separation quality, ha...

Technical University of Munich is advertising a full-time Research Associate position in the area of geothermal district cooling , focused on the design, integration, and operational optimization of innovative cooling plants . The project involves planning, implementing, and scientifically monitoring two geothermally supplied district cooling systems over several years of real-world operation. The work centers on central cooling plants that combine absorption chillers, compression chillers, stor...

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is offering a Master Thesis in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, geoscience, and related fields focused on the synthesis and characterization of NiAl layered double hydroxides as precursors for Ni-based CO₂ methanation catalysts . The project is rooted in power-to-gas technologies and the Sabatier reaction , aiming to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic methane. The research goal is to understand the structure-activity relationship o...

Technical University of Munich (TUM) is advertising a Research Associate (m/f/d, full-time) position in the area of thermochemical recycling , with a strong focus on process simulation and energy system modeling . The project aims to develop innovative process chains for the thermochemical recycling of biogenic residues and otherwise unusable waste. The work centers on process development, simulation, evaluation, and economic assessment of technologies that support the decarbonization of the che...

Technical University of Munich is advertising a Research Associate (m/f/d, full-time) in the field of geothermal high-temperature heat pumps , with a strong focus on experimental development , demonstration plants , and ORC systems (Organic Rankine Cycle). The project centers on planning, implementing, and scientifically monitoring two geothermal district cooling systems over several years in real-world operation. A key innovation is a reversible high-temperature heat pump that can also operate ...