Research Focus

- Feasibility studies for innovative district heating networks with a focus on seasonal heat storage

- Thermal simulations for optimizing the operation of district heating networks

- Analysis and evaluation of system concepts in terms of environmental and economic standards

Professional Experience

- Since March 2026: Research Assistant in the Department of Solar and Systems Engineering, University of Kassel

- Oct 2024 - March 2026: Project Engineer at Qoncept Energy GmbH

- Oct 2023 - Sept 2024: Consultant for a software startup in the field of energy consulting

- Since August 2022: Self-employed as an energy efficiency expert

Practical Experience

- Jan 2024 - July 2024: Master’s thesis in the Department of Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems titled “Price-Optimized Heat Pump Operation Considering LV Distribution Grid Constraints”

- April 2023 - Nov 2023: Student assistant for the development of a new bachelor’s program in “Sustainability Studies”

- Nov 2021 - Nov 2022: Student assistant on the ANaPlan Plus project and planning for the PESS & PELSS conference

- Jan 2021 - March 2021: Bachelor’s thesis in the Department of Urban Water Management titled “Biogas Production and Utilization in a Whey Processing Plant”

- Sept 2020 - Nov 2020: Bachelor’s internship at REMONDIS Aqua-Industrie GmbH & Co. KG.

Education

- Oct 2021 - July 2024: University of Kassel, Master’s program in “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency”

- April 2021 - June 2024: University of Kassel, Master’s program in “Environmental Engineering,” with specializations in “Renewable Energies—Sun, Wind, and Water” and “Waste and Resource Management”

- 2021, 2023, and 2025: Energy Efficiency Expert for Residential Buildings, Non-Residential Buildings, and Historic (Residential Buildings)

- Oct 2015 - May 2021: University of Kassel, Bachelor’s program in “Environmental Engineering,” specializations in “Urban Water Management” and “Waste and Resource Management”