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Department Head

Name	Room	Extension	E-Mail Address
Univ.- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mark Hlawitschka	KG 703	9742	mark.hlawitschka(at)jku.at

Name

Room

Extension

E-Mail Address

Univ.- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mark Hlawitschka

KG 703

9742

mark.hlawitschka(at)jku.at

Administration

Name	Room	Extension	E-Mail Address
Michaela Meisinger	KG 704	9740	michaela.meisinger(at)jku.at

Post-Doc

Name

Room

Extension

E-Mail Address

Dr. Ing. Alexander Keller

KG 702

9746 and 9744

alexander.keller(at)jku.at

Research Assistants

Name	Room	Extension	E-Mail Address
DIⁱⁿ Stefanie Flatscher	KG 702	9747	stefanie.flatscher(at)jku.at
DI DI Florian Klapal	KG 701-1	9751	florian.klapal(at)jku.at

Project Staff

Name	Room	Extension	E-Mail Address
Enatri Enan, M.Phil.	MT 124 and KG 701-3	6489 and 9753	enatri.enan(at)jku.at
Masoud Outokesh, MSc.	KG 701-2	9756	masoud.outokesh(at)jku.at

Technician

Name	Room	Extension	E-Mail Address
Johannes Huber	Hall TE 006 and TE 0114	9750	johannes.huber(at)jku.at

Emeritus

Name

Room

Extension

E-Mail Address

em.o.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Wolfgang Samhaber, opens in new window

Hall TE 006-4

9741

wolfgang.samhaber(at)jku.at

Student Assistants

Name	Extension	E-Mail Address
Rafezeder Johanna - Teaching	9740 (Secretary)
Lisa Maria Kimeswenger - Research	9740 (Secretary)

Guest Doctoral Student

Name	Topic	Industrial Partner
DIⁱⁿ Doris Ostner-Kaineder	Recycling of multi-component textiles via enzymatic hydrolysis	TCKT , opens an external URL in a new window	Prof. Hlawitschka

Doctoral Theses

Current dissertations at the institute

Name	Topic	Industrial Partner	Supervisor
DI Florian Klapal	Working Title : Design and scale up of bubble column for biomethanation		Prof. Hlawitschka
DIⁱⁿ Flatscher Stefanie	Seeding membrane distillation crystallization		Prof. Hlawitschka
DIⁱⁿ Doris Ostner-Kaineder	Recycling of multi-component textiles via enzymatic hydrolysis	TCKT , opens an external URL in a new window	Prof. Hlawitschka
Dipl.-Ing. Schleiffer Andreas	Influence of the parameters on bubble coalescence in bubble columns		Prof. Hlawitschka
DI Macho Andreas	Recycling of polymeres		Prof. Hlawitschka

Master Theses

Current Master's theses at the Institute

Name	Topic	Industrial Partner	Supervisor
Jungwirth Theresa	Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into Synthesis Gas and Formate: Plant Design and Electrochemical Modeling of the Process	GIG Karasek, opens an external URL in a new window	Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka
Egger Fabian	Optimization of a photooptical probe under crystal fouling interference		Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka
Shihadeh Ismael	Investigation and simulation of bubble formation and their behaviour in a bubble column		DI Klapal
Groenewold Catharina	Formation and prevention of Ca deposits	Lenzing AG	Prof. Dr. Hlawitschka
Distler Jan	Impact of seeding crystals on the membrane and the membrane distillation crystallization process		DIⁱⁿ Flatscher
Hengstschläger Tanja	Design and improvement of modules for direct contact membrane crystallization		DIⁱⁿFlatscher
Ikic Vanessa	Techno-economical assesment of a seeded membrane distilliation crystallization process		DIⁱⁿ Flatscher

Bachelor Theses

Current bachelor theses at the institute

Name	Topic	Industry partner	Supervisor
Hawlicek Valentina	PIV Investigation of single bubble behaviour in multiphase reactors		Mahmoudi, MSc.
Fierlinger Florian	Recovery of sulphuric acid using Alamine 308		Dr. Keller
Petrova Gabriela	Recovery of Sulfuric Acid Using Alamine 336		Dr. Keller
Walla Natascha	Investigation of Air Gap Membrane Distillation and Membrane Crystallization for Lithium and Water Recovery		DIⁱⁿ Flatscher
Tataw Marveline	RO Concentrate Treatment with Membrane Distillation Crystallization		DIⁱⁿ Flatscher
Rafezeder Johanna Valeria	Design and testing of vacuum water vapour driven tube heat exchange		DIⁱⁿ Flatscher

Employees

Name	Semester	Area of Responsibility
Dr. Mohammad Rezaei, MSc.	2013 - 2021	Teaching, Research, Dissertation October 2017, followed by 4 additional years as a PostDoc at the institute
Drechsler Diana	WS 19/20 to WS 20/21	Teaching
Dobringer Georg	SS 21	Teaching
Redl Samuel	WS 19/20 to SS 21	Teaching
Ikic Vanessa	WS 20/21 to SS 22	Research & Teaching
ElDib Gaser	SS 21	Research, Ars Electronica, Project staff
Brandner Sonja	SS 21	Research Industry, Ars Electronica
Bönisch Sebastian	SS 21 to SS 22	Ars Electronica
Alireza Tayebi	WS 22 - SS 23	Research
Rittler Roman	SS 24	Research Project
Macho Andreas	WS 22 to 22 S4	Teaching
Mahmoudi Sadra	SS 21 to WS 24	Research & Teaching
Kapeller-Sitter Sabina	04/2013 to 10/2024	Administration

Completed Theses

Successfully completed Bachelor's theses, Master's theses, and dissertations.

	Name	Topic	Year	Industry partner	Supervision
Bachelor's Thesis	Kimeswenger Lisa Maria	Programming a membrane extraction plant	2025		Dr. Keller
Master's Thesis	Teppan Bernhard	Thermal and oxidative degradation of aqueous Methyldiethanolamine/ Piperazine solution used for CO₂ absorption of flue gas from the cement industry	2024	Rohrdorfer Zement	Prof. Hlawitschka
Dissertation	Mahmoudi Sadra	Bubble dynamics in multiphase systems: effects of particles, rheology and contaminants	2024		Prof. Hlawitschka
Master's Thesis	Macho Andreas	Development of microcontactors for reactive extraction	2024		Dr. Keller
Master's Thesis	Klapal Florian (296)	Design and Investigation of Gas Disperser Systems for Bio Methanation in Bubble Columns	2024		Prof. Hlawitschka
Bachelor's Thesis	Hochmuth Robert	Roughness optimisation for electrolytic steel strip galvanising	2024		Prof. Hlawitschka
Master's Thesis	Bönisch Sebastion (296)	Recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries using reactive solvent extraction	2024		Prof. Hlawitschka Dr. Keller
Bachelor´s Thesis	Frank Elisa	Separation Process of Ternary NaCl-KCl-H2O and NaCl-CaCl2-H2O Systems	2024		DIⁱⁿFlatscher
Master's Thesis	Bönisch Sebastian	Membrane-supported liquid-liquid extraction in recycling of lithium-ion batteries	2023		Dr. Keller
Bachelor's Thesis	Höscheler Lara Maria	Influence of seed crystal concentration on membrane distillation crystallization.	2023		DIⁱⁿFlatscher
Bachelor's Thesis	Woesenboeck Gerald	Purification of a lithium-ion battery solution in a Kühni column	2023	FH Wels	Dr. Keller
Master's Thesis	Weber Dominik	Determining the Size of Single Bubbles with Passive Acoustic Measurements and Deep Learning	2023		Prof. Hlawitschka
Master's Thesis	Danner Daniel	Coalescence investigations in a micro apparatus	2023		Prof. Hlawitschka
Bachelor's Thesis	Kühberger Florian	Reactive extraction of acetic acid	2022		Dr. Keller
Bachelor's Thesis	Groenewold Catharina Anna	Solvent extraction column dynamics and efficiency investigations	2022		Prof. Hlawitschka
Master's Thesis	Klapal Florian (491)	Precipitation of lithium carbonate in a gas bubble column with carbon dioxide	2022		Prof. Hlawitschka
Master's Thesis	Flatscher Stefanie	Near Zero Liquid Discharge Membrane Distillation Crystallization	2022		Prof. Hlawitschka
Bachelor's Thesis	Medl Florian	Sedimentation	2021	Energie AG	Prof. Hlawitschka
Bachelor's Thesis	Bönisch Sebastian (491)	Solvent Extraction	2021
Master's Thesis	Asante Samuel	Methanation of CO²	2021	Borealis	Prof. Hlawitschka

Visiting Researcher

Name	Country	Duration	Research contract	Contact
Dr. Ali Maged GHARIEB	Egypt	1.11.23 - 31.3.24	Research Fellowship	ali.maged(at)suezuni.edu.eg

Guests and Exchange Students

	Name	Country	Period	Supervision
Guest PhD Candidate	Chen Sihang	China	October 8, 2021 -September 1, 2022	Prof. Hlawitschka
Erasmus Student	Hugues Charton	France	June 13, 2022 - September 2, 2022	Prof. Hlawitschka
Guest PhD Candidate	Simon Stark	Germany	April 10, 2022 - November 30, 2022	Prof. Hlawitschka

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