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The IOB at the MAGMAacademy
From September 4 to 5, 2025, our colleague Moritz Eickhoff took part in the “Direct Chill Casting of Aluminum” seminar at the MAGMAacademy in Aachen. The focus was on the practical application of simulation technologies in continuous casting processes. On the first day of the seminar, the basics and practical challenges of DC casting were discussed. After the opening presentation by Erik Hepp…
The IOB at the General Assembly of HyInHeat in Freiburg
From 24 to 25 June 2025, our colleagues Elsa Busson, Thomas Echterhof, Alex Garcia Vergara and Johannes Losacker took part in the General Assembly of the EU-funded large-scale project HyInHeat — Hydrogen Technologies for Decarbonization of Industrial Heating Processes — in Freiburg. The focus was on the technical progress of the project and the exchange of information on the individual work…
The IOB goes on a field trip to the Ruhr region
From June 10 to 13, 2025, our colleagues Franziska Ott, Linda Herbort, Hannah Kaiser, Nicolas Dinsing, Luis Schrade and our Head of Department Prof. Christian Wuppermann went on an excursion to the Ruhr region. The research assistants were accompanied by 14 students who also wanted to get to know the various companies in the Ruhr region. The IOB started the first day of the excursion at…
The IOB at the EOSC and CTSI Conference in Vienna
From May 20 to 22, 2025, our colleagues Hannah Kaiser and Moritz Eickhoff represented the IOB at the 10th European Oxygen Steelmaking Conference and the 7th Conference on Clean Technologies in the Steel Industry in Vienna. The conferences focused on exchanging new information and technologies in the field of oxygen steelmaking. The combined conference’s scientific program, held at the…
TWINGHY research project: The IOB at the project meeting in Bilbao
On March 11 and 12, 2025, the General Assembly (GA) Meeting of the EU-funded project TWINGHY — Digital TWINs for Green Hydrogen transition in steel industry — took place in Bilbao, Spain. The IOB was represented by our colleagues Nico Schmitz, Alex Garcia-Vergara and Johannes Losacker. The project, which runs from February 1, 2023, to July 31, 2027, aims to convert the reheating furnace at the…
SYRIUS Project: Progress for Hydrogen in Steel Production
On February 26 and 27, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe project SYRIUS (“SOEC Hydrogen Integration and Circular Use in Steelmaking Process”) took place at the project partner Acciai Speciali Terni Spa. The project is funded by the European Union and brings together leading research institutions and companies to demonstrate innovative hydrogen technologies in steel production. The…
The IOB at the 6th CDI Innovation Meeting
On November 14, our colleague Katharina Rothhöft traveled to Ludwigshafen to take part in the 6th CDI Innovation Meeting. The event was organized by the Cluster Decarbonization of Industry (CDI) and took place at the premises of MVV Enamic Ludwigshafen GmbH. As part of the EE4InG2 project, Katharina took the opportunity to exchange ideas, network and discuss current research trends. The CDI…
The IOB at the HyInHeat General Assembly in Grenoble
From 28 to 30 January, our colleagues Christian Wuppermann, Thomas Echterhof, Nico Schmitz, Felix Kaiser, Andres Ramirez Sanchez, Elsa Busson, Alex Garcia-Vergara and Johannes Losacker attended the general assembly of the EU-funded large-scale project HyInHeat — Hydrogen Technologies for Decarbonization of Industrial Heating Processes in Grenoble, France. The General Assembly offered an…
Participation in the ESTEP Annual Event 2024 in Linz
From October 29 to 31, 2024, our colleagues Christian Wuppermann, Nico Schmitz and Thomas Echterhof took part in the ESTEP Annual Event 2024 in Linz, Austria. The conference was held under the motto “H2 for Green Steel meets A Circular Economy driven by the European Steel” and offered numerous exciting presentations. The conference, organized by the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP),…
Otto Junker Prize 2024: Award for Moritz Diewald
Moritz Diewald was awarded the prestigious Otto Junker Prize 2024 for his successful Master’s thesis. This award is presented annually to outstanding graduates of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and the Materials Science and Engineering Group in the Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. The Otto Junker Foundation, founded in…
Successful participation in LaVision’s PIV seminars
Our colleagues Eileen Trampe and Kathrina Theisen took part in two LaVision seminars in Göttingen from November 18 to 22. The seminars offered the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the optical flow measurement technique Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The DaVis PIV seminar took place from November 18 to 20 and provided a comprehensive introduction to two-dimensional and, in some cases,…
Kick-off meeting for ‘FLOXonia’ in Renningen
On 3 December 2024, the kick-off meeting for the FLOXonia project took place at WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH in Renningen. The event was attended by our colleagues Linda Giesler, Nico Schmitz and Christopher Wünning. Ralph Edenhofer from Project Management Jülich (PtJ) was also present to emphasise the importance of the project. The project, which involves WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH and the…