Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grützner
Research Interests
The Laboratory of Thermal Process Engineering focuses on the following topics:
- (Multiple) Dividing Wall Columns
- Additive Manufacturing for applications in thermal separation processes
- Rotating devices
- Process Thermodynamics
Scientific Career
1994 - 1999 | Process Engineering studies at TH Nürnberg |
1999 - 2001 | Process- and Chemical Engineering studies TU Clausthal |
2001 - 2006 | Doctorate at the Institute of Thermodynamics and Thermal Process Engineering (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Hasse), University of Stuttgart |
2006 - 2017 | Employee of the division "Research & Development" of Lonza AG, Switzerland in different functions: Engineer responsible for thermal seperations equipment design, project manager and head of the competence center "Thermal Process Engineering" |
since 2017 | Professor at the Institute for Chemical Engineering, Ulm University Head of the research group "Thermal Process Engineering" |
Memberships, Functions and Services
- Appointed member of the VDI / ProcessNet working party "Thermodynamik" (2015 - 2019)
- Appointed member of the ProcessNet working party "Fluidverfahrenstechnik" (since 2018)
- Member of the admission commitee "Chemical Engineering" at Ulm University
- Member of the examination board "Chemical Engineering" at Ulm University
- Member of the doctoral committee "Dr.-Ing." at Ulm University
- Member of the board of topic editors of MDPI "ChemEngineering" Journal
- Fellow of the Center for Energy Research and Technology, Ulm (since 2019)
- Member of the organizing committee of the international conference "XIV Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers" in Zagreb, Croatia (2022)
Journal Reviewer
- AIChE Journal
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quaterly
- ChemBioEng Reviews
- ChemEngineering
- Chemical Engineering Journal
- Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification
- Chemical Engineering Research and Design
- Chemical Engineering Science
- Chemie Ingenieur Technik
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Processes
- Reviews in Chemical Engineering
- Separation and Purification Technology

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Grützner
Deputy Director
Office: 47.2.225
Phone: +49 731/50-25702