Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Research Interests Method Development in Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability and Sustainable Use of Resources, Storage of Renewable Energy, Circular Economy Education Jan 14 – Aug 17 PhD in Applied Mathematics, Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI), University of Exeter, UK Project: Towards a Spatio-temporal Life Cycle Analysis: a Novel Approach to Consider Local and Regional Inventories Used software tools: Matlab, Python, SimaPro, Ecoinvent, LaTeX Sep 12 – Aug 13 Master of Science with Distinction in Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK  Courses included: Environmental Impact Assessment, GIS, Research Skills for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Pollution (land, water, air), Remediation Technology, Environmental Analysis, Working with ISO 14040, Statistics, Introduction to GIS  Master’s Project: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of livestock feed and their impact on GHG emissions of animal protein food  Used software tools: ArcGIS, CoolFarm Tool, Minitab, Microsoft Access, Risk4 Oct 08 – Feb 12 Bachelor of Engineering in Process (combination of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering) and Environmental Engineering, University of Applied Science (HTWG) Constance, Germany  Final Grade: 2.1 (B), among the best 30%  Courses included: Project Management, Material Sciences, Presentation Skills, Thermal, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energies, CFD; Business Management and Administration, CAD using SolidWorks  Bachelor’s Project: Energy based production management in a pot plant nursery. Sustainable Energy and Power Group, Newcastle University  Used software tools: Microsoft Office, Matlab/Simulink, SolidWorks Research Since April 18 Postdoc at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Project: Think Tank Industrial Resource Efficiency Postdoc at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Within the Think Tank "Industrial Resource Strategies" I'm trying to solve questions and problems around the topics of resource demand, occurence and efficiency. Keywords within this project are Life Cycle Assessments, Sustainability, Recycling and Circular Economy. Jan 14 – Aug 17 PhD Towards a Spatio-temporal Life Cycle Analysis: a Novel Approach to Consider Local and Regional Inventories Supervisors: Dr. Markus Mueller and Dr. Xioayu Yan Development of a spatio-temporal Life Cycle Inventory method to highlight regionalised dispersion of emissions of Renewable Energy (biomass, onshore and offshore wind) over time. The model uses the already existing temporal Enhanced Structural Path Analysis, then our spatial propagation model based on geographical data and dynamical dispersion model is added. Further steps are to include global emission data, perform the mathematical optimisation of the temporal as well as spatial method. The method is implemented in Matlab. Feb 15 – July 15 ESI Research Project Assistant Project: Linking Life Cycle Assessment with Ecosystem Service: a case study of offshore wind energy Institutes: Environment and Sustainability Institute (project leader Dr. Xioayu Yan) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (project leader: Dr. Nicola Beaumont) The aim of the project was to link Ecosystem Services (ES) with Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) using Input-Output LC and Hybrid LCA. The outcome of this project is currently prepared for publication. My role was to compare LCA with ES, identify gaps in research, analyse LCIA methods in SimaPro and investigate spatial and temporal issues. May – Aug 13 Master’s project at University of Aberdeen Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of livestock feed and their impact on GHG emissions of animal protein food, awarded with distinction and 18 CAS Supervisors: Dr. Astley Hastings and Prof. Pete Smith Utilising statistical data of UK agriculture to perform a cradle to gate life cycle assessment of different animal fodder and the most commonly used animal protein products such as meat, eggs and milk. For the LCA calculation the CoolFarm Tool was used. The project is currently prepared for publication. Sep – Dec 11 Bachelor’s project at Newcastle University Energy based production management in a pot plant nursery, awarded with 1.5 (A) Supervisors: Dr. Barbara Sturm and Dr. Uwe Behrendt Calculation of energy and heat demands of a nursery and the assessment of waste heat from an anaerobic digestion system as a heating source. Furthermore, the influence of the waste heat on the plant variety in the nursery was analysed. The project was published as a conference paper. Teaching Skills CSM1027 – Maths Foundation (Winter term 2014) Introduction course in Maths for Mining and Renewable Energy Engineer Students Year 1. Teaching included tutorials, preparation and teaching of example classes and marking of coursework and exam. One tutorial session per week with up to 30 students. CSM2179 – Maths 2 (Winter term 2014, Winter term 2015) Maths for Mining and Renewable Energy Engineer Students Year 2. Teaching included tutorials and marking of coursework. Up to 6 tutorial sessions per week with 15 students. Research Skills Report Writing Due to my studies and my different roles in the Quality Assurance department I gained experience in data handling, data presentation and report writing. IT Skills I am experienced in the use of the LCA calculation tool CoolFarm Tool due to my master’s project. During my studies I gained experience in using Matlab and Simulink, Python, SimaPro, Ecoinvent, ArcGIS, Minitab, Solid Works and Anysis CFD. Conferences and Workshops Sep 16 American Center for Life Cycle Assessment LCA 2016 Conference, oral presentation Sep 16 Oekobilanz Werkstatt, Hochschule Pforzheim, oral presentation Oct 15 LCA for Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life (EXPO 2015), poster presentation Sep 14 Ethics of Food Security in a Changing Society, oral presentation Publications Maier, M., Muelller, M. & Yan, X., 2017. Introduction of a spatiotemporal Life Cycle Inventory method using a wind energy example. Cardiff, UK, 9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE2017 Maier, M., Muelller, M. & Yan, X., 2016. Introducing a localised spatio-temporal LCI method with wheat production as exploratory case study. Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.160. Maier, M. & Mueller, M., 2015. Assessing the impacts of onshore wind energy by using a spatio-temporal LCA approach. Stresa, Italy, LCA for Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life (EXPO 2015) Conference. Sturm, B., Maier, M., Royapoor, M. & Joyce, S., 2014. Dependency of production planning on availability of thermal energy in commercial greenhouses – A case study in Germany. Applied Thermal Engineering, 71(1), p. 239–247. Sturm, B.; Royapoor, M.; Maier, M.; Joyce, S.; Wang, Y. D.; Roskilly, A. P,. 2012. Dependecy of Production Planning on Availability of Thermal Energy in Commercial Green Houses. Suzhou, China, International Conference on Applied Energy. Professional Experience Mar 12 – Aug12 Project Engineer, CH Postulo GmbH, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Deployed at teva ratiopharm, Ulm, Germany  Technical Quality Assurance: Validation and Qualification of process equipment for solid dosage drugs.  Development of process validation reports for solid dosage drugs, reviews and qualification of several pieces of manufacturing equipment.  Person in charge of the qualification process of a fluid bed granulator.  Working with regulations and legislations of the pharmaceutical industry. Aug 10 – Feb 11 Trainee, teva ratiopharm (Pharmaceutical Company), Blaubeuren-Weiler, Germany  Technical Quality Assurance, Team: Equipment Qualification  Qualification of different technical manufacturing equipment, including a fluid bed granulator.  Person in charge of the supervision of the installation and qualification of a fluid bed granulator.  Working with regulations and legislations of the pharmaceutical industry Transferable Skills Teamwork Skills • During my time as project engineer and trainee teamwork skills were essential to collect all data needed for the qualification and validation processes. • I am able to deal with criticism and integrate it directly into my work Working under time pressure • Gained experience during my time as project engineer, trainee and student. • Organised working method to finish projects in time. Presentation Skills • Trained presentation skills during my studies (in English and German) • Lecture about presentation skills (Presentations using the pyramidal system). Problem Solving • During my bachelor’s project I used problem solving skills to develop a calculation sheet for energy fluxes and CO2 emissions. Language • German (native), English (fluent), French (basic knowledge)