# Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jakob Burger

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Professor Burger works on chemical processes that enable a cicular carbon economy or lead to negative greenhouse gas emissions. Applications of his work range from carbon capture and storage (CCS) to production of renewable C1-based fuels and chemicals. In experiments and models, he studies related thermodynamic properties, reaction kinetics, process concepts, and mini-plant demonstrators. Professor Burger also develops computer-aided methods of process design such as AI-driven flowsheet synthesis.

Professor Burger studied process engineering at the University of Stuttgart with a stay abroad in Shiga-ken, Japan. He completed his doctorate at the Laboratory of Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Kaiserslautern, in 2012. After a post-doctoral research stay at the Centre for Process Systems Engineering of the Imperial College London, UK, in 2013, Professor Burger returned to the University of Kaiserslautern, where he took a position as assistant professor for “Process Design and Raw Material Change”. Since 2017 Professor Burger holds the Professorship of Chemical Process Engineering at TUM.

## Career Positions

Since 10/2017
:   Professorship (W3) “Chemische und Thermische Verfahrenstechnik“, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing

Since 05/2016-12/2024
:   Co-Founder and Managing Director of the start-up OME Technologies GmbH

06/2016–09/2017
:   Junior-Professorship (W1) “Verfahrensentwurf und Rohstoffwandel”, [University of Kaiserslautern, Laboratory of Engineering Thermodynamics](http://thermo.mv.uni-kl.de)

10/2012–05/2013
:   Post-doctoral researcher, [Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/process-systems-engineering), Prof. C. Adjiman. Topic: “Computer-aided molecular and process design”

11/2012
:   PhD thesis “A novel process for the production of diesel fuel additives by hierarchical design“, [RPTU Kaiserslautern](https://rptu.de/), Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Hasse

04/2009–09/2012
:   PhD student, [RPTU Kaiserslautern, Laboratory of Engineering Thermodynamics](https://rptu.de/), Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Hasse

## Education

10/2003–02/2009
:   Process Engineering (Degree: Diploma), [University of Stuttgart](http://www.uni-stuttgart.de)

08/2008–01/2009
:   Diploma thesis: “Modellierung, system-theoretische Analyse und Regelung des gekoppelten Verbrennungs- und Luftsystems im PKW-Dieselmotor“, [Robert Bosch GmbH](http://www.bosch.de), Schwieberdingen

10/2006–04/2007
:   Internship, NEC Schott Components Corp. in Minakuchi, Japan: Quality management in production of electro-ceramic elements

## Professional Activities

Since 2026
:   Coordinator of study program BSc. Sustainable Engineering for Materials and Processes (SEMP), Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, TUM

2019-2026
:   Coordinator of study programs BSc. & MSc. Technologies of Biogenic Resources, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, TUM

Since 2019
:   Member of the Board & Deputy Spokesperson of the Graduate School,\
    Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, TUM

Since 2023
:   Member of Working-Party “Sustainable Carbon Resources & Conversion Technologies”, German Society for Sustainable Energy Carriers, Mobility and Carbon Cycles (DGMK), DE

Since 2017
:   Member of DECHEMA-VDI (former: ProcessNet) Working-Party “Thermodynamics”, DE

Since 2016
:   Member of DECHEMA-VDI (former: ProcessNet) Working-Party “Process Simulation, Process Synthesis and Knowledge Processing”

## Recent Publications

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