Dr.-Ing. Michael Börner is group leader for combustion dynamics at the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen, Germany. He holds a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from RWTH Aachen University (summa cum laude), an M.Sc. in Physics from Technical University of Darmstadt, and a Diplôme d’Ingénieur from École Centrale Paris. His research focuses on combustion dynamics, two-phase transients, ignition systems and start-up processes of cryogenic liquid rocket engines. Dr. Börner is member of the AIAA Liquid Propulsion Technical Committee and lectures at Technical University of Darmstadt and as a guest lecturer at University of Stuttgart. He was awarded with the Borchers’ Medal of RWTH Aachen University and the Young Scientist Award of the Laser Ignition Conference.