Frank Manuel Bauer, M. Sc.
- Research Engineer (PhD Student)
- Raum: 214
CS 11.23 - Tel.: +49 721 608-46647
- frank bauer ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- ORCID
- Engesserstr. 18
76131 Karlsruhe
Current Ph.D. research
Development and testing of catalytic emission control systems for hydrogen-powered engines
Work History
| Since 05.2025 | Research Engineer – Ph.D. Student Chemical Engineering Group Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) – Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) |
| 04.2023 – 04.2025 | Research Engineer – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Research Low Carbon Hydrogen Systems Group EIfER – European Institute for Energy Research, Karlsruhe |
| 04.2022 – 03.2023 | Research Engineer – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Research Fuel Cells and Electrolysis Group Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) – Institute for Applied Materials – Electrochemical Technologies (IAM-ET) |
| 05.2022 – 12.2022 | Master´s Student – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Research Fuel Cells and Electrolysis Group Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) – Institute for Applied Materials – Electrochemical Technologies (IAM-ET) |
| 10.2019 – 05.2021 | Technical Project Engineer – Project Manager InSeWA – Innovation, service and maintenance, Weil im Schönbuch |
| 08.2013 – 01.2020 | Technical Project Engineer – Project Manager IRONMAN Unlimited Events Germany GmbH, Hamburg |
| 01.2018 – 03.2018 | Bachelor´s Student – Research and Development OVESCO Endoscopy AG, Tübingen |
| 07.2017 – 12.2017 | Junior Project Manager – Research and Development OVESCO Endoscopy AG, Tübingen |
Education
| 03.2019 – 12.2022 | M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – Energy Technology Reutlingen University, Reutlingen Thesis: Investigation of metallic interconnectors for solid oxide cells under extended operating conditions Institute for Applied Materials – Electrochemical Technologies (IAM-ET) |
| 09.2014 – 08.2018 | B. Eng. in Industrial Engineering – Mechanical Engineering & Economy Technical University Lübeck Thesis: Development of an endoscopic extension system to detect lesions behind intestinal folds during colonoscopy OVESCO Endoscopy AG, Tübingen |
Current Projects
-PoWer - Potential of hydrogen engines for efficient and robust off-road application
https://www.kit.edu/kit/english/pi_2024_098_mobility-hydrogen-engine-for-off-road-applications.php
-TrackAct - Tracking the active site in heterogeneous catalysis for emission control
https://www.trackact.kit.edu/
Current Research Fields
- Technologies for reduction of local and global pollutants
- Dynamics of chemical reactors, processes and heterogeneous catalysts
- Preparation, characterization and kinetic testing of heterogeneous catalysts
Previous Research Fields
- Electrochemical characterization (impedance spectroscopy) of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC/SOEC)
- Development, design, modernization and construction of fuel cell test benches
- Production of hydrogen from renewable energies using high-temperature electrolysis
Publications
| 09.2024 | Pressurized Single Cell Testing of Solid Oxide Cells C. Grosselindemann, M. Dorn, F. M. Bauer, M. Seim, M. Geörg, R. Rössler, A. Pundt and A. Weber (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234963 |
| 05.2024 | Impact of CeCo-Coated Metallic Interconnectors on SOCs Towards Performance, Cr-Oxide-Scale, and Cr-Evaporation C. Grosselindemann, M. J. Reddy, H. Störmer, D. Esau, M. Dorn, F. M. Bauer, D. Ewald, L. Wissmeier, J. Froitzheim and A. Weber (2024). http://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad44da |
| 08.2023 | From Ideal to Stack-like Contacting of an SOC Grosselindemann, C., Esau, D., Dorn, M., F. M. Bauer, Wissmeier, L. and Weber, A. (2023). http://doi.org/10.1149/MA2023-015489mtgabs |
| 05.2023 | From Ideal to Stack-like Contacting of an SOC Grosselindemann, C., Esau, D., Dorn, M., F. M. Bauer, Wissmeier, L. and Weber, A. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1149/11106.0533ecst |
| 12.2022 | Investigation of metallic interconnectors for solid oxide cells under extended operating conditions F. M. Bauer (2022). https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000157639 |